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    |statements about the tobacco industry describe the condition of many | | |African-Americans‚ especially those living in the south and west | |3. |Carpenters in Boston were the first to stage a strike for the 10-hour | |27 April 1825 |work-day.

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    also for the human beings on it‚ have been very significant for mankind. Events like these are extremely unique and will mostly never happen again since society in the world is always changing. One extremely significant event that occurred in the late 1700s that would be one of the most important aspects of history because it influenced many to do the same and to fight for their beliefs. The American Revolution was the leading cause for many other countries to fight for their independence from Great

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    During the late nineteenth century‚ the U.S. went through an amazing increase in industrial growth. Many things were brought up that could help anyone‚ even the immigrants‚ to come to america to have a better life. As things settled it wasn’t as everyone wish or hoped it would be. It was not a healthy environment and things were not as stabled as they should’ve been. Some factors that had a negative effect on society includes‚ working conditions‚ child labor and unstable homes. Due to these conditions

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    In the late 1700s and 1800’s the systematic importation of African slaves from their native continent across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World‚ also known as the Atlantic slave trade‚ took place. With the demand for rice‚ sugar‚ and tobacco growing higher‚ the demand for labor grew with it. There different forms of slavery and different treatment of slaves around the world. The biggest contrast in slavery was the slavery in North America and South America. The first Europeans to capture and sell

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    Poor Working Conditions in Late 19th Century Mines As the United States sprang into the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a shift in many aspects of everyday life for the working class citizen. Their jobs shifted from small cottage and agricultural businesses to large textile factories owned by big business corporations (working). Due to the pop-up of these massive factories‚ more energy was being consumed. By this time‚ almost all of the surface coal had been mined and used up‚ causing mining

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    Working today is usually quite safe. The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous indeed. This section looks at some of the conditions faced by workers and offers a brief explanation of what was done to improve these conditions. Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly

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    Women’s Rights in the United States in the 1700s Essay by Yankeefansam‚ High School‚ 11th grade‚ A-‚ March 2005 download word file‚ 7 pages ( 10 KB )31 votes Downloaded 4721 times Keywords practically‚ equality‚ men women‚ housewives‚ strides 0Like0Tweet In the mid to late 1700s‚ the women of the United States of America had practically no rights. When they were married‚ the men represented the family‚ and the woman could not do anything without consulting the men. Women were expected to be housewives

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    and Poultry Plants." The American Meat Institute ’s said that they would need many pages to correct the "falsehoods and baseless claims." The Human Rights Watch report contends that workplace risks and exploitation‚ especially of immigrants‚ are not occasional employer lapses. The authors described what they called "systematic human rights violations embedded" in the fast-paced‚ high-volume meat and poultry industries. Most of the report ’s concerns have been highlighted by news reports and

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    In the late 1700s‚ there were defined gender lines and each sex was held to certain standards set by the society. Men were the source of everything for a family ranging from the daily household income to the caring of the estate while women just had to be respectably quiet and take care of their families at home. These social codes were not written but instead were reflected in laws made and shared collectively between males and females alike and established a base idea for the entire society to

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    First‚   the   general   situation   of   exploitation   of   workers   will   be   explored.   Abuses   including   unpaid   wages‚   wages   below   contract   pay‚   unsafe   working   conditions  are  common  in  China.  Although  a  new  pro-­‐labor  contract  law  was  put   forward  in  2008‚  the  problem  still  prevails.  It  seems  that  the  crux  of

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