Question 1 Indian Removal The Indian Removal Act was the forced relocation of Indian Tribes from their homelands to federal lands further West. The people of the South supported this Act because they wanted to gain the fertile Indian lands. A type of Indian resistance would be that they attempted to adopt “white” practices‚ like large farms and even owning slaves. Another type of Indian resistance would be going to war. The First Seminole War‚ for example‚ tried fighting against the Americans for
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helped set her path in activism. Later in life‚ after getting married‚ she became a fan of Lucretia Mott‚ a feminist and abolitionist. Mott strengthened Stanton’s devotion to women’s rights‚ and she joined her in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ where they organized the first women’s rights convention. There she wrote a Declaration of Rights and Sentiments which commanded political‚ social‚ and professional fairness for women. This is recognized as Stanton’s first notable effort for
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ratification in 1920‚ when the movement began to falter and fade. In the early 19th century‚ century‚ women were limited to the home and care of the children. Arguably the first defining moment of the Women’s Movement was the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ the first women’s rights convention held in the United States. Elizabeth Cady Stantion read aloud the Declaration of Sentiments‚ a statement that rewrote the Delcaration of Independence‚ replacing the concerns the colonists had written about with the greivences
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still affect many movements today. One of Elizabeth’s greatest accomplishments was the organization of the Seneca Falls Convention‚ in which 300 people (including 40 men) attended to listen to guest speakers‚ such as Stanton‚ speak about the unfair treatment of women. The convention not only opened the eyes of many to the daily struggles of women‚ but it also led to several other conventions‚ all of which Stanton was apart of. In 1851‚ Stanton became close friends with Susan B. Anthony‚ and together
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The first event that began every women’s movement rights act in the country was the world’s first women’s rights convention held in Seneca Falls‚ NY on July 19-20‚ 1848. This convention instilled hope in women all over the country to fight or equality in the work force‚ education‚ pay‚ and rights. (49) Because of the first convention leading women to fight for what should righfully be theirs‚ places soon fell in line to accept women accordingly. In 1855 the University of Iowa became the first
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public awareness on women’s rights. Women’s rights awareness movements were launched on a national level in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention in New York. Held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls‚ New York this was the first women’s rights convention ever held in the United States. Over 300 people mostly women‚ but around 40 men‚ attended this conference. Out of this convention came a historic document‚ the ’Declaration of Sentiments‚’ which demanded equal social status and legal rights for women
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Mary Wollstonecraft. In the United States the first definitive position on women’s rights—now intermingled with antislavery issues—was taken in 1848 under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls‚ N.Y. (see Seneca Falls Convention). In 1850 the National Women’s
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References: Kelley‚ M. (2011) Seneca Falls Convention. About.com Guide. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/womenssuffrage/a/senecafalls.htm Feagin‚ J. R.‚ & Feagin‚ C. (2011). Racial and ethnic relations. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education‚ Inc. http://www.sccadvasa.org/
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The women’s suffrage movement was full of brilliant political strategist who with their knowledge of the intricate government made their purpose and goals achievable. It was mainly lead by civil rights activists‚ propagandists‚ and writers. Their contribution was ultimately leading for their right to vote‚ and to run for office. This lead America to have more diversity with the people who were voting. The first women’s rights organization formed the International Counsel of Women (ICU). Since
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of her decision she held a convention in Seneca Falls called‚ "A convention to discuss the social‚ civil‚ and religious condition and rights of woman". Stanton created a list to present called "Declaration of Sentiments" which stated areas in life where women were treated unjustly. (*1) After the second day of the convention‚ every resolution on her declaration was passed except the one that called for women the right to vote. As time passed‚ however‚ many conventions were held all the way up to
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