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    perfect example. Racial animosity grew in both the North and South‚ and in many instances led to physical violence. The era of slavery should have been called the era of inhumanity. Slavery was inhumane‚ barbaric‚ and ultimately disgusting. In 1800 the population of the United States included 893‚602 slaves‚ of which only 36‚505 were in northern states (Phillips 18). Slaves were treated as if they were a piece of meat. The defined characteristics of slaves are as follows‚ " their labor or

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    Child Labor in the 1800s

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    Hannah Lambach Miss Johnson American Literature 14 May 2014 Child Labor Children today should be very grateful. They have school‚ sleep‚ and parents that give them almost next to no chores. Children in the 1800s and early 1900s worked in factories sometimes as young as 4. They received very little pay‚ as having children work in the factories was easier for the factory owner‚ for they did not have to pay as much and children were easier to manage. Many children were hurt in many ways from working

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    In the 1800s‚ women did not have the same rights that they do now. Because of this‚ feminists fought for women’s rights. Feminism is defined as the ideology and movements that have the goal of creating equality between men and women. Feminist movements in the United States have given women many more rights than they previously had. Some of these rights include the right to vote and reproductive rights (Feminism‚ 2017). Women have benefited greatly from the feminist movement‚ but nowadays‚ most feminists

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    Beginning in 1800s America began a mission of western expansion. Americans knew that they wanted to expand and grow. The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy that regarded domination in the America’s‚ issued in 1823. This policy said that future efforts by the European nations to colonize land and interfere on American soil will be viewed as an act of aggression. This would require U.S intervention. Many Historians felt that the Monroe Doctrine enabled Americans to move west because no other countries

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    The Convoy System “ Individually‚ we are one drop‚ together‚ we are an ocean”- Ryunosuke Satoro‚ explaining that together we are stronger‚ after being attacked by German U-boats no ship travelled alone. The Allies of WWI consisted of the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ and Russia. The Central powers were Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Bulgaria. In WWI‚ the Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare‚ they declared the location between British isles was a war zone‚ in turn they

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    The major characteristics of romanticism in the mid-1700s to the late 1800s‚ highlighted their individuality‚ emotions‚ nature‚ literature‚ art‚ music‚ religion and poetry (2016). The romantics believed in individuality to oneself (2016). They had rather be able to express themselves by changing their appearance such as having long hair and beards and dressing differently than their peers (2016). Romantics believed in following their emotions and remaining true to their feelings through their labor

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    Trade In The 1800's

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    Trade is the business of buying and selling or bartering commodity. Trade in the 1800’s was a little difficult. Many reasons include of the fact that you had to (in some cases) trade an old dog for a new gun. Like in the Yearling‚ Penny had to trade one of his dogs to get a better gun for hunting. Many things were traded like meat‚ fur‚ clothing‚ weapons‚ and anything that is a necessity for life. Trade was also a main part in life then and now. Still in 2018 we still trade things. For instance‚

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    primary execution method in Britain. During the time of William the Conqueror in the eleventh century‚ executions took place only in times of war. This period ended in the sixteenth century

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    There were numerous advancements in the medical world in England throughout the 1800’s. Many things that are being used in hospitals today were developed in this time period‚ such as anesthesia‚ x-rays‚ and many other things. The Germ Theory was an important discovery for the medical field in the 19th century. Louis Pasteur proved that the souring of milk was caused by living organisms. He would boil liquids known to ferment in a “swan necked flask” and let them cool‚ he found that none of them

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    The studio system is a method of which film production and distribution is dominated by a small number of major Hollywood Studios (Waldrop‚ J‚ 2013). During the Golden Age of Hollywood‚ studio system was organized into eight studios. The five major studios were Paramount Pictures‚ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer‚ Warner Bros.‚ 20th Century Fox‚ and RKO Radio Pictures. The three minor studio were Universal Studios‚ Columbia Pictures‚ and United Artists. The eight movie studios wrote‚ produced‚ and distributed

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