At the end of the Nineteenth Century‚ the American population was growing rapidly. Industrialization was growing and this meant all of the major cities were populating also. After some of the government grants given to the railroad companies‚ 200‚000 miles worth of tracks laid across the country‚ to help settle the west by the year 1900. “From 1877 to 1890‚ both the amount of goods and the number of passengers traveling the rails tripled” (U.S. History chapter18). Agriculture was the first big
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Lastly‚ because of the theories and invention that were developed‚ it created many discoveries in diseases that were going around in the later nineteenth century. The first vaccine for anthrax was discovered by Louis Pasteur in 1881. Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria the primarily affect livestock and can occasionally spread to humans‚ which can affect the skin‚ intestines‚ and lungs. Workers would get the disease from bacterial spores on hides‚ wool‚ and fabric fibers. Anthrax was mostly
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During the late 19th century cities in America grew rapidly with many factors causing and challenging that growth in many different ways as immigrants moved from Europe‚ Asia‚ and even from southern states in America. New technology of improved conditions and automobiles led to opportunities for all people‚ and the drive for land throughout the west effected the development of most popular cities throughout the 1920s. Tycoons of companies were rising as technology improved‚ an inventor like Thomas
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Even in the early infancy of America‚ it is evident that it’s people desired to expand and grow their tiny nation. The New World held so many opportunities for the foreign people with its abundance of land. Though the prosperity of expansion was a major factor‚ moving into the unexplored land was a cause for most of the countries battles. But‚ the people’s craving for land was insatiable once they started to branch out. Land was power‚ and the more you had the better off you’d be in terms of foreign
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Perhaps the Early Modern ages in Western Europe were what established the continuous years of oppression for the female gender. During this time‚ women were barely even looked at as human‚ evident when essayist Richard Steele defined women in 1710 as “...a daughter‚ a sister‚ a wife‚ and a mother‚ a mere appendage of the human race...(Hufton)” Throughout a woman’s life‚ it was the norm for them to prepare all their lives to serve domestically in order to get married young‚ and care for her husband
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The 19th century was a time where dehumanizing those seen as helpless was conventional‚ and now‚ two centuries later‚ this act has become even more dangerous and problematic. Statistics show that there’s an estimate of 27-29.8 million people enslaved in the world today (10 Statistics on Slavery Today). This number has increased dramatically over the past few years‚ and many people are working hard to put an end to these illegal acts. Slavery has played an extremely large role in the formation of
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In 19th century woman was not violated‚ criticized. Nevertheless‚ man could have a thirteen-year-old girl for small amount of money. What is more‚ people were building a lot of churches‚ in this time‚ which was the highest number of these buildings in the history of the United Kingdoms‚ though in London every sixth house was a brothel. Despite the proclamation of the marital fidelity and premarital chastity in every newspaper‚ or public speech‚ the public figures did shocking activities‚ in contrary
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Introduction Slavery in the Caribbean began in the 16th century‚ when the first set of slaves was brought to work on plantations. During their journey and their arrival‚ they were abused‚ sold like animals‚ killed. The white slave owners‚ oppressed‚ abused and overworked them‚ with the belief that it would go on forever. This project tells about The Amelioration Act of the 1800s. It contains; the Amelioration Proposals‚ its impact on the planters and the slaves and how‚ eventually‚ it led to the
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was a journey requiring days or weeks to travel‚ often through harsh and unfriendly terrains. These conditions happened not so long ago‚ before commercial air and automobile travel. The development of railroads in America during the mid to late 19th century had a profound impact on the growth and development of the country by making personal travel easier‚ which in turn impacted the growth of corporations‚ changed how Americans perceive time and promoted the diffusion of technology and ideas throughout
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Europeans‚ in the 18th century experienced changes in marriages and families‚ children‚ and food and medical care. Unlike the early years when the people married at young ages‚ more and more Europeans began to marry at much older ages and form families with an established household. In the early 18th century‚ children were often neglected; however‚ as time went on‚ parents began to express their love more openly for to their children. The diets and medical care of the Europeans improved through new
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