In the early 19th Century‚ the United States saw a large wave of immigrants that came to America in search of better lives. Roughly ⅓ of the immigrants came over from Ireland and settled on the east coast of the US. The Irish were driven out of Ireland by the great famine of the 1840’s. Around 5 million Germans also came over during that time. There were tons of boats full of immigrants and most of them came through Ellis Island which is located in New York. Transoceanic transportation had become
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At the end of the nineteenth century‚ the population‚ especially in cities‚ began to surge. Technology began to advance‚ helping cities handle the increasing population. (pg. 701) Along with the population‚ cities grew “as horse-drawn streetcars and commuter railways let people live farther away from their downtown workplaces.” (pg. 701) America greatly prospered‚ resulting in many immigrants being attracted to it. Many newcomers from Europe arrived in America‚ causing the number of immigrants to
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The 19th century was a huge step in the history of Canada. They decided that it shouldn’t be divided in east and west but combined to be a country. In 1864 they had their first conference in Charlottetown with Ontario‚ Québec and the Maritimes. They also had another that same year in Québec. In Québec‚ even Newfoundland and Labrador was invited. In 1866 all the colonies go to London (England) for permission to unite. Aubiosly London accepte since this was their plan since the beginning. To unite
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Social Studies Essay Throughout the 19th century‚ America was a rapidly growing country. It was full of new inventions‚ new ideas‚ economic and social development‚ and new ways of thinking. But‚ most of these came from the North. The North and the South had many differences and many similarities. The North and South had many differences. One difference is that South’s economy relied on slaves more than the North. Almost all the Northern states immediately or gradually abolished slavery after
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During the nineteenth century why did criminals continue to break the law when the punishment was so barbaric? Despite the Industrial Revolution‚ crime was on the rise. Was crime due to poverty and the lack of education‚ more prosperity-induced than poverty-induced‚ or was it based on where you came from? The Penal System in England during the nineteenth century did not seem fair. Regardless of the reason for criminal activity‚ the punishment didn’t seem to fit the crime either. Undoubtedly
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precious metals or a large indigenous population to exploit‚ Cuba remained a neglected‚ sparsely populated outpost of the empire. The is- land’s inhabitants engaged‚ for the most part‚ in small-scale farming for domestic consumption. During the 19th century there was a severe change in Cuba‚ the country had transformed into a monoculture. Cuba was dependent on the production of a single crop called sugar. There was an economic boom in the 1800’s due to
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Immigration is defined as the movement of a former citizen‚ from another country‚ to come and live somewhere else permanently (Levine 1). Immigration dates all the way back to the Colonial Era of the 19th century (1880-1920)‚ and has did nothing but increase since then because of all the “waves” of people that America has had since then. It all started when the immigrants of Great Britain‚ the Pilgrims‚ came to what is now called America or the United States. Many immigrants either come to colonize
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Nationalism as a radical idea of the early 19th century was destined to have an enormous influence in the modern world. In this ideology we find some points standing out‚ firstly nationalism has normally evolved from a real or imagined cultural unity supporting itself especially in a common language‚ history‚ and territory. Nationalists also have usually sought to turn this cultural unity into political reality and modern nationalism had its immediate impact in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic
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toward the end of the 19th century‚ industrialized cities across Europe and the United States witnessed a new kind of pollution which was caused by the waste of industries and factories. The rivers became polluted and diseases were spreading for there was lots metals and industrial chemicals being dumped in the rivers. Water and air pollution was increasing massively in the U.S. towards the 20th century. For example the river of Cuyahoga In Cleveland was so polluted
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stay out of the old world. But this seemingly complete disregard for world politics did not mean that the United States had no territorial ambitions of its own. On the contrary‚ for the latter half of the 19th century‚ the U.S. continued to expand. With the Louisiana
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