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    Life in the 1800’s and 1900s changed. The industrial revolution happened. Mass production became popular and the owners became rich. The way of life for the poor was horrible while the rich were living happily. Many new patents came out changing the way people did things. Workers suffered they wanted to change the working conditions especially for kids. People did not trust the government or have faith in it. Andrew Carnegie was the first to introduce mass production. He mass-produce steal

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    which means more people had money to succeed. The child labor laws during the Industrial Revolution weren’t as strict as they were today. Before the industrial revolution children typically worked on family farms. During the industrial revolution children worked in unsafe factories which were often polluted and over heated. Most children were expected to work as much as adults which was anywhere from 12 to 16 hours. “History.com Staff. “Child Labor.” History.com‚ A&E Television Networks‚ 2009” Women

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    1865 to 1900 Identify at least (2) two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. Death of Lincoln in 1865. Lincoln’s death changed the course of the country trying to rebuild after the Civil War. President Andrew Johnson was not popular and could not convince Congress especially the southerners to go along with him. Lincoln had a plan to build up the South and end the hate. He ordered amnesty and that the south be rebuilt. He pardoned‚ with a few exceptions

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    The Plague Today’s society is filled to the brim with terror and uncertainty of what tomorrow may bring knocking on their front door. Sickness or even death‚ perhaps? England is hidden in the cloak of sickness known as the Black Death and no matter how hard people try to escape from its folds‚ no one is safe from this plague. In a panic‚ healthy people have done all they can to avoid this sickness. The doctors refuse to see patients; the priests refuse to administer last rites. Shopkeepers have

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    Progressive Era Reforms From 1900-1920‚ there was an era of reform by progressives‚ and the federal government brought reforms at the national level. This time was very successful in bringing reform at a national level. There were three major groups of reforms‚ Social reforms‚ Economic reforms‚ and political reforms. Socially‚ Women’s suffrage‚ and meat inspection. Economically‚ Trust Busting‚ Income tax and The Federal Reserve Act. Politically‚ the direct election of Senators with the the

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    development activities of an early years setting. For each one explain how both the parents and the children can benefit. We always make parents welcome to stay and help in any of our sessions. This would give the parents a chance to see their child in a different environment and also to help parents gain the knowledge on how to progress the child in a steady way. It would be good for the child to be able to show their parents around and all the work they do‚ the child might gain pride in their

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    Although child labor has been present in this nation since its colonial ages in the form of apprenticeship and working in their family farms‚ reports and statistics prove that child labor has reached new extremes. In order to earn the minimal amount of money required for their families’ survival‚ children are working for hours in factories and mines instead of preparing for a better future in schools. This issue had been present in the government’s agenda for years‚ and it is starting to gain more

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    Discuss Truman’s early life‚ including early business‚ his army service and his political life up through his career in the Senate. Harry S. Truman was born on May 8‚ 1884‚ in Lamar‚ MO. He was the son of John Anderson and Martha Ellen Young Truman. A family compromise between grandfathers middle names‚ Shipp and Solomon resulted giving him only the middle initial S. Sometimes he used a period (.)‚ sometimes he didn’t. In his early childhood‚ he moved yearly from farm to farm. In 1890 the

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    Shugarts 1 Nick Shugarts Professor Bill Ashcraft United States History I October 13‚ 2013 Analysis Paper #1 The 1600’s was a period of time where the American colonies began to form solid sovereign states. In an effort to find profitable resources that can be used to send back to Europe‚ one Virginia colonist John Rolfe started experimenting with tobacco in 1612 seeing how well it fared in the Southern soil which inevitably yielded favorable results. Upon this discovery‚ the tobacco industry

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    What would you do if you were had to move away from you home? In the early 1830’s the Native Americans and the settlers lived in peace. Native Americans lived on their own land‚ as well as the settlers. They only had a few years left before they would be forced to leave their homes. Forced to leave by new settlers who hadn’t even been there for 400 years. The homes that were owned by their ancestors. That their ancestors had worked on for years. The route to their new “home” would be long‚ dangerous

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