go to be equal? Temperance was aimed at drunkards‚ harlots and infidels‚ and was widely preached in churches. Temperance sought to convert the miserable people of the society. A number of “Utopian” communities began to spring up in the 1840’s -50’s. One of the best examples of these communities were the shakers‚ they let the outcast of society such as black and Indians‚ join them as long as they follow the rules. They would focus on shared labor and liberty. One of the major differences
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of advancement and greatness in the world for all. It was a major change from 1760 to the period of 1820 all the way to 1840. The movement started in Great Britain and affected anything and everything from industrial manufacturing processes all the way to the daily life of the average normal citizen. This paper is about discussing the Industrial Revolution and all the effects it had on the world as a whole. The main booming industry of the time was the textiles
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Between 1881 and 1885 there was a peak of immigrating German people. These immigrants moved to the mid west. For over one hundred years millions immigrated to the United States. From 1820 to 1930 three and a half million British immigrants‚ and four and a half million Irish immigrated to the United States. Round 1840 due to The Great Hunger a horrible famine the Catholics showed up by the millions. America was beginning to populate. The era of 1870 faster steam powered ships‚ with lower fares were
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own agendas. This poor decision had extreme consequences that shook an already divided nation‚ and led the country to the Civil War. Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri‚ which had been a slave state since the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820.
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region’s troubled past.While the U.S. and Mexico have similar origins as constitutional republics that broke free from colonial forbearers‚ it was only the former that doggedly pursued expansionism under the guise of Manifest Destiny. As early as the 1820s‚ the enduring racial stereotype of Mexicans as an “idle‚ thriftless people” was used to justify the rapid influx of White Americans into the Mexican territory of California‚ with the eminent statesman Richard Henry Dana reported to have exclaimed that
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During the Progressive Movement‚ alcoholism became a major issue. Many people‚ especially Christians believed alcohol was damaging to families‚ resulted in physical abuse‚ poor health‚ and increased poverty. In the 1820s‚ a Temperance Movement was started to encourage Americans to reduce the amount of alcohol that was being consumed. The Second Great Awakening is one cause for the movement. It focused mainly on Christians‚ they wanted our jobs‚ education‚ and family to reflect in good morals. The
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The Industrial Revolution was the transition from a handicraft economy to one dominated by both machinery and factories. It started in 1760 and ended sometime between 1820-1840. One reason it helped to contribute to Britain’s expansionism was the construction of factories and thus its increase of production. Factories were located near power sources such as water or coalfields‚ and would then concentrate production in an area. This meant that many products could be mass produced. As more products
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its whaling and trading ships in the Pacific. As early as 1820‚ an "Agent of the United States for Commerce and Seamen" was appointed to look after American business in the Port of Honolulu. These commercial ties to the American continent were accompanied by the work of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. American missionaries and their families became an integral part of the Hawaiian political body. Throughout the 1820s and 1830s‚ many American warships visited Honolulu. In most
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Its center was on Ellis Island‚ located in New York harbor. The Irish immigrated to the United States of America in large numbers in the 1840’s. The Irish fled from Ireland due to one major event‚ the potato famine. The potato famine started between 1845-1850. Irish people fled their country due to a fungous that resulted in crop failure‚ land and job shortages‚ rising taxes‚ and famine
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The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing process that occurred in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. Men‚ women and children suffered in harsh conditions. There was long working hours in factories that had machines that were unsafe. Sometimes a worker could lose their arm if they weren’t careful. The worker also became sick because of the unsanitary conditions and the dust down in coal mines. Women were hired more than men because they could be
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