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    Jennifer Lopera 04/19/2013 HIST100-970 Western Expansion: Texas and the War with Mexico In the mid-nineteenth century‚ the United States found expansion necessary. Many factors necessitated the increase the countries size. The population of this young country grew from five million to almost twenty-three million‚ and by 1850 almost four million people had migrated westward. Two economic depressions‚ one in 1818 and another in 1839‚ further provoked migration‚ leaving the nation searching for

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    Swimsuits In The 1800's

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    In the 1800s‚ Victorian morals started through bathing suit. Victorians had their own way of the pattern for men and women. Early Victorian women had to worn serge or dark flannel bathing dresses. The swimwear bodice top was like a jacket and the swimsuit bottom part three-quarter trousers. But this had been rejected in the earlier decade when Amelia Bloomer urged women to adopt them. Then later years Victorian swimsuit was still cumbersome but were more practical and more attractive than earlier

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    The territorial expansion from 1800 to 1850 did not unite the nation‚ but rather tore it apart. The concept of Manifest Destiny had most citizens believe that the territory of the United States should extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Through the expansion of territory the issue of slavery between the North and the South did not unite the nation but rather split it apart. The territorial expansion can be seen as splitting the nation apart when Missouri was added to the nation from 1819-1821

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    Scott-6th Ms. Istre FRQ Although many seemingly happy events such as the “Era of Good Feelings” and the granting of universal white manhood suffrage occurred during the early 1800s‚ the statement that nationalism and not the fear of sectionalism caused westward expansion is an invalid statement. Westward expansion was truly an effect of a growing sectionalism in the country originating from events such as the Tariff of 1828 ‚ the National Bank‚ and the Missouri Compromise. Preceding the Missouri

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    Early 1800's Analysis

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    for high quality of life led into expansion of national territory. The United States constructed the new regions after experiencing the Manifest Destiny in 19th century‚ and it created an innovation and invention. The success in industrialization resulted into successfulness of agriculture such as plantation of cotton‚ sugar cane‚ lumber‚ tobacco‚ and rise. However‚ the differences in economic development between the Northern and Southern states in the early 1800s affected into the argument regarding

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    Inventions of the 1800's

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    In 1876‚ Edison moved out of Newark and into Meleno Park. In 1876 Alexander Bell invented the telephone and Edison improved it by making it battery powered. He then invented a lampback out of graphite and it made the signal clearer. Then the Western Union paid Edison $100‚000! During that time Edison invented the phonograph. In 1879‚ he invented the incandescent light bulb. Edison invented the light bulb and a lighting system for New York. In 1844‚ Mary died from Typhoid fever and 2 years later

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    In early 1800s women were treated unequally from the males. The role of a women played the part of their description‚ physically and emotionally weak. They were often classified as the “weaker sex” because women had no control over anything they owned or valued. It was a time where men dominated women and they were left out of all decisions. “The average farmer’s wife is one of the most patient and overworked women of the time” (Hartman). However‚ women’s efforts during the 1800s were effective

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    In the early 1700’s America started to use slaves‚ this continued for over two and a half centuries. The slaves which were used at the time for tobacco plants and then later cotton were mostly from Africa. The growing demand for cotton led for many slave owners in the south to start growing cotton this led to slaves and cotton being the base of the souths economy. The abolitionist movement during the late 1800s began dividing the United States over the issue of slavery. Slavery was banned

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    During the time period between 1790-1860‚ the United States leaped into a period of looking towards the future and with a movement out west looking for opportunities and cheap land. Furthermore‚ advancements in machinery came to life and an increase in cultivation was set in motion. Overall‚ this momentum set a high standard towards rising market-oriented‚ national economy. During Andrew Jackson’s presidency westward movement was exemplified as Americans set forth. However‚ it was not so bright

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    The thought of being an African American slave in the 1860s is a terrifying thought for most people. The struggles they faced in order to achieve were very extreme. Luckily there were people who did not agree with the way African Americans were treated back then. There was an escape route called the Underground Railroad. Contrary to what it sounds like‚ the Underground railroad was not a railroad nor one single route. It was a combination of secret escape trails for slaves to use that lead to 14

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