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    A treatment called trephination would be conducted where a stone trephine‚ or a saw‚ would be used in surgery to remove a circle of tissue or bone from a person’s skull. The demonological treatment continued during the Middle Ages. A more moral treatment began in Europe prior to the 1800s when treating people with mental dysfunction emphasized moral guidance‚ humane‚ and respectful treatment. Asylums were built to care for people with mental illness. Moral treatment in the U.S. began at this time

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    Asian Immigration 1800s

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    000 years and it is now gradually accepted by many people. Many people follow Buddhism for their own choice. Buddhism has now become into a very well-known religion in China. Confucianism is not an actual religion‚ but an ethical and philosophical system. Many countries in the world are influenced by Confucianism. Taoism began back in the Warring Period 1‚800 years ago. There are approximately 300 Taoist Temples in China. Christianity was first introduced to Asians in Tang Dynasty and at that time

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    Established in Louisiana during 1874‚ the White League believed strongly in white supremacy and a Democratic government. White supremacy is the concept that the white race is strongly superior to all other races especially Blacks. During the 1800s white supremacy was a common belief among slaveholders and in the southern region of the United States of America. The White League along with other groups that terrorized African-Americans based many of their beliefs and actions on the concept of white

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    The Industrial revolution is perhaps the most significant period of change in modern history. It took place from the 18th and 19th century and was the start of a technological revolution that primarily affected rural societies in Europe and America. During the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a great demand for labor. Families in rural areas quickly migrated to industrialized cities to find work. Families had to submit all members for the survivability of each other even children. As a result of this

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    reform efforts of the early 1800’s helped them achieve equality.Women fought for their rights in America and women have leaded reform effortsthat began to change the way they were viewed by society. Amelia Earhart andElizabeth Blackwell made a huge impact for women by their independence andbravery. Women’s reform efforts created progress towards their equality andeventually helped they gain some rights and opportunities as all men did.Women’s reform efforts of the early 1800’s helped them achieve equality

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    Slavery In The Mid-1800s

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    but back in the 19th century‚ slavery was huge. Africans were shipped across the ocean and sent to work for slave owners‚ typically in the South. Whole families were separated and sold away from each other to work for different people. In the mid-1800s‚ life as a slave was extremely harsh. One reason why the slaves’ lives were hard was that enslaved people had to wake up early and work after dark. Because they worked all day‚ the slaves found quiet ways to rebel‚ or act out passively. For instance

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    1) Read either the Report on Child Labor or Factory Rules and briefly explain/outline a day in the life of a factory worker in the early 1800s and the challenges they faced The majority of factory workers in the 1800’s lived in dismal conditions‚ tight quarters unfit for living. Regardless‚ work always began at “6a.m. precisely and ends after the usual break of half an hour for breakfast‚ an hour for dinner‚ and half an hour for tea at 7p.m. and it shall be strictly observed” (Perry‚ 2014. p. 147)

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    The Civil War and the period of Reconstruction in the mid-1800s brought about great social‚ political‚ and economic changes to American society. The regional tensions that developed over issues of slavery in the early 19th Century continued following the bloodiest war in American history‚ complicating efforts to heal and redefine the status of African Americans. With the Union’s victory‚ the Reconstruction Era aimed to address the challenges of bringing the Confederate states back into the United

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    Women's Rights 1800s

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    Women had it difficult in the mid-1800s to early 1900s. There was a difference in the treatment of men and women. For example: <br><li>Married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law<br><li>Women were not allowed to vote<br><li>Women had to submit to laws when they had no voice in their formation<br><li>Married women had no property rights<br><li>Women were not allowed to enter professions such as medicine or law<br><li>Women had no means to gain an education since no college or university

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    Slave Trade In The 1800s

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    slave trade and make it illegal in 1807. The discovery of the Americas at the end of the 15th century opened up new economic incentives that led to the greatest transportation of human capital in the form of slaves. From about 1500 to the end of the 1800’s millions of slaves from Africa were taken to the Americas. Britain started the process of

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