I have recently finished the book "Fever 1789" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It was filled with a roller coaster of emotion leaving the reader on the edge before every chapter. The description in the book fills my mind of how it was back in the 1700’s. This book demostrats a good understanding of the environment and tone in the book. At the end of the book it shows real life sections of how Anderson used history into a fictional story. The other book i’m reading is "Night" by Ellie Wiesel. It shows a
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The revolutionary era‚ 1763-1789‚ began towards the developed colonies to the extent that the nation‚ of its capacity‚ was to separate as there had become conflict that led to revolt. During this era there was no stable government‚ which questioned the nation’s identity. This brought upon the laws and acts being made toward the colonists’ by the British parliament and King George to help them pay off their debt after the Seven Years’ War. The acts that were made had a purpose to benefit all the people
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Throughout the 1840’s and 1890’s the natural environment shaped the development of the West beyond the Mississippi like‚ where the best and worst settlement would be in the West‚ how there was a struggle for the expansion that the settlers of the West were pushing for and‚ how aspects like cattle and mining would influence the settlers. There were many environmental changes‚ as well as expansion in the West‚ and the increase in knowledge and development in industries‚ that were occurring‚ and causing
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During the years between 1789–1792‚ the French revolution would change the country‚ through new development in its society‚ government and philosophy. Source A‚ a visual source‚ “1789 – Burden of the Third Estate”‚ depicts the three estates and the vast differences putting pressure on the struggling French society. The smallest and highest estate titled the ‘first estate’ is represented by a man dressed in a Mitre hat‚ Crosier and cross motifs to represent the church‚ like clergy and bishops‚ who
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On the Discovery Trail with Epidemiologists of the Past John Snow and the Cholera Outbreak of the 1840s‚ Question 1-4 Cholera is a severe diarrhoeal disease that can kill within only a matter of hours if left untreated. During the 19th Century‚ there was an immense epidemic of Cholera that effected London‚ which killed thousands of people. Q1) Dr. John Snow was a British physician who found the reason as to why there was an outbreak of Cholera. He hypothesised that Cholera was a water-based disease
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Britain 4 3.1 Housing Conditions 4 3.2 Diseases 5 4. Labor Market 6 5. Conclusion 7 6. Bibliography 9 7. Versicherung zur selbstständigen Arbeit 10 1. Introduction In the course of Britain’s history‚ the country has always been a destination for many immigrants. The geographical position and with it the closeness to the ocean are the important criteria’s for a quick migration either out or into the country. With the industrial revolution‚ starting
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most developed countries in the world and a huge reason is because of the United States government. The agreement under which the government had been operating since 1781 was the Articles of Confederation‚ but it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789. This change was required due to the need for a stronger Federal Government. It is astonishing that the Constitution‚ which was created by a group of brilliant leaders still prevails to this day and serves the purpose of running the government. These
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differences and many similarities in their fashion. These decades are the 1840’s and the 1880’s. The 40’s were known for large skirts. The 80’s was known for its large bustles in the back‚ a famous example is in the painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte which is found in the Chicago Art Institute. There were both similarities and differences in the clothes‚ undergarments‚ and hair of the 1840’s and the 1880’s. In the 1840’s the dress style stayed the same. The skirt was bell shaped. The dress had
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In “the lady and the mill girl’ they talk about the period 1800-1840 was decisive changes occurred in American women. They talk about economic‚ political‚ and social status of women. Vast majority of women worked within their homes‚ where their labor produced most articles needed for the family. Work for women‚ married or single‚ it was regarded as a civic duty. Under British common law‚ marriage destroyed a woman’s contractual capacity; she couldn’t sign a contract even under husband’s consent.
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Pre-phase In 1789‚ France was in a huge trouble with the lack of money. The government spend more money than it takes in; it is also known as deficit spending. The king of France‚ Louis XIV’s deficit spending left France in dept. Then‚ the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution came in‚ caused France in an even bigger trouble. Finally‚ Louis XVI rose in throne‚ and he chose Jacques Necker as his advisor. Necker had made some good advice for Louis XVI‚ until he enforced taxation on the First
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