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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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    May 2‚ 1945 Ladies and gentlemen we interrupt your broadcast to say that Adolf Hitler has been killed. This news has been sent from England and has been proven by the German government. Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife Eva Braun had committed suicide on April 30‚ 1945. The soldiers that entered the room claimed that Hitler had instructed them to not Hitler’s study 5 minutes prior of a loud noise. They heard a gun shot and did exactly as he instructed until they entered and found there lifeless

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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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    How successful were the Labour Government reforms of 1945-51 in improving social and economic conditions? From 1945 to 1951‚ Clement Attlee was prime minister of the Labour Government. He aimed to improve the Social and Economic Conditions. The main aims to improve the social conditions were: to create a fairer society and improve the lives of ordinary people‚ build on the recommendations of the Beveridge Report‚ and slay the five giants (Want‚ Disease‚ Squalor‚ Ignorance‚ and Idleness). The main

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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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    Historically‚ the United States of America has been a country fabricated by immigrant culture and values. Originally many immigrants traveled to the United States as a means of improving their way of life‚ whether escaping economic oppression and/or political instability in their country. This concept is often understood as the push-pull factor. The migration to America first instituted during colonial times. Europeans remained a large percentage of immigrants during the seventeenth and eighteenth

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    and to be as equal as men. In fact‚ even today‚ women are still fighting for their rights and gender equality. In addition‚ it is either fighting for equality‚ discrimination‚ sexism‚ or having an equivalent pay they have been “promised.” Since the 1800’s it was common that women would not have to work‚ but rather stay at home and be a house wife. They were mostly considered second-class citizens‚ and did not have the right to do anything‚ even the right to vote. As time would pass by‚ women would

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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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    Life Under Slavery During the 1800s‚ slavery was very prominent in the southern states. The life for slaves was very strenuous; they were forced to work numerous days in the cotton fields. Their families were nonexistent as well as their marriage lives. Many rebellions were planned‚ but the majority were just conspiracies. Slaves made up 47% of the South’s total population. Slavery impacted the United States in a plethora of ways. Slaves normally had a busy work day. They would work sunrise to

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