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    Many people worked in the Hawaiian Plantations‚ but were known to be harsh and a job that rarely wanted. They would be in the sun all day‚ peeling sugar and getting what it felt like a third degree burn. Overall‚ Plantation life was not easy in the 1800s due to unsanitary living conditions‚ harsh working conditions‚ and ethnic segregation. Unsanitary living conditions is one of the worst part of a plantation life. The houses were first made with grass of wood. It had little shade and everyday‚ the

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    Comparing women’s rights from the 1800s to the present‚ equality for women has significantly improved. In the United States women use to be only viewed useful for work at home like child rearing and today women in the US are more accepted into the workforce. Even while this is true‚ women still do most of the housework and men are left to dominate the workplace. Women have gained huge milestones in politics as well as the workforce. This topic takes heart to me because I am a feminist and I strongly

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    The Louisiana Territory In the 1800s‚ this was the nation’s first opportunity to expand their territory. At this time‚ America was very vast. One of the reasons they wanted this land was that they wanted possession of the port city of New Orleans‚ near the mouth of the Mississippi River. This river was very desirable‚ because the farmers depended on freely moving their crops along the river. It was everything to them. Florida After President Thomas Jefferson has acquired Louisiana through diplomacy

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    companies thrived through the use of slavery‚ racist white southerners used this slavery as a way to reaffirm their superiority. The brutal beatings and extreme conditions that African Americans received was a common occurrence during the early to mid 1800’s. It was clear that slavery was considered normal by many people. After the Civil War‚ it became extremely difficult for slave owners to adjust to the new laws. It is completely gut wrenching to hear and read about the horrible abuse of African

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    Stop Slavery In The 1800s

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    people were starting to decide that slavery was a terrible institution and needed to stop in America. There were multiple ideas on how to stop slavery and continuing through the 1800s the debates over slavery changed and became more widespread.     Congress was a big factor in altering the debates and nature of slavery in the 1800s. In 1808‚ Congress banned the importation of slaves into America. This restricted the growth of slavery‚ making it a lot harder for slave owners to get large amounts of slaves

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    Old Immigration 1800s

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    increased profoundly. The two times of this immigration can be separted into the "old" and "new". These movements differed not only in the people that were immigrating but for different political‚ social‚ and economic reasons as well. The early 1800s saw the earliest wave of immigration: "Old Immigration". These settlers generally came from western and northern Europe‚ mainly England and English territiories. Other settlers were slaves that were immigrating to work on plantations in the south.

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    investing in a failing flour company and made it into a profitable business. It became the 19th largest flour mill. The flour industry start in the 1800 and for 50 years. Minnesota was know as the “flour milling capital of the world”. Many immigrants worked for the flour industry because they got paid well. Next‚ what the flour industry was like in the late 1800s. Two dozen flour mills were made. Thousands of farmers planted wheat‚ for the flour.

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    Apush-Revolution of 1800

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    AP Essay Redo Kaleb Duncan The election of 1800 was considered the “Revolution of 1800” by Thomas Jefferson because it was a switch from previous Federalist rule‚ to Republican leadership. Economies and plans for them changed dramatically with the Republican Party in control‚ as well as politics at the time. In foreign policy‚ Jefferson got America involved in the Barbary Wars and the Embargo Act. Previous presidents had done what they could to stay neutral in foreign battles

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    The 1800s brought about significant changes in the status of African Americans that have had lasting impact on the lives of African American leaders. The Civil War played a prominent role in the shift of the mindset of the slave to that of importance and self-worth. Those who were slaves during the civil war began to realize that winning the war on either side was dependent on their presence and cooperation. This gave them a sense of worth. After countless years of oppression‚ and being treated like

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    Erie Canal In The 1800s

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    The Erie Canal was a big success during the 1800s. Helping and aiding many people‚ making their life easier. In source #3 it shows the table which from how old transportation before the erie canal came. The table shows the burst of the erie canal’s explosion on the usefulness and the usage of the erie canal. Cost lowering‚ usage of the Erie Canal going immensely up‚ population of some areas going way up due to the popularity and the usefulness of the Erie Canal‚ cutting down normal time of travel

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