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    Mormons and their hardships of the 1800s Mormons had a hard time finding their “home”. they had moved very many places with people viewing their religion as a cult. From militias attacking them without the Mormons having any protection (not even the town marshals) to being imprisoned for their beliefs‚ Mormons had an awful time finding somewhere to call their home. Until they moved West‚ to Salt Lake City‚ Utah. The Mormon people knew that if they moved West to Salt Lake that nobody could chase

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    Throughout the past centuries between 1800 all the way through 2017‚ the gender roles between men and women have drastically changed. In the 1800s it was very common for men to go to school‚ acquire an education‚ and use their education to earn a job that lead to a future success. The men provided a house‚ the food‚ and often‚ the materials needed for day to day life. As the man worked‚ the roles of the woman were to care and nurture the man‚ keep the home clean and tidy‚ and if any‚ watch after

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    Child Labor Laws In The 1800s Child Labor‚ once known as the practice of employing young children in factories‚ now it’s used as a term for the employment of minors in general‚ especially in work that would interfere with their education or endanger their health. Throughout history and in all cultures children would work in the fields with their parents‚ or in the marketplace and young girls in the home until they were old enough to perform simple tasks. The use of child labor was not a problem

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    Have you ever wondered how the Nazis killed so many Jews? Today so many Jews reduced their population. One person can cause a big problem for others during the Holocaust. Nazis killed so many Jews in one of the events they had‚ Night of Broken Glass. Night of Broken made Jews feel as if they were objects being thrown around. To begin with‚ one person can cause a big problem for others around them. A 17 year old boy‚ Herschel Grynszpsan shot a member of the ‘German Embassy’ because they let his farther

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    Princess Taytu Betul the de facto leader of Ethiopia in the 1800s. She is a unique figure in her culture. She defeated an invading European country Italy. The concept I am going to use is anti- imperialism. Many other African countries were ruled by the Europeans‚ but not Ethiopia because of Taytu.Her relationship with her husband was viewed as good/bad cop. Her story is so unique and interesting.She was from a lower class‚ ethnic group and Ethiopia who became an empress. She defeated a European

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    merican expansionists were interested in taking hawaii in the late 1800s. Because Hawaii was located 2‚ooo miles west from california it was a great place for coaling stations and naval bases for ships going to and from Asia. Americans were not the only ones interested in hawaii. A british explorer named Captain james cook‚ has been to the island in 1778‚ and then hawaii was very well known to other parts of the world. After cook’s

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    Early Jamestown: Why Did so Many Colonists Die? Jamestown is most well known for being the oldest permanent English colony in America. Even though it was a thriving colony‚ it was not always this way. The Jamestown colony was extremely unsuccessful for several reasons‚ including their ignorance about colonization‚ lack of essential survival skills‚ and its constantly decaying relationship with the Natives. Jamestown was the first permanent colony set up by the British‚ so‚ as imagined‚ they

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    Narrative: Mary Gladdy‚ Excerpt.”). Slaves practiced religion secretly at night‚ when there owners were asleep. Their connection to God was against owners wishes. Although‚ it brought many slaves peace with the lives they led. Another way slaves peacefully resisted slavery was by creating work stoppage or work slow downs. In doing so‚ “…slaves affected the economic stability of their masters by producing less…” ("Slave Resistance.”).

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    diplomatic viewpoint from the mid to late Nineteenth Century. Accordingly this essay will predominantly focus on the build up to the Franco-Prussian War‚ English diplomatic actions during the Franco-Prussian War in defense of Belgian independence and neutrality. Also‚ to understand England and Belgium’s relationship‚ the Treaty of London signed in 1839 will be analyzed and discussed. Thus‚ this essay will cover or touch on events from 1830 to approximately 1872 and explain why England had to get involved

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    from Great Britain. Their main goal was to expand to make the new world. The British also wanted to create more power and increase wealth they first tried to trade is by trading. They tried trading with Asia but‚ many of the trade routes with Asia were controlled by Muslim countries. So this blocked direct trade between European and Asian nations. European leaders began to look for new sea routes to Asia.They hoped to open new trade markets.Some explorers sailed around Africa to get to Asia. Some

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