system for New York. In 1844‚ Mary died from Typhoid fever and 2 years later Edison married Mina Miller. Alexander Bell offered to join Edison‚ but he became enraged because he invented the phonograph. This caused him to improve it. Then he invented one of the first moving films. In the 1880s he lost over 2 million dollars on failed projects. He became good friends with Henry Ford because he had made a car. On October 18‚ 1931‚ Edison died at age 84 from diabetes‚ kidney disease‚ and a gastric
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Education Reform The education before the 1800’s was faulty at best. For the schools that were present they were under funded‚ of poor quality‚ and there was no general standard for education. Americans gradually became aware that there were many benefits to improving public education and that a change was necessary. The education reform began with Horace Mann‚ he was known as “Father of American Education.”. Horace believed that children should be molded into what the teachers and officials wanted
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rapid development of its west in order to prevent the United States from taking over the new land. With a prime minister who had great visions for his country and a world with 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 1800’s because of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway‚ the migration
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From the early stages of colonization‚ the institution of slavery would continually become established within the United States. This creation not only functioned as a system of labor‚ but also as a system for regulating the relations between the races. The North and South profited greatly at the expense of shackled and separated families‚ up until the early 1800’s as the idea of slavery became a topic to be repeatedly examined. Slavery was not only a practice of owning a person‚ but controlling
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IP Proposal I. Title- Correction fluid from chalk II. Problem -how to make correction fluid from chalk dust safer? a.) Hypothesis - If this correction fluid won’t have any solvents/chemicals‚ then it won’t be harmful to the nose/body. b.) Objectives of the study -the objective is to create a safer correction fluid‚ to avoid it from being an inhalant. c.) Significance of the study -the significance of the study is to reduce the solvents and other chemicals that are harmful to the body when
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Throughout history detectives and police have performed amazing feats with their abilities and were involved in some historically important cases of their era throughout the 1800’s till now. Historically local tribal groups were composed of kin-based communities or as villages‚ bands‚ and sometimes regions. Local groups were generally politically and economically autonomous‚ and often maintained kinship‚ political‚ economic‚ and ceremonial ties to other local groups and the collective nation. Beck
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Women in the 1800’s were very segregated from men compared to women today. Many of us don’t stop to think about all the hard work and bravery women put in for us to have the privileges we have in our modern society. The women in America During the late 1800s were treated unequally to men because they couldn’t vote‚ they had no job opportunities‚ and were controlled in marriage. Women were unable to vote; just men. Also‚ women weren’t allowed to choose laws. It’s unfair that men were the only ones
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Abolition of Slavery in America in the 1800’s Slavery is act in which a person or persons is sold‚ traded and forced to work against their will. The slaves are treated as property and not seen or viewed as people with human rights. Slavery was popular in England and the idea followed our settlers over seas and was incorporated into the American life. As time passed‚ some people began to see the inhumane side of slavery and wanted it to be completely abolished in the United States. Even 100+ years
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Campbell AP US History 14 January 2016 Before civil war‚ the roles of women were rooted among the people. Women accepted their role in society was to be an obedient and loving wife‚ lowering herself to the men around her. Their job was staying in the house and carrying out the domestic duties‚ while also being the caregiver to their children. They did not have many rights‚ but since this was the traditional and natural order in their society‚ it remained for many years. During the late 1700’s leading
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the Spoil System‚ and many others‚ the good shined through. The Common People’s Rights (or just white men) took a step forward. Also events‚ some good‚ some bad‚ such as the Westward Expansion or Texas Independence took place. Through the early 1800’s‚ writers like Longsfellow‚ art like the Hudson River School‚ and lyricists like Samuel Smith presented not only their perspective on the issues going on at the time‚ but also demonstrate it through art that people could enjoy for years to come.
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