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    American Expansion

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    American Expansion American Expansion from 1800 to 1848 benefitted the nation but at great cost. Nineteenth century was a time of remarkable growth and expansion in America. It was the century when America had grown with the addition of Texas‚ Louisiana and the land added through the war with Mexico. It was the century marked by the migration of settlers to the West of the continent because of the gold rush and desire for novelties. The idea of Manifest Destiny spread quickly throughout the

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    Throughout history‚ African Americans both free and enslaved were not treated equally nor permitted with the same rights as white men. African Americans were enslaved and not allowed to vote or hold public office. Since around the 15th century African Americans have been treated worse than other races‚ some even experienced brutal punishment for justifiable mistakes. The use of African American slave labor was an enormous contribution to agriculture and labor. It became a part of southern state’s

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    history‚ the country systematically tries to eradicate the ‘Native American problem’ by extinguishing their very identity. The main force the government used was education as a tool of oppression during the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. The North American government would force the American Indians to send their children to either a boarding school or a day school. Eventually‚ the Native Americans would have no other option but to choose to send their children to

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    Although America up to the nineteenth century is a nation full of bustling people living their own separate and original lives‚ people today look at the past with a narrow and romanticized perspective. It is easy to stereotype and stigmatize people who live in certain eras because they will never be known-- they are defined by the events they live through. However‚ it is possible to rediscover that time does not change what makes everyone human. Americans of the past defend themselves through their

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    in the 19th century was imperative as immigrants from Germany‚ England‚ and Ireland became prevalent in our country. The Frontier was a thesis based on the opinions of Frederick Jackson Turner in the 1890s‚ who stated that the biased idea of expansion westward would provide opportunities to citizens. During the 1800s‚ immigration was the preeminent factor of America’s success that shaped the overall way we live today due to the influence on industrial growth and the impact

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    Women In The 19th Century

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    The expansion of technological innovations led to the emergence of America as the industrial powerhouse it became and still is today‚ beginning in the late 19th century and then heightening during World War II. During this time‚ women entered the workforce in order to compensate for the loss of working class men‚ who were drafted overseas in staggering amounts. It was at that moment in history a tremendous change in the roles of women occurred‚ that is until men returned home from the war and once

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    Railroad 19th Century

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    transportation revolution in the United States as they were widely used from late 19th century up until the 1850s. People found many uses for them whether to move throughout the country‚ to commute to work or moved goods. Prior to the introduction of railroads‚ people in the States would use sail boats‚ horses‚ or even by foot to travel long distances from one point to another but everything changed in the late 19th century‚ when there were rapid series of innovations and one of the first ones was the

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    The nineteenth century marked a new age for the people of the United States‚ both socially and industrially. Industrialization in the United States was driven by a variety of factors including immigration‚ inventions‚ transportation‚ and the growth of the domestic market. The rapid growth of industrialization brought profound social changes that redefined American society. Industrialization was brought on by an abundance of factors‚ and brought on an array of social changes. Industrialization and

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    1800’s‚ the few Native Americans that were left in the United States were almost completely extinguished. Many different things contributed to their near-extinction‚ some intentional and some unintentional. Some tribes went willingly‚ and some fought to the death. But in the end‚ it was proven that Native Americans and settlers could not live together in peace‚ and Native Americans were the ones at loss. A number of American inventions indirectly hurt the Native Americans. In 1874‚ Joseph Glidden

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    19th century

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    Republic Act No. 1425‚ popularly known as the Rizal Law‚ directs all public and private schools‚ colleges‚ and universities to include in their curricula courses or subjects on the life‚ works‚ and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ particularly the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The Board of National Education is given the mandate to carry out and enforce the Rizal Law. It was approved on 12 June 1956. Senate bill 438 known as Rizal Bill which was first authored by Senator Claro M. Recto -

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