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    and ways of living were founded in this time of immigration. Finding or realizing that there are other people on the other side of the world that just live differently than you would be something to be interested in. At least in the sixteenth century. The English were used to their ways of living‚ but also were interested in The New World’s ways. They were interested in their ways of economy‚ or how the people make and spend money. The society‚ how people interact with one another. And also the

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    The 18th and 19th centuries‚ though facing difficulties from white oppressors‚ African American women were taking action by contributing their help and skills in the United States. Women dealt with the separation from their families‚ working in the fields with their infant children and sexual exploitation from their masters. As the cruel years past for the African American‚ women would find ways through creativity‚ abolition and community building to shape the way for America in years to come. Black

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    During the 20th century African Americans were rapidly entering the prison world for no justified reason other than racial discrimination. According to DuVernay‚ as time passed by‚ The United States prison population number began to increase to about 300‚000 by the year of 1972 and it became the highest in the world. She also stated that‚ “Should a little country with 5% of the world’s population having 25% of the world’s prisoners? One out of four humans beings with their hands on bar‚ shackled

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    Abstract This historiography will examine the American families and their roles in the 18th century. It will focus mainly on three major areas: the colonial era‚ the 18th century and the progressive era. The family roles and relationship has been highlighted. Highlighted in the essay too is the rapid change in the family structure and relationship towards the early 20th century. The family roles have been broken into parental roles and the children roles in the family and the society at large.

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    American Fashion Fads of the Twentieth Century A fad‚ or craze‚ becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly‚ but also loses its popularity dramatically. A fad that remains for a significant amount of time typically loses its significance in current popular culture as it evolves and becomes accepted into a society ’s everyday culture. In the past hundred years‚ fashion fads have been characterized by politics‚ popular movies‚ music and famous celebrities. Most fads just wither and quickly fad

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    settlement of the Americas‚ race has always played a role on how people were treated when it came to crimes and decision making. Using the books; “Mutiny on the Bounty”‚ “Great American Trials”‚ and “A Murder Most Foul”‚ this would allow a deeper understanding of how race was handled in the American Legal system in the 18th‚ 19th centuries‚ and also in this era. Looking at how court systems handled cases involving race‚ how the courts were likely to stretch the law to suit purposes‚ and the possible different

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    (Spanish‚ Dutch‚ French) show a different mindset from that of the English settlers? (That is‚ what values or priorities are different?) As we have read in the book‚ Agriculture has become very big in our society today. The way a house is built gives a home its beauty‚ and it’s feeling. The non-English style houses (Spanish‚ Dutch and French) show a different mindset and have different features compared to the English settlers. The English were part of what we now call the "eastern Woodland"

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    The kind of discrimination African Americans faced in the 19th century was unjustified. The whites in the south claimed that they were free but in all reality the blacks were still living in modern day slavery. For the blacks not to have as much freedom the whites separated white places from black places. The places the blacks were allowed majority of the time was run down and dirty. The white southerners gave the blacks in the south the last of everything. Only the nice places were allowed for the

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    Throughout the survey of this course the literature studied has given insights to the lives Americans lived in the 19th century. The course allowed for observations of regions all across America and amongst all social classes. Throughout all regions and social classes one subgroup remained in a state of oppression‚ held at a level beneath their counterpart‚ women. The roles of women during the 19th century were extremely limited compared to the vast opportunities provided to women today. This time

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    discovery of the Americas led to many of those from England to migrate in the 17th century. A large mass of English people journeyed to New England as well as the Chesapeake Region. Those who settled in New England were looking for a permanent settlement‚ where they could practice religion freely. However‚ those who travelled to the Chesapeake Region had a different idea for what they could do in this new land. Settlers in the Chesapeake Region had migrated in order to find land and gold. Additionally

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