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    During the early 19th century‚ Americans poured into the backcountry of the south and began to move toward and into what is now Alabama and Mississippi‚ due to the Homestead Act. This act provided 160 acres of free land to any settler willing to live on it and improve it for five years. (Pg.440) However‚ during these times Indian tribes lived there and they appeared to be the main obstacle to the westward expansion. White American settlers petitioned to the federal government to remove the Native

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    From the 4th century to the late 18th century‚ many important aspects of Church-State relations took place. The Separation of Church and State covers the important details while striving to be unbiased. With facts over opinions‚ The Separation of Church and State is a testament to enlightenment thinking. Chronologically many time periods are examined‚ in the beginning of the 4th Century with the Roman Empire‚ the rise of the Catholic Church takes form‚ in the 15th century an opposition to the Catholic

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    Both of these research studies show how far our society has come since the 18th century. In the 18th century obedience was a central discussion in childbearing. Restraining a child in order to have them obey was a common occurrence and socially accepted. In the 19th century parents used isolation and shunning in order to achieve obedience. Any means of discipline was accepted in order to have a defiant child obey. There were even manuals written on obedience that said discipline could start as early

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    Following were the prominent developments in the later 18th century: 1-Women’s Industrial Council: This organization worked a lot towards s rehabilitation of women status and increasing their wages wage by providing them reasonable job opportunities 2- Council and Society for promoting Employment of Women : This

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    acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political and other matters. During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ monarchs and rulers sought to increase their power within their own states and internationally by adding to their territories and populations. In the 17th century some European states considered to be great powers are France‚ Austria‚ Spain‚ Netherlands‚ and Sweden. Great powers in the 18th century were Great Britain‚ France‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia. King James says “Kings are justly

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    Prostitution became a significant of London ’s history during the 18th and 19th century. At the time‚ prostitution was a chronic problem of the public order. It became so big in London that it attracted the attention of many groups such as‚ "the church‚ the state‚ the medical profession‚ philanthropists‚ feminists and others." (Bartley‚ 1) All of these groups worked together in order to resolve the problem‚ even though at the time prostitution was not illegal. However‚ it was an activity that many

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    the bill of rights the bill of rights was a document stating the rights of the people and the freedoms that they had from the the government it was made in 1689 and was later passed later that year on december 16/1689 and it originated from england because they had a bill of rights to limit the king’s powers over the people and it influenced our bill of rights so the people will have some rights and freedoms and yes it is important because if we didn’t have it we wouldn’t have rights and freedoms

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    A plethora of acts throughout the time period also showed a development in the attitudes of society and the government. The Capital Punishment Amendment Act (CPAA) of 1868 focused on the ending of public hangings and aimed for a more humane approach to hangings with professional hangmen and the process of moving hangings inside the prison walls to make them less of a fun event‚ and more to actually represent why they were being hanged because society had lost what the fundamental meaning of the hangings

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    the Baroque period‚ people saw the invention of a new music form: the oratorio in the 17th century in Europe. The oratorio has a long and profound history since Italian Renaissance. In this essay‚ I will be answering question number two: Explain briefly the meaning of this musical term oratorio and give an account of the most popular and arguably greatest oratorio of the first half of the eighteenth century. Oratorio Oratorio was born in Italy at about the same time as opera. This word ¡®oratorio¡¯

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    French and Indian War Essay The French and Indian War (or the Seven Years War)‚ one of the bloodiest wars in the 18th century‚ took place from 1756 to 1763. This war was the product of an imperial struggle between France and England over colonial land‚ wealth‚ and some say to even prove dominance within their rivalry. France and England were the “world leaders” at this time and with the start of the 13 colonies in North America‚ they both saw a great opportunity to expand land holdings and to spread

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