call “urbanization”.Children living in urban areas during the industrial revolution had no option but to become miners‚factory workers or street kids. Most of the children were orphans (the life expectancy was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them. Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing‚ because there was a shortage of flammable sources and more production of products required coal such as iron making industry and steam engines. Children were often hired to be
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choice of words. In American history there have been documents that have had a tremendous impact on public opinion. Political rhetoric is extremely important because it can bring a society together for one common cause. When someone uses rhetoric effectively the reader starts to have a stirring in their heart because they feel inspired by what is being said. This usually leads them to take action and support the cause their referring to which in this case was the American Revolution. Thomas Paine’s
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Revolutionary ideals formed during the the American “Revolution” were somewhat effectively turned into political realities. The common colonist‚ as well as the elite upper class had many different ideas of what they wanted their lives‚ society‚ and government to look like. Although many had different specific ideals‚ their general ideals regarding how they’d like to be treated as individuals and as a nation stayed mostly the same. The outcome of the revolutionary period in 1787 fairly matched the
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During the seventeenth century‚ some women began their journey in the colonies as Indentured servants. This meant that in exchange for many years of work and servitude women were allowed for a free passage into the colonies. With that said‚ lower class women occupied themselves with many jobs. As wives of farmers‚ they mainly helped out with cash crops during the seasonal cycles. In the winter and spring seasons‚ lower class women spent their times spinning and sewing clothing or table cloths for
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During the American Revolution many strategies and tactics were used by the colonist. Specifically‚ the colonist used guerilla warfare‚ they had geographic advantages‚ and the colonist were a popular support. In general‚ those reasons are why the patriots won the war‚ but the main strategy for winning the American Revolution is the tactic of foreign relations. One of the bigger supporters for the colonist during the American revolution was France. France helped out during the war due to the fact
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American Slavery Young America was founded on some major principles. Life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness was the structural philosophy during the war front of the American Revolution. Oddly enough‚ the life values young America was fighting for was not represented for everyone in America’s beginning of time. The early colonies economy solely depended on trade and mercantilism. Each section of the colonies produced their own type of merchandise that was only produced in that location of the
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completed the Seven Year’s War had massive debt. They decided to impose taxes on the American colonies to gain revenue in order to pay back their debts. Since Great Britain owned the colonies‚ they believed they had the right to tax them. However‚ the colonist felt different. These were the seeds of the American Revolution. Liberty became the issue that was widely discussed with people holding different views. Within the American revolt against Britain the Founding Fathers‚ slaves‚ and women had the same
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Working Conditions of Children During the Industrial Revolution During the beginning of the industrial revolution there was a high demand for labour. Families travelled from rural farm areas to newly industrialized and larger cities in hope of finding new work. To survive even in the lowest class of poverty families would have had to have every single able family member working‚ this includes children. Children as young as six were put to work in factories. They worked for up too 19 hours a day
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farms had both women and men working on different jobs as men typically did the heavy lifting field labor‚ repair and woodwork working with large edge tools. On the other hand‚ women were involved with clothing‚ food preparation and preservation. Children were raised by both sexes and the farms relied on both the women and men and their contribution to the economy could be considered equal. The law on the other hand favored the men giving women fewer rights formally. It was however a time when almost
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Essay 1 During the early period of the American Revolution it was noticed that George Washington was facing hatred about his leadership roles. Washington’s job was on the line for many early parts of war‚ Washington wasn’t the exact favorite in getting the job because of his lack of experience. In the book Washington’s Crossing by David Fischer Washington showed great military tactics by crossing the Delaware River to take on the Hessians in the city of Trenton. Washington would later overcome all
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