conflict‚ and identify the most important events in the developing contest over the west. USING SPECIFIC EXAMPLES‚ explain how the environment affected the American expansionism and economic development‚ both positively and negatively. In the early 1800s‚ regions of the United States were developing differently. In the North‚ factories were built and large cities grew. In the South‚ however‚ another way of life took hold. It was based on the work of enslaved African Americans. Industrial growth was
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How could men rely on women to do so much for them but they could not respect women? Women did not get the respect that they deserved. It was hard for women during the 1800s being that a lot of the major wars were taking place during this time. As men and women it specifically says in the bill of rights “that we are granted with many different freedoms” (First Ten Amendments) but to only get no respect in return. Men have no room to talk being that they get the respect they deserve while women get
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(Morse Code and the Telegraph). Whenever Samuel Morse received word of this superb contraption he could not wait to invent his own. With the assistance of Leonard Gale and Alfred Vail‚ the team came up with on of the most profitable devices known in the 1800’s: the immaculate
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Many countries expand for overall growth as a nation. The United States has expanded numerous times. During the late 1800s throughout the early 1900s the United States expanded once again. The United States not only gained territory‚ but also gained trade with Japan and China. To convince Japan to open trade with them‚ Matthew Perry sailed all the way to Japan. He said he would give them one year to think about the proposed question. After the one year was over he sailed back to Japan in hope of
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In the 1800’s‚ abolition was happening causing the reform movements. The intention of the movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves. The movements target wanted to end racial discrimination and segregation. The reform was about the Abolitionist movement in the United States of America was an effort to end slavery in a nation that valued personal freedom and believed “all men are created equally”. The reform started to base on increasingly frustrated with the SBW Peace of abolition‚ Garrison
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Living in Scotland during the 1800s was extremely difficult for many families due to poverty‚ the loss of jobs‚ and the land they lived on was being taken by the government. The Scottish people escaped these problems by moving to the United States. During this time‚ there was a large improvement in the education system in Scotland. “Scotland’s education system is much different from America’s” (Sheeks). Middle-class citizens were now becoming literate. This uprise in literacy caused for a shortage
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Americans Versus Slavery Some families are divided over what to eat for dinner‚ but imagine a nation divided over its different perspectives on life. In the 1800’s‚ when cupcakes were first invented‚ Americans were fighting over bigger things than what flavor cupcake they wanted. In other words‚ the whole American nation divided over one issue‚ slavery. During the Civil War‚ slavery changed many people’s thoughts about others and the government. Ultimately‚ during the nineteenth century‚ slavery
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America. They were welcomed to United States as a source of cheap labor work for building the railroads of west America‚ cause no one else in America was willing the hard work for a cheap money but many Chinese were willing to do the work in 1800s. Before the 1800 came around United State could hardly handle the controlled the immigration that were coming to America. However‚ the United State ended up passing the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 to help the new era of immigration control. A lot of the
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closest to them. Researches do not know exactly how many routes there were but they think there were at least 29 different ones. “While the number is often debated‚ some believe that as many as 100‚000 slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad between 1800 and 1865‚” (Teacher.scholastic.com). Using these escapes their and their family’s life tremendously. While the slaves were traveling to safety they had to stop at safe houses overnight. There were people who planned to have the slaves stay and sleep
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slavery‚ discrimination‚ and the right to vote‚ own property and earn a fair and equal wage. Women are entitled to all of these rights‚ yet across the world‚ some women and girls are denied these rights‚ simply because of their gender. Women in the 1800’s were expected to be submissive to
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