this world for the better by finding cures and inventing useful things. What if these women hadn’t had the opportunity to perform these actions? The women’s rights reform was an extremely important topic in the 1800’s. A variety of many feminists fought for women’s rights. In the 1800’s‚ women had little to no rights compared to men. Women did not have the right to vote‚ own property‚ have a suitable education‚ join the military‚ decide whom they marry‚ or have a say in the number of children they
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think about what they did or what their great-grandparents did? Think about what your family was doing in the 1800’s. Were they wealthy? Did they live in the North or South? In 1850‚ the plantations were becoming a big controversy that everyone talked about. What if you had family that was a wealthy plantation owner of the South? Slavery in the United States was the biggest conflict in the 1800’s. However‚ the people who owned these slaves put them through horrific conditions lived their own lavish lives
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During the 1800’s‚ one of America’s biggest issues was slavery. Most people didn’t have a problem with it and agreed with it‚ but there was also groups called abolitionists‚ that greatly disliked slavery and devoted their lives to try to put an end to it. Slaves were denied basic human rights that people take for granted everyday‚ and were treated unfairly. Rights that I believe everyone should be able to have were denied to slaves. Some of these rights include: the ability to have a legal marriage
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very far off. Nothing could be agreed upon‚ and everything seemed to cause conflict. What didn’t help with national unity was the many significant events that took place in the early 1800’s that caused Americans to divide themselves. One of these events that caused turmoil in the nation was the election of 1800. This election was the first time in our country’s history that the political power passed from one party to another. John Adams‚ a Federalist‚ lost the election and passed the office
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Jack Giggey A revolution in the form of transportation transformed America forever. Between the 1800’s and 1840’s hundreds of roads and canal were built‚ most famous were the National Road and the Erie Canal. This transportation revolution also helped ignite the market revolution. With easier transportation‚ came explosive economic growth and opportunities in production and manufacturing. Out in the frontier‚ better known as the west‚ the economy started to play an important role in the United
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The social structure of 1800’s Russia was a rigid hierarchy. According to the 1879 census 82% of the population were peasants‚ 4% was the working class‚ 1.5% were the middle classes‚ and 12.5% were the upper classes. The peasants were small farmers that used outdated methods. They were mostly former serfs that were freed in the 1861 serf emancipation under Alexander II. This “freedom” was accompanied by a land redistribution that hurt more than helped because most of the land went to the nobles and
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Oscar Wilde observed in the late 1800’s that progress is made when people are disobedient and rebel against authorities. Think about problems that needed to be challenged‚ things where the rules were too strict to follow and still make the change wanted by many. Some occurrences are when Americans left the control of the British‚ abolishing slavery‚ and historical people like Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights Movement. A world without this history of taking a stand against authorities would be way
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EXPLORING THE WEST * No stop to the expansion to the west * 1840‚ Americans occupied all East of the Mississippi River * Less than 60 years after independence‚ most of population lived west THE FUR TRADE * Fur trade boosted exploration on America * Traders & trappers depended on the goodwill of Natives * Oregon Country was the trading place for Natives and Americans * Not until 1820 were Americans be able to challenge British dominance of the trans-Mississippi fur trade
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In the late 1700’s and 1800’s the systematic importation of African slaves from their native continent across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World‚ also known as the Atlantic slave trade‚ took place. With the demand for rice‚ sugar‚ and tobacco growing higher‚ the demand for labor grew with it. There different forms of slavery and different treatment of slaves around the world. The biggest contrast in slavery was the slavery in North America and South America. The first Europeans to capture and sell
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The novel Pride & Prejudice can be used as a comparison between how society and class plays a role in the lives of individuals currently and during the 1800’s. The protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennett‚ is a charming young lady that is favored by her father due to her natural acumen and ability to defy society. Although she is often described as obstinate‚ unwilling to change her mind upon another request. With this being sound‚ it became evident to the audience that her insecurities of wealth made her
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