concluded around 1849. Settlers began to move west over the Appalachian Mountains in the early 1800’s. They settled into new states and claimed their new territories. They began to invade California‚ lands belonging to Mexico‚ and Texas. In the mid 1800’s the US took control over all land belonging to Mexico‚ and southern parts of Oregon. The US then progressed to control land from coast to coast. Before the 1820’s‚ American pioneers had began to settle and even build homes as far as the Mississippi River
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The Beginning The first business that John Jardine (Old Jock) set himself was to cut pine timber for markets. After a time‚ he engaged a Halifax firm to build him a ship to get the lumber to Britain. He must have turned in quite the profit‚ he soon established his own ship yard‚ with a foreman named Neilson‚ who he brought over from the old country‚ and in 1819 this pioneer of the industry in Kent County launched his first ship‚ the ELLEN DOUGLAS. This ship yard was established at a point on
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Melisse Valeton American History 1 8 November 2012 Antebellum Reform The antebellum period was a time of many reforms throughout the US. A change in the society and ones views on the US. During this period there were movements that a plethora of reformers used to change the US into a more democratic place. Reformers looked at the US as it having many evils that needed to be eliminated‚ such as slavery‚ alcohol‚ women rights and jails. They took many approaches and strategies in order to improve
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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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During the 1800s‚ many major changes happened in America‚ whether it be changes in the cultural makeup of the people‚ American culture of the time‚ or freedoms and rights for women and African Americans. Many people immigrated to America during this time period‚ and cities grew very rapidly as a result of it‚ which caused some problems. Many reforms of art‚ literature‚ and society took place too. Finally‚ thoughts and ideas about abolishing slavery and granting women equal rights took place. As you
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Life in the 1800’s and 1900’s changed. The industrial revolution happened. Mass production became popular and the owners became rich. The way of life for the poor was horrible while the rich were living happily. Many new patents came out changing the way people did things. Workers suffered they wanted to change the working conditions especially for kids. People did not trust the government or have faith in it. Andrew Carnegie was the first to introduce mass production. He mass-produce steal
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If I were to ask you‚ “ What has changed in our country between the 1800’s to today”‚ what would you say? Two changes stick out to me. The first is gender. How men and women behave and are treated in society has changed drastically. The second change is mental illness. Back then people who had mental illnesses and disorders were considered mentally insane or inhuman. It took many years for our society to realize that how we approached these issues were wrong and needed to be reevaluated
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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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EXPLORING THE WEST * No stop to the expansion to the west * 1840‚ Americans occupied all East of the Mississippi River * Less than 60 years after independence‚ most of population lived west THE FUR TRADE * Fur trade boosted exploration on America * Traders & trappers depended on the goodwill of Natives * Oregon Country was the trading place for Natives and Americans * Not until 1820 were Americans be able to challenge British dominance of the trans-Mississippi fur trade
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Russian Immigrants In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s many Russian immigrants journeyed to the United States of America. Russians wanted to move to America for opportunity. In Russia‚ they did not have many opportunities. In the United States‚ Russian parents will be able to send their kids to school‚ and they can get a job easily. Not only could they send their kids to school‚ but they would be in a safer community. Russian farmers wanted to improve their agriculture also. One of the main reasons
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