issues in the past which are present till today. In the past‚ reformers took different measures which helped them in dealing with these problems. Some of those measures can be adopted to eradicate the current contemporary issues of the United States. Child labor is one the major contemporary issues which have been in the U.S. since the early 1800s in the form of indentured servitude or slavery. According to National Broadcasting Company’s investigation in 2012‚ “Thousands of children‚ many too young
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In the 1800s women’s rights changed tremendously. In the beginning of the 1800s women had no rights and were strictly housewives meant to raise children‚ and be strictly religious. Throughout the 1800s many changes took place within the roles and rights of women. Women during this time period were given chances for freedom. Women took advantage of these opportunities and changed their role in America. These changes applied on every level from women’s role in society‚ place of work and within the
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mines‚ fisheries‚ farms‚ orchards‚ canneries‚ garment industries‚ manufacturing of cigars‚ boots‚ etc.” (Asian and Pacific American Federal Employees Council 1984‚ p.1). Westward expansion was deeply rooted by the competition of the transcontinental railroad. Chinese labor forces represented a significant number of those who contributed to the establishment of the transcontinental
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American imperialism in the late 1800’s was a break in American foreign policy. America has always wanted to expand the country. In the 1880’s‚ many people thought that America should join countries such as England and set up colonies overseas. Imperialism is when a bigger‚ stronger country wants to control other smaller and weaker territories.At that time‚ imperialism was a trend around the world. America became an imperialist nation because of economic reasons‚ militery interests‚and cultural superiority
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Before the Civil War‚ the people who migrated west were mostly trappers seeking the rich furs of Oregon‚ miners in search of gold and silver‚ and those seeking freedom from religious persecution such as the Mormons. There were many other smaller groups such as a few farmers seeking more farmland‚ Irish immigrants seeking employment‚ etc. After the Civil War‚ Congress passed three major bills which spurred the largest migration west ever within the United States. Most of the people of this migration
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Nationalism started most of the revolution in the 1800s and helped countries reform. After the old monarch in France was restored‚ they had a revolution because Charles X made attempts to tak voting right from the middle class. After the French revolution the Italian States revolted against Austria but Italy was not strong enough. When Belgium rebelled against the Dutch‚ they won their independence. In 1848‚ France had their 3rd revolution which was successful. Austria tried to have a revolution
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for the amount of money they were paid (anywhere from $2 to $6 per week). A textile worker would often begin work before day break and end long after sunset. This eventually hurt the health of many workers. However‚ the workers would rarely rebel against issue like this one. Workers were assigned jobs based on their age or size. Younger‚ smaller girls would be assigned to remove the bobbins of thread from the machines. They would be assigned jobs similar to these mainly because they had the smallest
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Educational Reform Movement In the early 1800s education in American wasn ’t the best. Most schools were small and only went for 6 weeks because the children worked on their family farms. Other‚ more wealthy‚ children would have a tutor in their homes or they would be sent to a private school. The children that did go to school would sit in a one room building with 60 other children. The teachers also didn ’t have much training and has limited knowledge to teach the children. They also received
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Oxford Dictionary‚ a slave is‚ “A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.” Oxford Dictionary also defines a slave as‚ “A device‚ or part of one‚ directly controlled by another.” The second definition helps those understand how those who were forced into slavery were not treated as humans‚ but devices. The slave owners took away their
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Doing work as a child also meant putting your life on the line because of how dangerous those factories were. Child labor was caused by people going into poverty because they couldn’t support themselves anymore so they had to get their children to do the work. 8 dollars and 62 cents an hour is what you get from the lowest paying job in the
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