Morse created the telegraph and by 1860‚ this ranged throughout the east coast to the Mississippi. Railroads became very important to the trade throughout the United States. By the start of the Civil War‚ railroads linked the most important Mid-West cities with the Atlantic coast. Railroads eventually opened the west and connected raw materials to factories and markets. A transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 in Promontory‚ Utah. On March 3‚ 1820‚ The Missouri Compromise bill‚ written
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Reform Movements in the United States A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change‚ or change in certain aspects of society‚ rather than rapid or fundamental changes. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements. Reformists’ ideas are often grounded in liberalism‚ although they may be rooted in socialist or religious concepts. Some rely on personal transformation; others rely on small collectives‚ such as
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Reform movements including religion‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However‚ certain movements‚ such as nativism and utopias‚ failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed
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A Utopia is an imaginary society that has achieved ¨perfection¨. No human-made liabilities or errors exist‚ but tons of regulations and requirements are to be followed. Now‚ is it possible to for a society‚ that is a utopia‚ to exist? We as human beings are created to learn from our past mistakes. That is how we are able to prosper in the universe. Some may say that Utopias can exist‚ however it is significantly unlikely due to human nature‚ economics‚ and the government‚ but may become a possibility
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ middle class Americans saw the need for changes. Reform was needed in society‚ politics‚ and economics. The problems of overcrowding in cities‚ corruption in government‚ as well as unsafe and indifferent working conditions all needed to be addressed. A wide variety of people advocated for major reforms that would make the United States more democratic‚ but Progressive Reformers differed on their goals‚ as well as their methods. This lack of an ability
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every culture has strived to achieve a Utopian society. A Utopian society is basically a society‚ which has surpassed aggression‚ war‚ hate‚ and crime while establishing "peaceful" and orderly communities. A Utopian society could not exist with the individuality that nature has bestowed on the human race. So long as humans remain unique in their state of mind‚ utopia is a mere fantasy. To work around this problem a society must adapt itself to achieve a utopian-like state. This can be achieved by one
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Plato’s Republic discusses the philosophical notion regarding the creation of “the perfect utopian society” without injustices‚ domination and oppression. In the book‚ Plato states that the perfect utopian society is just‚ filled with people who do things they are fitted to do who also don’t do the things they believe they’re not fitted to do. Plato believes that what makes a man just‚ in accordance with the narration of Cephalus‚ is a combination of the qualities of having a cultured orderly personality
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The statement “Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals” is a very valid one‚ in regards to the years of and between 1825 and 1850. This statement bears great truth‚ and highlights quite simply the inclusion of egalitarian and suffragist ideologies in many and most reformative movements of this time period. The influence of religion upon reformative groups during the years of 1825-1850 was a major proponent to said groups’ spreading of and high reverence for democratic
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There were many reasons that led up to the American Reform Movement. The Antebellum period was categorized by the rise of abolition‚ which is the act of putting an end to slavery‚ and by the difference of opinions in the idea of abolition. Also‚ the country’s economy began changing due to the North starting to manufacture goods‚ because of the Industrial Revolution. Also‚ the South started to make a huge shift in the economy because of the numerous amounts of cotton that was being introduced. According
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Andrew Jackson began a whole new era in American history. During the Jacksonian period‚ Andrew’s greatest accomplishment was the development of the "common man". This development showed man’s interest in government and tailoring democracy to satisfy the same ordinary mans wants. He practiced involving the “common man” in issues such as politics and reform movements. The Jacksonian period‚ in fact‚ did live up to its characterization of fulfilling the needs of the “common man”. Involving the “common
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