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    The United States during the 1800s was going through a mode of metamorphosis. The Civil War was a period dedicated to those who fought or opposed slavery in the nation. It solely focused on the people who fought for what they thought would benefit the country more. Apart from the Civil War was the Antebellum Period. The nation went through a phase of shifting individualism and gradual polarization before and after the Civil War‚ known as the Antebellum Period. There were movements done by various

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    AP American DBQ During the early 1800s the paths of the north and the south began to grow in opposite directions‚ making simple compromises became harder and more difficult to deal with as the north continued to produce a large amount of abolitionists and the south never strayed from slavery. The south felt like the north was taking advantage of them in various ways. As the north and the south began to go their own ways they began to differentiate there became apparent disagreements in every

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    From 1914 to 1945 a social reform took shape to increase the availability of contraception. The U.S. aimed to educate society on birth control and then legalize it. This reform began with a group led by Mary Dennett‚ Margaret Sanger‚ and Emma Goldman. This reform came about due to the struggles many women faced during this time period due to pregnancy. There were a high number of low-income women becoming pregnant that simply could not afford to have a child. The idea of contraception was unheard

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    Gender Discrimination Laws on woman’s rights have changed a lot since the 1900s. Women weren’t allowed to vote‚ get an education‚ and have high authority in jobs. Now‚ women are allowed to do all of these things and more. But have things really changed‚ or are they just more hidden? There are three ways in which women are discriminated against: in the workplace‚ television‚ and in politics. According to Napoleon Bonaparte “Nature intended women to be our slaves they are our property. Woman are

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    Women in the late 1800s In America‚ rights for women were very limited and were mainly appointed to men. They did not have common rights that in today society are now over looked because the current situations are no longer Woman in American during the late 1800s were treated unfairly because they had to fight for their rights because they could not vote‚ own property for themselves‚ and were not treated equally to men. In the late 1800s woman had to fight for their rights to vote. The reason

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    Population: 4.4 million by 1822. White population was 2 million‚ making up almost half of the population. Religions: Cathlocism was most popular. Also‚ Protestants‚ Jews‚ Euangelical Christians‚ and opinulast religions as of African origin like Macomba‚ etc. Ethnicity: 2 Million of the people were white. Other ethnicities included Portuguese‚ Spanish‚ and African Natives. Trade Markets: Sugar‚ gold and diamonds‚ Coffee‚ tobacco‚ soybeans‚ corn‚ and rice. Also many fruits such as oranges

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    Chicago in the 1900s were deadly. Open shootings‚ muggings‚ and illegal breweries‚ all started with Mobsters. Most people do not know who Johnny Torrio is‚ but gangsters would not be the same without him. Born in Italy‚ then traveled to New York‚ but his life as a big time gangster started in Chicago. Johnny Torrio lived a rough life. His dad died when he was two years old‚ and his mother brought him to New York. His mother remarried a man who owned a grocery store that was secretly a illegal liquor

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    everybody’s lives. It helps maintain good social and mental health‚ as well as personal pleasure. However‚ with the mass production of new social technologies‚ human socialization is slowly becoming less meaningful. Let’s retrace our steps. Back in the 1900s‚ when breakthrough technologies were just being introduced‚ people didn’t rely on “smartphones” and “social media” as a means of communication. Instead‚ they would arrange to meet in person‚ or even engage in friendly conversation with a fellow street-dweller

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    especially in the early 1800s. During the early 1800s and in the present day there is an ongoing

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    it; it introduced lots of things that evolved into what elections are like today‚ including economic and social changes‚ who can vote‚ how many people vote‚ how candidates portray themselves‚ and the different backgrounds of the candidates. In the 1800s‚ not many people could vote compared to today. In the elections before the 1828 election‚ the only ones that could vote were white males who were at least 21 years old‚ educated‚ and owned property. If you didn’t meet these qualifications‚ you couldn’t

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