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    the Nineteenth Amendment‚ in which this Amendment gave American women the right to vote. It was not until August 18‚ 1920 that women could vote. In 1848‚ two women activists organized a women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ which was the first national level movement. The two women‚ Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ assisted by Susan B. Anthony and other activists‚ created many organizations to raise public awareness of the granting voting rights to women. The Nineteenth Amendment

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    1860s The Anti-Slavery Movement begins in America by providing a clear history of slavery. Certainly‚ slavery advocated racism against African American in North America. Since the 1619 salves arrived in the Chesapeake and dark-skinned people were considered of lower status by Europeans. However‚ until the 1680s few African slaves were left in the American colonies‚ and they were not treated harshly. During this time some slaves became landowners and politically movement and independently men.

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    Church modes were used by composers starting in the 16th century. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Sixteenth-century church music consists of seven different modes based on the C major scale. Each mode has different characteristics and had a specific purpose in 16th-century religious music. Each mode starts on a different degree and creates a different sound. Early composers felt that each mode could evoke specific emotions within the listener. For instance‚ the sixth mode had characteristics

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    Property Rights of Women in Nineteenth-Century England The property rights of women during most of the nineteenth century were dependent upon their marital status. Once women married‚ their property rights were governed by English common law‚ which required that the property women took into a marriage‚ or acquired subsequently‚ be legally absorbed by their husbands. Furthermore‚ married women could not make wills or dispose of any property without their husbands’ consent. Marital separation

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    The way people felt about Kate Chopin in her time was mixed. Some adored her and others despised her. “She upset many nineteenth century expectations for women and their supposed roles” (Kaplon). Women were supposed to cook and clean but Chopin would write about free women; women that would go out and make their own money. That was forbidden to even be thought about in her times. Kate Chopin “learned that her society would not tolerate her questionings” (gradesaver). Chopin wrote about transcending

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    Were Nineteenth-Century Entrepreneurs Robber Barons? John Tipple "Big Business and a New Economy"� vs. Alfred D. Chandler "The Beginnings of Big Business in American Industry"� Many people wonder if the big businessmen of the late nineteenth century‚ also known as the "Gilded Age‚"� were "Robber Barons."� John Tipple‚ a professor of history‚ portrays big businessman of the late nineteenth century as criminal and cheating individuals whose power and greed eroded the nation’s image of traditional American

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    increased incredibly as demand increased. There must have been a new market for less-expensive pieces like portraits and landscapes. This would open the door to lesser artists who would work for less money and create art on a much less grandiose scale. Of course‚ many lesser works have been lost since they were not worthy of preservation in a museum. The invention of the printing press in the late fifteenth century made reproducible art possible. An artist could now easily make multiple

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    influenced the 1800th century by participating in The Great Debate of 1858‚ Writing the Emancipation Proclamation‚ and opposing slavery. Abraham Lincoln influenced the 1800th century by participating in The Great Debate of 1858. It was a battle between Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln in face to face debates around the state. Abraham Lincoln stated that “a house divided could not stand.” He showed that

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    In the late 19th and the early 20th century the American society shifted from the ideologies and beliefs it has always known. It went from religious beliefs and values to scientific methods and findings. Which caused major forms of conflicts between religion and science because the belief was that science was undermining the very existence of religion. In other words‚ society was not rule or based on the absolute truth any more rather it was more about finding a relationship between a cause and effect

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    white section on a train. He argued the arrest violated his rights under the 14th amendment and the law he broke was unconstitutional. The court ruled 8 to 1 that segregation laws were constitutional. Ida B. Wells was a courageous woman. She stood up for what she believed in regardless of the dangers she faced. She wrote about lynching and why it was wrong. She used her writing skills to bring attention to it in the United States and in England. She said there was no point to have government if you

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