In the nineteenth century‚ the legal rights of women and men were highly affected by gender and race‚ both positively and negatively. In the book‚ “Kingdom of Matthias‚” by Paul Johnson and Simon Wilentz‚ they describe the life of two females‚ Isabella Van Wagenen and Isabella Matthews Laisdell which whom were affected by slavery and high influences of higher power from men. In the nineteenth century it was believed that males were to support the family by working and earning a wage as a husband
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Additionally‚ the massive rise of technology and industry in the United States was accompanied by high amount of foreign immigration during the last quarter of the 19th century to the westward expansion. The essay examines the effects of rise of technology and industry in America to the American population. The American history of the 19th century shows that the rise of technology and industry covers the American reconstruction. During this period‚ there was rapid economic growth and great prosperity in
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Railroads were played an important role in the colonization and economic improvement in India and Mexico. Railroads created infrastructure and by integrating markets and increasing trade‚ this helped grow these two respective economies. Railroads allowed India and Mexico to increase their imports and exports‚ and also attributed to people becoming more connected between cities‚ which could have contributed to the native people of both countries desiring independence from their foreign rulers. Both
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At the end of the Civil War in 1865‚ America found itself in a state of economic chaos. As it experienced a second Industrial Revolution after the Civil War‚ the United States emerged as an industrial colossus and world power. While capitalists undeniably facilitated America’s industrial and economic development between 1875 and 1900‚ the intention with which they did so has been a topic of dispute. While some historians described these capitalists as “captains of industry” others believed they were
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Antebellum America Transforming Antebellum America was the time before the Civil War‚ and it was full of minorities including women and African Americans. Both were abused‚ had little educational opportunities‚ were treated poorly‚ were looked down upon‚ had no right to vote‚ and were basically nothing but second hand help. These reformers would communicate the problems of the men running the society. They tried to reform America for more equality through several movements. These include the temperance
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and 1914‚ more than 400‚000 Italian immigrants left the United States these were usually single men. This caused anger toward those immigrants who lived the American Dream‚ only to return with American made money to their homelands. During the 19th century‚ the population in Europe experienced an enormous growth but the job market couldn’t meet the needs of that growth. By the end of the 1800’s major cities like New York and Chicago were comprised of a large percentage of immigrants. When immigrants
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The 19th century saw an uprising of anti-Semitism in Europe. Although discrimination against Jews diminished during the Enlightenment‚ the modern era saw it survive. 18th century European rulers enforced restrictions on Jewish culture and language. In the 1700’s‚ some parts of Europe were still known for discriminatory laws and regulations against Jews. Also‚ In Austria‚ Jewish families could not have more than one son. For example‚ the Prussian king Frederick II passed laws confining the number
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Change and Progress in a Time of Peace Change has always been an inevitable part of life. Sometimes‚ change is for the better‚ and sometimes‚ change is for the worse. However‚ the “long nineteenth century” introduced changes that were undeniably for the better and would affect the lives of everyone living in that era and those that came after it. Specifically‚ health‚ methods of communication‚ and feminist ideas experienced great change during the years between the end of the French Revolution and
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From the 19th century through the early 20th century‚ romantic friendships flourished in America. These relationships‚ found between both men and women and most commonly within the middle class‚ provided support invaluable to those involved and were distinctively more intimate than comparable‚ not explicitly romantic relationships in preceding and following eras. Romantic friendships developed a unique‚ intimate nature in the wake of the 19th century’s societal conventions and declined as a result
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Prostitution became a significant of London ’s history during the 18th and 19th century. At the time‚ prostitution was a chronic problem of the public order. It became so big in London that it attracted the attention of many groups such as‚ "the church‚ the state‚ the medical profession‚ philanthropists‚ feminists and others." (Bartley‚ 1) All of these groups worked together in order to resolve the problem‚ even though at the time prostitution was not illegal. However‚ it was an activity that many
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