During the late-1800’s after the civil war in western America‚ americans from the east settled in occupied Native American land‚ looking for new opportunities. The Americans moved west to mine for gold‚ silver‚ and copper‚ and wanted to farm. Many people have mixed opinions on whether or not this was a land of opportunity or not based on the many different outcomes from it. Although this time was not a good opportunity for the natives because many were killed or removed from their land and were
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Americans citied grew exponentially in the late 1800’s due to immigration. “Approximately two to three million immigrants entered the United States during each decade from 1850 to 1880.” Immigrants flocked to the cities to fulfill their American Dream. Letters from family members already in America were sent to help persuade the move to America. Poor economic conditions along with persecutions of religious beliefs in places like Europe helped the decision to move to cities easier. Foreign cities
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The industrial revolution in the late 1800’s was a positive development for the U.S. because there was a large growth in technology and in city’s. The industrial revolution was the growth in technology‚ a shift from small scale manufacturing to large scale factory production. One of the biggest inventions of the 1800’s was the light bulb‚ invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. It was his invention that led to long lasting light bulbs. Another invention that was created was the typewriter which was
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controlled large monopolies. This had a negative impact on many Americans as business owners became more rich and the workers became more poor. Life became difficult for many workers and others had to live and work in unsafe conditions. The Progressive movement that began in the late 1800s was an attempt to bring reforms and address the problems in American life. These reforms focused on
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Women in the late 1800’s were treated as second class citizens through the standards of equality‚ expectations‚ and usefulness. Freedom for women has been a long and tedious fight‚ but has had some success overtime. Women are still not treated as completely equal to men‚ but hopefully someday that will change. Women were treated as inferior to men and were not given the same equality that men were. Women did not have the right to vote. All men could vote at the time‚ even the different races.
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subsequently led to the demographic shift from rural to urban society. The demographic shift depressed the living standards of workers of the of the manufacturing systems and left the aggravated conditions of labor and poverty remain relatively unnoticed. The parliamentary investigations of the textile factory conditions of the Sadler Committee report and Andrew Ure’s contrasting stance in defense to the factory provided insight to the labor movement. In 1832‚ Michael
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After the Civil War‚ there was a surge of new technology in the United States. Inventors like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell made new and exciting things that changed the way life was. Thanks to things like the Bessemer process‚ industry soared and big businesses were formed. Labor unions too were affected by this new technological growth. There was a big impact on all aspects of American lifestyle as a result of the inventions of this time. Thomas Edison was one of the most important inventors
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America in the 1800’s and early 1900’s was a place of great unrest. The westward expansion created a tenuous environment for pioneers and settlers with Native American tribes; and cities in the east started to explode as waves of immigrants began arriving to fine their “New World” American dream. The wealthy in the northeast‚ generally white Americans of English protestant ancestry‚ felt a sense of urgency and entitlement to maintain control of the social‚ political and financial power in America
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America had remained mostly an isolated country until the late 1800’s when the United States was faced with the opportunity of building a colonial empire. By 1890 the United States‚ like Europe‚ had began to expand its influence onto islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific areas. They entered in other countries’ affairs claiming that it served the interests of all peoples and were motivated by Idealism. In reality‚ the United States was mostly after its own self-interest. The Spanish-American
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without being criticized as much today. Margaret Sanger was a strong activist who fought for birth control was born in 1879 and died in 1966 had it easier for her to fight for her cause because of the place she was born in. Birth control in the late 1800’s was not a popular topic and it forced expectant mothers to do self-administered abortions and resulted in many deaths. Some historical events that
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