In 1833 the British Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Explain the developments that led to safer conditions for children. The Industrial revolution is perhaps the most significant period of change in modern history. It took place from the 18th and 19th century and was the start of a technological revolution that primarily affected rural societies in Europe and America. During the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a great demand for labor. Families
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laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit‚ children were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly‚ children could be paid less than adults." - History staff In the 1800’s‚ Factories began to appear everywhere in the United States‚ because of machines that could now replace the majority of hand labor jobs for making most manufactured items‚ the factory owners also had new people to run their machines. Children were
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APUSH November 4‚ 2013 Transcendental Movement of the 1800s Transcendentalism was a religious‚ literary‚ and social movement that occurred between 1830 and 1855. Transcendentalists “…focused on personal spiritual awakening and individual self-gained insight; they were idealistic and embraced nature as they reacted against the increasingly commercial nature of the emerging American society.” [1] The Transcendental Club‚ where this movement received its name‚ met in the Boston area during this
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In the film Dr. Farmer hit and killed a hog with his car‚ and he offered his entire monthly salary to the man who owned the hog. They asked him for twenty five dollars and he said he did not have that much money with him. The two men gave him a look and threatened him. I think Dr. Farmer acted this way because he did not want him or his family to get hurt‚ since they were sitting right behind him in the car. His family’s safety was more important to him than any amount of money. He did not argue
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What did slave life “look like” when it expanded in the south after the introduction of the cotton gin? Why? There are many perspectives of slave live‚ from the young children to matured adults‚ Saltwater Africans had one thing in common which was heartache. The shipment of slaves coming from the upper to lower parts of the south was a domino reaction by the invention of a disarmingly simple machine that processed as much cotton in a single day as fifty slaves cleaned by hand‚ created by Eli Whitney
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Nomads to Farmers A civilization is defined as an organized group of humans who radically modify their environment. According to this definition‚ the first civilizations began with the introduction of farming and herding. It’s not exactly known why people began farming when foraging and migrating were sustaining the population for the time. But around 10‚000-7‚000 years ago‚ people began the transition from small migrating groups to established settlements‚ crop production‚ and herding. (Fernandez-Armesto)
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In the 1800s‚ women did not have the same rights that they do now. Because of this‚ feminists fought for women’s rights. Feminism is defined as the ideology and movements that have the goal of creating equality between men and women. Feminist movements in the United States have given women many more rights than they previously had. Some of these rights include the right to vote and reproductive rights (Feminism‚ 2017). Women have benefited greatly from the feminist movement‚ but nowadays‚ most feminists
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The major characteristics of romanticism in the mid-1700s to the late 1800s‚ highlighted their individuality‚ emotions‚ nature‚ literature‚ art‚ music‚ religion and poetry (2016). The romantics believed in individuality to oneself (2016). They had rather be able to express themselves by changing their appearance such as having long hair and beards and dressing differently than their peers (2016). Romantics believed in following their emotions and remaining true to their feelings through their labor
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During the late 1800s and mid-1900s‚ women and women’s associations not just attempted to pick up the privilege to vote‚ they likewise worked for wide based financial and political equality and for social changes. Somewhere around 1880 and 1910‚ the quantity of women utilized in the United States expanded from 2.6 million to 7.8 million. Despite the fact that women started to be utilized in business and industry‚ the greater part of better paying positions kept on going to men. When the new century
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would be conducted where a stone trephine‚ or a saw‚ would be used in surgery to remove a circle of tissue or bone from a person’s skull. The demonological treatment continued during the Middle Ages. A more moral treatment began in Europe prior to the 1800s when treating people with mental dysfunction emphasized moral guidance‚ humane‚ and respectful treatment. Asylums were built to care for people with mental illness. Moral treatment in the U.S. began at this time led by Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania
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