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    Immigrants In The 1800's

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    struggles that immigrants have to overcome when coming to America. Immigrants had to get jobs to support their family and stay in America. They had to adjust to society and try to fit in with everyone. Also‚ making the decision whether to adjust to American ways or stay close to the life they maintained in their old country was tough. Multiple passages from O Pioneers and “Old Rogaum and His Theresa” show the hardships of immigrants in the 1800s. Life in America would be easier if immigrants had an easier

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    Canada In The Late 1800'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 1800s 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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    Factory conditions were harsh in the 1800s because they had to worked a lot‚ factories had no heating or cooling systems‚ and there were a lot of rapidly movings machines which workers‚ especially children‚ were often hurt by the machines. There were a lot of other things that were bad about this and these are just a few. Factory conditions were harsh in the 1800s. One reason was that they had to work a lot. Back then the average workday was 11.4 hours and this caused the workers to get tired

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    plantation worker living in the 1800s out in Hawaii‚ hunched over all day long with fresh blood dripping down his muddy hands. Slapping at stinging wasps‚ and soothing scars all day‚ he struggles to live. This is just another day in the life of a Hawaiian immigrant worker‚ struggling through life. To keep it short- these plantation workers don’t have it easy. “What is a Hawaiian immigrant plantation worker?” many may ask. These Hawaiian immigrant plantation workers‚ in the 1800s‚ were foreigners that immigrated

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    History Essay 11/3/09 There were many problems faced by both farmers and immigrants in the late 1800s. The economy was very shaky‚ the government was not stepping up to help‚ and the immigrants faced harsh times in their coming to America. Eventually many groups were formed to help with these issues. Farmers faced many issues in the 1800s. First off‚ debt was a huge issue for farmers. Falling crop prices‚ unpaid loans‚ and crashing banks all led to the huge debt of farmers. Because the

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    In the final years of the 1800s‚ American focus took a unexpected turn from industrial development to the far more risky game of international politics. Previously a primarily isolationist country‚ America’s burst of imperialism appeared almost random. After all‚ President Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality set the precedent for a non-interventionist country‚ which the United States as adhering to‚ more or less. However‚ considering the extremely popularity of Manifest Destiny‚ imperialism

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    For the immigrant workers‚plantation life in Hawaii in the 1800s was extremely hard.Living conditions were terrible‚disgusting and unsanitary‚too small for the amount of people fit in the barracks;Working conditions were hard;painful and the salary was way too low‚and the race discrimination and gender difference were unfair‚while the worst jobs were given to the Asians‚and the best jobs were given to the whites and Portuguese. Living conditions were disgusting‚unsanitary‚too small‚and terrible

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    in the 1800s were still in need of reformation. Corporal punishment existed within prisons‚ Auburn and Eastern State Penitentiary were model prions‚ yet offenders were flogged‚ beaten and subjected to severe corporal punishments for rule violations. Most importantly the quiet reflection of solitude actually drove inmates insane. Public hangings became private in 1835 within five states and subsequently‚ in 1849‚ fifteen more states followed. (Blomberg & Lucken‚ 2010). During the mid-1800s‚ many

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    The Awakening By: Danny Pitts Society ’s Standards In the late 1800s‚ as well as the early 1900 ’s‚ women felt discriminated against by men and by society in general. Men generally held discriminatory and stereotypical views of women. Women had no control over themselves and were perceived to be nothing more than property to men. They were expected to live up to a perfect image that society had created‚ while trying to comply with their husbands ’ desires. While many women felt dissatisfied

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    Starting in the late 1800s‚ women realized they deserved the same rights as men. These same beliefs carried out into the twentieth century‚ when the fight for women’s rights flared up again‚ except this time in much larger proportions‚ during the twenties and thirties. Women began to exercise their right to freedom of speech and other civil liberties as they initiated multiple public affairs‚ proving to anyone that was doubtful‚ that females too could be a real part of society‚ and make an impact

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