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    opened up the opportunity for the north and the south to interpret slavery in whatever way it benefitted them the most. After expansion began to occur it was a disputed topic on whether territories were able to have slavery or not. The Compromise of 1850 somewhat made the situation clearer by stating which territories could and could not have slavery‚ but popular sovereignty made this compromise not as useful because pro and against slave populations moved into the territory just to declare slave or

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    the southern colony‚ looking for gold‚ however‚ ends up by growing and trading tobacco to make money; John Winthrop came into New England‚ which is a part of the northern colony‚ for religious free; William Pann came into Pennsylvania to spread his thought of religious‚ Quaker. First of all‚ as always‚ social conditions play the biggest role. By the 1700’s‚ the northern and southern colonies had already developed into two different societies. This is mainly because the northern and southern colonies

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    America ’s Economy during the 1840s through the 1860 ’s The influential factors that contributed to the vigorous economic expansion of America during the 1840s through the 1860 ’s‚ consisted of the Industrial Revolution‚ the Improvements in Transportation‚ and Internal Expansion‚ all played a vital role in helping form the dynamic economy. The nations industry was rapidly growing more efficient‚ better quality products‚ with help of the advances in manufacturing technology. A change from unmarried

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    government to mend the breaking union during the late 1800’s. Northern and Southern states differed politically‚ economically‚ and socially; thus setting the stage for one of the biggest battles in American history. The constitution was intended to be this almighty document that united the states and kept them in balance but tension rose greatly. Even though the constitution is ultimately our most important historical “rulebook” it failed in the 1850s being the primary cause for a Civil War. For four long

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    In early 1800s women were treated unequally from the males. The role of a women played the part of their description‚ physically and emotionally weak. They were often classified as the “weaker sex” because women had no control over anything they owned or valued. It was a time where men dominated women and they were left out of all decisions. “The average farmer’s wife is one of the most patient and overworked women of the time” (Hartman). However‚ women’s efforts during the 1800’s were effective

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    Since the foundation of America women have been working towards a dream that they will one day be viewed as the true equals that they are. In recent years women have made strong‚ influential strides towards this dream‚ but where did this movement begin? As each generation builds upon the success of the last‚ it is important to identify who broke ground first. Even though recent women’s movements have been more substantial‚ the movements in the 19th century were the pivotal beginnings. Some of the

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    Although a blight affected the potato crops of Ireland during the 1840s‚ the mass starvation was the result of British governmental policy‚ that forced many Irish to immigrate to America. Their immigration had many positive and negative effects on the American people and the economy. Ireland was a country of poverty and nearly half of the families in rural areas were living in mud houses with no windows or furniture. According to the Constitutional Rights Foundation‚ Ireland was not an industrialized

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    Waterways have dominated the Canadian economy since 1850. Several industries such as fur trading‚ fishing and lumbering are the dependent upon water transportation. Other industries such as wheat production‚ paper‚ and mining gained importance around the 1850s. Around the first half of the 16th century these waters became of a greater importance as these coast were visited by the French and Portuguese. The second half of the century English fishermen established themselves through the development

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    In life itself women are the household care takers‚ they bore the children‚ raise the children‚ cook‚ and clean‚ that is the role of the women. The 21’st century has made an exception to that rule‚ today the average woman has a career‚ a family‚ along with rights that were not equally given to them only 62 years ago. After World War II was over in 1945‚ American’s were overwelmed with the amount of soldiers returning home to their girlfriends‚ families‚ and jobs. Women were responsible for taking

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    The aim of my dissertation is to explore the way women have been represented within magazines. From the stereotypical housewife magazines from the 1950’s and 60’s‚ through the evolution of women as a sex symbol in magazines primarily made for men‚ and how women throughout time more often than not have been viewed as a ‘thing’ presented to the world to be looked at and objectified. In my dissertation I intend to write about how women since the 1950’s have been put into stereotypical boxes created by

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