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    In the 1800’s‚ Britain’s rule over the Indian people was oppressive. Several attempts were made to influence and alter the Indian culture including forcing English to be taught as a primary language along with creating laws that banned specific muslim practices such as sati‚ which allowed a widow to be burned to death on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. As they continued to change their culture‚ movements such at the rebellion of 1857 fought to object to these new rules. These were all violent

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    are treated as unfairly as women were treated in prior centuries). These women authors have impacted a male dominated society into reflecting on of the unfairness imposed upon women. Through their writings‚ each of these women authors who existed during that masochistic Victorian era‚ risked criticism and retribution. Each author ignored convention and proceeded to write about women ’s issues. They took the gamble and suffered the consequences‚ but each one stood by what is just and reasonable. They

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    During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ there were a lot of injustices in the United States. The Progressive Movement‚ which began in the late 1800’s attempted to bring about government reforms and correct injustices in America. One example of the problem in the U.S. was over population of the American cities. More and more people began to move cities from rural areas for jobs. As you can see in Document I‚ the cities were overcrowded and the infrastructure could not hold up with the influx of

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    -In the early and mid 1800’s and since the early days of the United States’‚ different ways of life existed in the northern and southern portions of the country. -Each portion desired its principles to be spread to the new US territories. -The Northern United States‚ at the time‚ possessed a diverse economy consisting of agricultural and industrial fields. This region employed workers in these fields. -The Northern United States‚ at the time‚ possessed an economy based solely on a few cash crops

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    Themes Identity Peopling Work‚ exchange‚ and technology Politics and power Environment and geography America in the world Ideas‚ beliefs‚ and culture Units Unit 1 – 1491-1607 Unit 2 – 1607-1754 Unit 3 – 1754 – 1800 Unit 4 – 1800 – 1848 Unit 5 – 1844 – 1877 Unit 6 – 1865 – 1898 Unit 7 – 1890 – Unit 8 – Unit 9 – Is History True? Notes Responses History is a complex process that combines historical facts and a historian’s interpretation to those facts The Uses of

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    debate about the origins of the sexual division of labor during the Industrial Revolution revolve around? Patriarchal dominance 7. What did the Factory Act of 1833 do? Limited time for children 10 and under in factories 8. What did most early industrialists draw upon for labor and capitol? Family and friends 9. What was the greatest change that works faced with the shift from cottage industry to factory work? New working rhythm/system/pace 10. What did Friedrich Engels point out? Accused

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    Private systems of art dealership have changed dramatically since their inception in Babylonian times (Shubik‚ Martin 2003). This essay will discuss one of the major changes that occurred during the industrial revolution in Europe in the 1800 ’s. I will be discussing what the role of an art dealer is‚ how the modern art dealership system arose and how the industrial revolution influenced the role of private art dealership systems in two ways. Firstly‚ it created a new middle class that had more expendable

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    Great Britain include the increase of male suffrage and the regulation of working conditions. This expansion wasn’t dramatic because women still couldn’t vote during that time period. The increase of male suffrage helped the expansion of democracy in Great Britain. Only 5% of the British population had the right to vote in the early 1800s. The Reform Act of 1832 gave merchants‚ bankers‚ and factory owners the right to vote and ended rotten boroughs‚ which were the male landowners. Many working

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    completely dependent on the starchy root in order to survive‚ until a terrible adversity struck in the 1800’s that resulted in a famine that effected millions. The cause and factors of the Irish potato famine have puzzled Biologists for many years. Biologists have known that it was a strain of phytoptharainfestants that destroyed Ireland’s potato crops as well as northern Europe’s during the 1800’s. Several determined

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    “The Raven” written by Edgar Allan Poe during the 1800’s which was considered the Romantic Era of writing. This story tells of a man mourning over his lost love‚ Lenore. He was sitting reading to get his mind off his love‚ but there was a sound from the chamber door. When he goes to check there is nothing. He then discovers the Raven above his door. He sits down and asks the raven questions. The Raven responds with “Nevermore”. The young man thinks he is going crazy because he catches a strong smell

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