Imagine the world before the 1850. There was no heavy equipment to assist in making buildings‚ houses‚ paving roads or cranes to move heavy equipment. Draft animals were used to pull heavy loads. People who worked the lands had no help other than manual labor and draft horses. Manual labor was grueling before the industrial revolution of heavy equipment. Over the years inventions were made that revolutionized the way building and structures were made. James Watt made the first reliable steam engine
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Chinese Immigrants In the 1850’s China was full was full of crime and poverty. There was people starving to death and committing crimes because they couldn’t afford the materials to stay alive. Also‚ overpopulation was a problem in China so this had it more difficult for people to make a living in China. Overpopulation in the 1850’s was such a huge problem that people were distributed with more than 400 people per square kilometer in the coastal areas. China’s population was growing 1.4 percent
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How did the relationship between Austria and Prussia develop after 1815 and before 1850? The relationship between Austria and Prussia developed a lot during the era of economic wealth‚ revolution and war. Many governments were restored in Europe (after the defeating Napoleon). Legitimate monarchy was set up meaning the hereditary ruling families would be restored to their old thrones. This was agreed partly because it was seen as a more stable and suitable system suited to peace. Also Metternich
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There were several changes that took place during the first portion of the 1800s in American politics. “Four factors contributed to the rise of the of a new kind of politics in the 1820s and 1830s: (1) economic booms and busts caused Americans to feel that the government should be more responsive to their needs; (2) the expansion of the franchise‚ or vote‚ allowed greater numbers of American men to participate in politics; and (3) the contentious presidential election of 1824 led the entire nation
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Constitution Dbq The Constitution was made in order to keep peace between its people however‚ certain topics were not talked about. As an emerging country many new problems and situations occurred and were brought up. Economically the North and the South were completely different. The constitution failed to address slavery‚ which was important to the South By not addressing this topic the North and the South began having tension between each other. Not talking about slavery backfired because the
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From the years 1800-1850 the nation was full of battles and prosperity. Territorial expansion was a cause in most of the battles‚ but also gained prosperity for the nation. There were many impacts on national unity between those time periods‚ but the main impact was territorial expansion. This is true because of the Louisiana Purchase‚ the purchase of Oregon territory‚ and the Mexican War. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important event of President Thomas Jefferson ’s first Administration
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AP World History Hal Emas Period Two February 22‚ 2011 Imperialism in Africa and Asia In the beginning of 19th century‚ Europe had almost no land in Africa except for the coastal areas. In the middle of the century however‚ Europe became quite interested in Africa. This came from wanting to create overseas empires‚ also known as imperialism. European nations wanted to control the lands with the most raw material to fuel their industrial economies. Another reason was that as a nation gained colonies
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John Palen (The Urban World 2015) defines urbanization as the process that transforms rural areas into urban areas (9). This definition encompasses population growth as well as physical structures built to service that population. Urbanization began in earnest in San Francisco in 1848-49 when the gold rush was in full steam. The population grew from approximately 1000 in 1848 to over 50‚000
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18Between the years 1788-1850 Australia was re-discovered‚ colonized and faced many fights between the natives of Australia and the British. Disease‚ communication barriers‚ land rights‚ food supply‚ cultural clashes and wars between the British and the natives played a major role in the resistance between the naives and the British for the first 60 years of colonization(1). The English sent over 162‚000 convicts to Australia in 806 ships. The first eleven of these ships are today known as the First
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What was the compromise of 1850? The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills that were intended to stave off sectional strife. Its goal was to deal with the spread of slavery to territories in order to keep northern and southern interests in balance. What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850? The passage of this Act along with slaveholding rights in Texas allowed California to enter the union as a free state and prohibited the slave trade in the District of Columbia. a.What was the
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