Chapters 17-20 #2. How were the lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century affected by technological developments and government actions? Intro: Talk about American ideals; Expansionism‚ Nationalism Previous events of the first half of the nineteenth century: Louisiana Purchase → Prophet and Tecumseh‚ religious and violent revolt‚ 1808 on fought‚ War of 1812 Indians help the British (Battle of Thames) Jackson (INDIAN HATER)‚ Mexican American war‚ Improvements
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The Populist Party was a short-lived political party in the United States in the late 19th century. It flourished particularly among western farmers‚ based largely on its opposition to the gold standard. Although the party did not remain a lasting feature of the political landscape‚ many of its positions have become adopted over the course of the following decades. The very term "populist" has since become a generic term in U.S. politics for politics which appeals to the common person in opposition
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Property Rights of Women in Nineteenth-Century England The property rights of women during most of the nineteenth century were dependent upon their marital status. Once women married‚ their property rights were governed by English common law‚ which required that the property women took into a marriage‚ or acquired subsequently‚ be legally absorbed by their husbands. Furthermore‚ married women could not make wills or dispose of any property without their husbands’ consent. Marital separation
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The Consumer Culture Throughout the late 19th century and into the early 20th century‚ consumer culture evolved massively. This stark increase was due to a number of different factors fueled by the mass industrialization throughout this time period. These great improvements in technology made it easier and cheaper to mass produce goods‚ but also led to the income of Americans increasing. From 1877-1911 the average income of Americans tripled (Kiser‚ lecture‚ Ch. 17). The syllable of the syllable
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Why the decline in unions? Over the years‚ unions have been developed‚ and have grown in the workplace. Unions were designed to protect workers. Unions have come a long way in the history of the workplace. There was a time when unions were looked down upon‚ and workers were discriminated against because of their involvement in unions. If unions were looked so highly upon in the past‚ then why is there a decline in unionization? There could be several factors on why
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industrial America. As technological advances were introduced to industry‚ unskilled labor also rose in accordance to the rise in factories. However‚ this rise also introduced several labor unions such as the Knights of Labor‚ which organized a series of protests and riots. The labor unions had good intentions‚ aiming to lower the average work hours for workers‚ as well as increase their wages. However‚ their methods which involved riots and protests‚ were altogether not effective‚ and ended up being
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“She upset many nineteenth century expectations for women and their supposed roles” (Kaplon). Women were supposed to cook and clean but Chopin would write about free women; women that would go out and make their own money. That was forbidden to even be thought about in her times. Kate Chopin “learned that her society would not tolerate her questionings” (gradesaver). Chopin wrote about transcending society and the world wasn’t ready for her forward thinking. Some people were ready though like
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A More Perfect Union As inevitable as the U.S. Constitution feels today as the foundation on which the United States of America and its political system are built‚ it was not the first document ratified by the former British colonies to establish a union. During the years of the American Revolutionary War and the years directly following it‚ the newly formed United States of America were essentially a collection of thirteen more or less sovereign states loosely held together in an alliance by
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In the late 19th century the government reaction was one of Laissez Faire to poverty. Minimal intervention through the workhouse (expanded after the Poor Law Amendment act of 1834) where eligibility criteria was enclosed to try to scale down the worst excesses of poverty and squalor. People arrived at the realisation that poverty was due to social and economic factors outside the person’s control. Poverty had more or less vanished from the political radar in the early 1950s. However‚ came back into
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A trade union is defined by Smith (2008) as an independent self-regulating organization of workers created to protect and advance the interests of its members through collective action. Trade unions were of course very important once upon a time‚ but their job has been done. The age of mass production is over. The new world is all about individual relationships‚ and unions will wither away. “A glorious past perhaps‚ but no real future” says Jacob (2008). There was at least some evidence to support
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