Reconstruction in the 1800’s can have a lot of different meanings. For some the reconstruction was the rejoining of the two sides that fought in the civil war‚ the North and the South. For others in government it was the presidential reconstruction after the death of Lincoln. Most importantly for some reconstruction mean finally being a free man with right and who could vote and provide for his family. The African Americans were a big part of reconstruction‚ just being freed by the passing of the
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When looking back to the history of immigration‚ there were always huge differences because of the different areas and special periods. Sometimes it seemed like a flood; people were trying to escape quickly. Sometimes it also seemed like a trickle when most of the people did not want to leave their motherland. No matter why those immigrants came or whatever their goals were‚ there was only one reason. The reason was because America had something they wanted or they did not have. It could be about
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The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution set the basis for more rapid change in human societies. Triggered by population increase and a decrease in big game animals‚ people were becoming more dependent on man power to being in regular harvests of wild grains‚ berries‚ and nuts. In contrast‚ the Industrial Revolution was based upon mass production‚ the use of steam power‚ and the factory system. Both helped bring prosperity‚ and advances in technology to the world. The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
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cases‚ and an emotion that doesn’t frequent people to often‚ however‚ this is an emotion all plantation workers working on starting sugar plantations would’ve underwent‚ which subsequently was the result of a reason why life on the plantation in the 1800s was hard. The reasons were‚ harsh living conditions‚ laborious and unfair working conditions‚ and racial and gender differentiations‚ were strict and terrible for the men and women that were imported to work on the starting sugar plantations.. Out
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The Industrial revolution began during the 1700s in Great Britain. This was mainly due to the large textile production during this time. The grow in textile production was because of the increase in the demand in the wool and cotton industries. New machines were made to help control these demands. But‚ because the new machines couldn’t fit within the homes of the people like previous times this led to the beginning of Textile mills. But as these mills became more involved and advanced the lives of
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Society of the 1800’s During the 1800’s there were three prominent cultures that could be found within Antebellum or Pre-Civil War America. These cultures include the North‚ South‚ and the Southern Black or Slave culture. These societies differed in many ways‚ some to an extreme degree. The Northern culture is the closest to the modern day America that we know as it was the most progressive culture. The Southern culture was extremely elitist and intolerant of social reform not benefiting the slave
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Irish immigrants immigrated to America which gave way to many new child workers. Child immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe came later and also had to work to earn money for the family in the new world. POVERTY. Laws In the 1900’s 18% of American workers were under 16 years old! Eventually someone finally convinced the government to have safe laws passed for child labor. The jobs were given out based on gender and age. These were some of the laws passed for child labor: 1. No child under
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Women’s Rights Movement Women’s rights are basic human rights. They should not be controversial. They should not only be applied to men and women‚ but to every race and nationality. Back then‚ they didn’t think so. In the 1800s‚ white men were the only people with rights. Women were not allowed to vote‚ own land‚ have a job‚ or have an education. But they were allowed to be at home and take care of the kids‚ chores‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and all the responsibilities. They started working‚ meeting‚ and
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or grandfather. Even though it was rare‚ any member of the family could be beaten‚ sold into slavery‚ forced to work‚ or even legally killed(Farrell). 1760-1850 was the Industrial Revolution‚ in which it was a period of tech advancement and industrialization and the population grew in cities because of job opportunities. Children became a burden and had to find full time jobs to help families thus‚ child labor became extremely common(Farrell). During the Industrial Revolution in 1842‚ all mines were
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factory systems. During this time‚ products were made faster and more efficiently than ever. There was a huge need for steel‚ iron‚ cotton‚ and coal (Bentley‚ Ziegler pg. 654). In the beginning‚ Great Britain was the only place that had developed industrialization. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century that industries had caught on in places like France‚ Belgium‚ Germany‚ and the United States. Many European migrants were traveling to the United States at the time because they sought opportunities in
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