There were many brave men and women heros during the 1800’s like the men who fought in the Alamo and died fighting to protect the Alamo since they were way outnumbered by the Mexicans by more than one thousand soldiers. The last one alive defending the Alamo was Davy Crockett and chose to die over becoming a Mexican soldier. After the Alamo was defeated Sam started falling back to settle a camp to surprise attack the Mexicans because Sam Houston and his soldiers were hidden so well. And of all of
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or qualities as men normally do. This has been happening for years and years overdue. For a long time women could not vote only men.In the 1800’s and early 1900’s women were mainly nurses or stay at home moms.Generally women just stayed home cooked‚cleaned and cared for children while the husband worked.This was called being a housewife‚ this was popular during the early 1900’s. As a women if you wanted to be a lawyer or be in the army or any other profession men only thought they could do‚ you would
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Some positively‚ but most negatively. The urban population felt the worst impact during this period. The New South also felt the negative effects of this period‚ and the middle-class got a little bit of both good and bad. Generally‚ in the late 1800s‚ technological advancements and industrialization had a severely negative impact on many different social groups. The urban population got one of the worst deals in the 1800s. With the amount of immigrants coming into America‚ the urban population had
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religious reformers called for individuals to lead “clean” lives and the movement gained movement across the country. Unfortunately the movement was somewhat unsuccessful. American reformers also sought to implement school reform. Before the early 1800s‚ education for most Americans was very basic. For most‚ this meant a few months of schooling a year in a one-room rural schoolhouse. The wealthy engaged private tutors and academies. For the urban poor‚ a very few were able to attend private charitable
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“Two Similar Women of The 1800’s” During the time of the 1800’s women did not have many rights. Their main obligation in life was to marry young and take care of the house and the children‚ while the husband did all the physical things such as work and bring in an income. Women had very few rights during this time. It was almost like they were ruled by a man‚ that man being their husband. Although‚ in love with this man or just living the life of that era‚ they could not speak for themselves and
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transportantion after the war in 1812 when it was designed to provide a secure supply route from Montreal to Kingston‚ avoiding the vulnerable St. Lawrence River route -In 1826 they start on contruire and November 1831 were icts finish contrire. -a system that has worked well since its opening in 1832‚ and looks like it will work well for centuries to come. -Although the Rideau was never used for its intended purpose‚ a military supply route in times of war‚ he acted as a means of deterring significant
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through numerous changes since the 1800’s. The purpose of this essay is to explore a few key differences between the periods of 1500-1800 and today’s modern world. It will provide a summary of Blainey’s (2000) work and outline the following ‚ food production and diet‚ gender roles and finally beliefs and knowledge of the 1800’s. Focusing on how food was produced and what was eaten in the 1800’s‚ what was expected of women and men in their roles and where people of the 1800’s got their information and what
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Slavery played enormous roles in shaping the Revolution and its immediate aftermath during the years 1770 to 1800. Slavery in the colonies during this time period outlined the hypocritical nature of the revolutionaries as best seen in this quote from Foner. “’How is it … that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from the drivers of negroes?’” (Foner‚ page 232) However‚ slavery also was a crucial party of the Colonies’ economies leading to the argument that slavery won Americans their war for Independence
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Europe changed during the Medieval ages by downgrading the life of an average person with the use of the feudal system. In Medieval Europe‚ the Feudal system was introduced to classify citizens. At the top of the feudal pyramid was the King who claimed ownership of the land and gave fiefs to Nobles in exchange. Nobles fell under the Kings and Queens. (Offered protection to the locals through knights in exchange for peasant labor.) Church officials. (They were religious leaders‚ had a massive blanket
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immigrants were part of a big conspiracy with the Roman Catholics‚ to take over the United States. They were nothing but danger to native Americans. It is a belief that many Americans shared during 1835‚ but held no real base of truth. The Irish Catholic immigrants that were coming into the United States during 1835‚ were escaping the mess that the British had started in Ireland. There were no jobs‚ opportunities‚ or hope of a better future. People were sleeping on dirt and had to live off of potatoes
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