Many of the events‚ situations and circumstances of the second half of the 20th century set the stage for‚ caused and made possible‚ most of the business‚ political and interpersonal scenarios we are experiencing in this country today – good‚ bad and indifferent. According to the U.S. Census of 1900‚ ninety percent of Blacks lived in the South. Three-quarters of black households were located in rural places; only one-fifth owned their own homes and most worked as farmers or laborers. If not on
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In the 17th century rich women would normally be taught at home by a tutor‚ they were taught subjects like Latin‚ French‚ Needlework‚ and how to converse‚ and they were also taught how to look pretty and to play instruments like the piano. <br> <br>When they were older there parents would decide who they were going to marry and the family of the women would pay a dowry to the parents of the husband. They only got married to get more popular and look more important‚ if the wives husband thought the
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The typical American city has gone through quite a few changes in its short history. These changes range from aesthetics to planning to size. Many of these changes then have occurred within the past hundred years. In Joel Garreau’s Edge City‚ though‚ he asserts that today’s image of cities is essentially still a nineteenth-century one. For while American cities have come a long way since their founding and first construction in the 1600’s‚ much of their layout‚ organization‚ divisions‚ and building
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Women in the 19th Century Individual rights is a vital part of society. In modern times there are unalienable rights given to a United States citizen that cannot be interfered with regardless of class‚ gender or race. However a century ago that was not the case since gender and race determined what rights a person was entitled to. The form of government set up in the past allowed white men to have an advantage and hold privilege over others. In this government women had no rights to exercise and
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In the nineteenth century great advances were made toward industrializing america‚ but american freedoms were sacrificed in the process. Going into the twentieth century many changes were made to change the cultural norms of the previous century. The labor and women’s movement challenged the nineteenth centuries meaning of american freedom by showing the people that not everyone was being protected and accurately represented in america. The labor movement began because of many different outcomes
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The United States faces many controversies‚ we are surrounded by differences no matter what the topic is. Americans get into such heated conversations about what they believe is going on in the 21st century‚ but what about the thoughts of the great influential people that have made our history what it is. If they were alive today‚ what would they be thinking? They may be amazed about the technology we have‚ or disappointed in how our economy is run and possibly even civilization itself. Let’s travel
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The American experience during early 19th century depended on race as illustrated by the lives of african Americans‚ Whites‚ and its economics‚ society‚ and politics. At this time African Americans were seen as objects and only white males were able to own property that included land‚businesses‚ and slaves. Since at the time cotton made up 60% of the economy only white males were able to gain profits from this. This shows how economics‚ society‚ and politics in america during the early 19th century
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History Midterm 2/24/14 Question #5 During the period of American history in the 1800’s to the early 1900’s many topics stick out in one’s mind. We think of words like: freedom‚ progress‚ democracy‚ immigration‚ war‚ and depression. Those are just a few of the important words that period represents. However the word “mission” not only is an important term for this time period but it is a word that is always changing throughout American history. Many will argue that we can still discuss the term
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Reading Notes Chapter 1 Cahokia: Thirteenth-century Life on the Mississippi Cahokia‚ a city on the Mississippi River across from present day Saint Louis‚ was bustling with industry and farming around the mid 1200’s. It had almost 30‚000 residents at its peak. People went to work in the various industries such as the manufacturing of pottery‚ tools‚ jewelry‚ and the fashioning of metals. Hundreds of acres of farms grew pumpkins‚ corns‚ and beans‚ all crops native to America‚ among other things
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The American woman has endured more hardship‚ discrimination‚ and abuse then anyone could image. From the revolution to the Great Depression women encountered more battles with men over religion‚ politics‚ jobs‚ equal pay‚ and finally the victory for the right to vote. The newer generation of young women would usher in an entirely different request. Many things were forbidden‚ unheard of and even unthinkable in the 19th century. The twenty century woman were no longer fighting for voting rights
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