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    After the civil war and then throughout the rest of the nineteenth century‚ became much larger‚ more industrialized‚ and became much more common. The new American city changed people’s lives and people continued to change the city. The most prominent factors that transformed places like New York‚ Boston‚ and Chicago were immigration‚ industrialization‚ and the expansion of the railway system. The Industrialization of cities in the mid to late 1800’s all started with the railroad system. Railroads

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    6. What were the major social problems facing the United States in the late nineteenth century? Explain to what extent the federal government attempted to address those problems. During the late nineteenth century‚ the United States was experiencing a lot of changes that soon would turn into problems. Immigration was being a big problem at the time as well as urbanization. The lack of jobs produced crime‚ poverty and housing were other big problems that the United states was facing at the time

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    Labor in the Nineteenth Century 2. A. The Lowell Mills Strike of 1834 took place in Lowell‚ Massachusetts in 1834. The dominant work force in the Lowell Mills were young‚ rural‚ unmarried women. Working in the Lowell Mills was dangerous because the machinery could easily injure a young girl if she made a simple mistake. Also the women worked long hours with little pay. Despite these treacherous conditions there was sense of unity among the women who all came from similar backgrounds. In 1834

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    Farmers of the Late Nineteenth Century The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American Politics. The country was finally free of the threat of war‚ and many of its citizens were living comfortably. However‚ as these two decades went by‚ the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton and wheat‚ once the sustenance of the agriculture industry‚ were selling at prices so low that it was nearly impossible for farmers to make a profit off them.

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    and political power disproportionality rests with males. Given the traditional gender roles set in America’s early nineteenth century patriarchy‚ both men and women’s attitudes towards sexuality and enforcement of gender norms were used to oppress women while valuing men‚ and slavery magnified the patriarchy’s worst aspects like sexual violence. The early nineteenth century for America symbolized nationalism and industrialization‚ but with all that came gender roles emphasized by the patriarchy. Women

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    The Healers Back in the 19th century‚ the African civilization can be characterized by a single relationship‚ this relationship consists of kings and their slaves. Within this relationship Kings and slaves are dependent on each other‚ without slaves Kings cannot be rulers and without Kings‚ slaves would not be slaves. This relationship is similar to capitalism; capitalists are people who own natural resources‚ land‚ and factories. Capitalists are dependent on their workers in society to sustain

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    Where would Western civilization be without the “long” 19th century affects on the unconstrained and continuous progress it made in peoples lives? The industrial revolution was key for major inventions that would help boom the economy. For example‚ the steam power’s advantage was its efficiency in mass production and the only resources needed were water and heat. This is one of the many new inventions to help increase production at a faster rate and be more cheap. Labor laws were very poor when the

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    the 19th century Britain was transformed by the industrial revolution. In 1801‚ at the time of the first census‚ only about 20% of the population lived in towns. By 1851 the figure had risen to over 50%. By 1881 about two thirds of the population lived in towns. Furthermore in 1801 the majority of the population still worked in agriculture or related industries. Most goods were made by hand and very many craftsmen worked on their own with perhaps a labourer and an apprentice. By the late 19th century

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    Although a free public education provides tremendous benefits to its recipients‚ it is starting to fail students because they are ill-equipped to compete well with other students internationally‚ it is failing to create proper citizens needed to run the nation‚ and it is suffering due to heavy government involvement. Intro: America is facing an ominous problem regarding education. Over the past few decades the standard for American public education has steadily declined. There are many who do not

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    During the late 19th century‚ Europeans saw an increase in industrialization‚ this time having no gaps between Britain and the rest of the continent. New political parties‚ socialist groups‚ and trade unions emerged. Urban life was predominant. Despite persisting traditional political and social views‚ late 19th century Europeans realized more government participation and an advancement for previously ignored or persecuted minority groups. Politically‚ Europe experienced change when the government

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