leaders in the nineteenth century believed that it was America’s destiny to expand the nation’s civilization and spread the idea of democracy across the continent. The United States was growing in numbers and economically as a nation. As the colonies are growing‚ land expansion was much needed. More land meant more income opportunities. So America wanted to expand their nation more western towards the pacific coast. The white‚ Protestant American in the mid-nineteenth century defined this progress
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The Ghost Map Cholera is a disease that started to show up around the 19th century. It is thought that Cholera made its way out of Asia by the British who colonized there. Outbreaks of the illness where common among towns due to urbanization. These outbreaks were happening in cities because of the low hygiene and poor sewer management. The city of London was common victim of these outbreaks. In 1854‚ one particular outbreak occurred‚ in a wealthy neighborhood‚ that sparked the curiosity of a man
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During the 19th century‚ Shamanism was a practice among primitive societies which the diagnosis or treatment was based on trance-like states of the healer or the patient. On the other hand‚ the shaman is a healer whose diagnosis of patients is based at least in part on trances or frequently induced by hallucinogenic drugs. However‚ during the 19th-century drugs were available and grew almost everywhere. Moreover‚ during this era‚ people used natural herbs to cure most everything. Therefore‚ not being
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In the 19th century‚ women suffered from gender inequality. They were considered second-class citizens regardless of their ethnicity. In this century they were not allowed to vote‚ sue‚ testify in court‚ hardly granted custody of their children and were barred from institutions of higher education. According to an article called Feminism in literature‚ women were expected to remain subservient to their fathers and husbands. The only occupations they were allowed to take part in were as domestic servants
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The history of slavery in the U.S. is very unique and adapted greatly throughout its time. There were many changes in the 18th and 19th Century due to events such as the Stono rebellion of 1739‚ different demands for slaves‚ political issues‚ and laws that were passed. There were different rankings for slaves based on gender‚ skills‚ and use for which the master had in mind. Repercussions for slaves varied widely but were all very horrific. The struggles faced by female slaves in the antebellum south
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In the 19th Century‚ European society underwent great changes due to industrialization. Manufacturing readily developed and began to take over the traditional economic activities of European countries‚ agriculture. This caused many European communities economic production to shift from homes and small shops‚ this in turn led to the creation of many new factories. Due to this major transformation from "agricultural societies" to modern "industrial societies" much of the European populace relocated
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In the early 19th century many religious and secular utopian communities started to spring up across the united states. These utopian communities were considered social experiments that embraced forms of communism or socialism. During this time‚ economic‚ political and social changes created a concern for many Americans about their future and that of their nation. Some believed that these changes had effects on morality‚ the ability of their communities to prosper and even the integrity of family
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The 19th century was a time of great scientific discoveries. Discoveries like germ theory‚ which helped us further understand how certain diseases are caused and how they can be prevented‚ and the invention of the telephone‚ which became the foundation for every day communication all over the world. The realizations made during this period of history have become an integral part of modern society and its comforts. With all that being said‚ most of the Western world is still rooted in bigotry and
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past‚ and starting in the 1900’s‚ issues started getting addressed. Even today‚ there are issues which appear to still affect roles and views of people. A difference between today’s issues and the ones from the 19th century is that at least today women have rights as citizens. 19th century England enforced debilitating gender roles on women which prevented them from being considered “real” citizens in society. There have been several issues and topics in conversation which depict how the gender
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Concept of marriage in 19th Century. Position of women in the 19th century was certainly different from today. But what makes it interesting is the amount of variation from now and then. Today women are equivalent to men and can perform any task‚ take up any occupation‚ they have that right to choose their husband‚ divorce them‚ they can decide whether they want to have children‚ and also have inheritance rights. But back then in the 19th century these rights were alien to women‚ they were deprived
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