and to be as equal as men. In fact‚ even today‚ women are still fighting for their rights and gender equality. In addition‚ it is either fighting for equality‚ discrimination‚ sexism‚ or having an equivalent pay they have been “promised.” Since the 1800’s it was common that women would not have to work‚ but rather stay at home and be a house wife. They were mostly considered second-class citizens‚ and did not have the right to do anything‚ even the right to vote. As time would pass by‚ women would
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Faucher claimed that the urban working class "cannot partake of anything in moderation." This lack of moderation provides only part of the picture‚ however‚ although drink and the pub remained a major form of working-class entertainment throughout the Victorian period. Working-class leisure activities also included bowling‚ quoiting‚ glee clubs "free and easies" (the foundations of the music hall)‚ amateur and professional dramatics‚ fruit and vegetable shows‚ flower shows‚ sweepstake clubs‚ and meetings
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Americans started migrating west in the 1800’s due to many push and pull factors. Everyone had their own treacherous reason to go. All the people included‚ white free men and slaves‚ also the government. No one really knows where it all started‚ but it could be because of religious ideas such as manifest destiny. Or it could have been because americans just wanted to expand because they thought that‚ that was their land. From facts that are shown in the US history textbooks‚ americans wanted to expand
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cracked shells to retrieve buckets of shellfish to shuck. That company hired many children of his age to shuck oyster for as little as 30 cents a day‚ approximately $7 in today’s currency. Because of this story and many other stories we now have child labor laws. As a result these laws were made. In 1836 Massachusetts limits children under 15 working in factories to attend at least 3 months of school a year. By 1842 Massachusetts limits children to work 10 hours a day. Then in 1876 the Working Men’s
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people in need of a new place to live‚ the only thing standing between the success of the development of the west was a group of people in hopes of defending their rights and freedom. Western Canada expanded rapidly after confederation in the late 1800’s because of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway‚ the migration of new settlers in to the Prairies and the defeat of the Metis in Manitoba. I think the railway was the most important
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however‚ the social‚ economic‚ and political effects of child labor in textile mills in the 19th century as a result of the Industrial Revolution were detrimental to Great Britain. Child labor caused an unsafe environment for the children‚ it lowered wages and stole jobs from adults‚ and caused many failed attempts from the government to try to control it. Child labor in textile mills was very demanding for the young workers. The average child worked about 14 to 16 hours a day‚ from Monday to
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The thought of being an African American slave in the 1860’s is a terrifying thought for most people. The struggles they faced in order to achieve were very extreme. Luckily there were people who did not agree with the way African Americans were treated back then. There was an escape route called the Underground Railroad. Contrary to what it sounds like‚ the Underground railroad was not a railroad nor one single route. It was a combination of secret escape trails for slaves to use that lead to 14
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In the early 1700’s America started to use slaves‚ this continued for over two and a half centuries. The slaves which were used at the time for tobacco plants and then later cotton were mostly from Africa. The growing demand for cotton led for many slave owners in the south to start growing cotton this led to slaves and cotton being the base of the souths economy. The abolitionist movement during the late 1800’s began dividing the United States over the issue of slavery. Slavery was banned
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Nationalism and sectionalism have gone back to the 1800’s and continue to go through our country. Two examples of nationalism are the building of roads and canals and the Monroe Doctrine. Each of those brought pride to our country‚ along with bringing the United States together. An act of sectionalism was the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise divided our country. Building roads and canals helped build nationalism through the 1800’s. According to the National Geographic Society canals
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Nowadays‚ women seem to have an entitlement in this world; an entitlement that gives them authority and a voice. However‚ to get this prerogative‚ women had to go through difficult times and diligent work. Since the 1800’s‚ women were feeling the urge of gaining rights that they didn’t have. Due to this desire‚ a group of women decided to get together and organize their thoughts to establish a document in which they would incorporate the rights they wanted to acquire. With this in mind‚ the first
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