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    Slavery In The 1800's

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    Slavery in the United States was the biggest conflict in the 1800’s. However‚ the people who owned these slaves and put them through horrific conditions lived lavish lives. These slave owners lived on acres of gorgeous land and created the culture of the South. Plantations in the 18th and 19th century shaped the culture in the South and this also affected the southern politics. Plantation owners varied from state to state and‚ very rarely‚ race. Many people don’t know what things took place in order

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    I think Plantation Life in the 1800s in Hawaii was tremendously hard and miserable‚ and unfair to everyone. For example living conditions in Hawaii were bad and unsanitary. Another example could be that working conditions weren’t easy and it was a miserable job. Finally racism was also a problem of what you did and how much you get paid. My first reason would be that living conditions were bad and unsanitary. For example Two couples will share 10 foot square room that had a kitchen and a homemade

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    Christopher Columbus‚ colonialism gained its reverence as it proved valuable politically‚ socially‚ and most importantly economically for powerful nations. Colonization was run by the colonists‚ for the colonists‚ meaning all other parties suffered. In the 1800’s‚ the “Scramble for Africa‚” marked the beginning of racial oppression towards Blacks. Originally desired for their resource abundant land and hard working people‚ the African origin peoples were taken as a means to build up the New World. This subjugation

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    During the Victorian Period‚ women did not have the right to vote‚ sue‚ or own property‚ so obviously‚ they still struggled with gaining respect from men and society‚ in general. However‚ following the Industrial Revolution‚ women participated more and more in the paid workforce in increasing numbers.Therefore‚ in the last years of the Victorian Period‚ increased strides for women’s rights really began occurring. Feminist ideas started to spread among the educated middle classes‚ discriminatory

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    Immigrants In The 1800's

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    everyone. Also‚ making the decision whether to adjust to American ways or stay close to the life they maintained in their old country was tough. Multiple passages from O Pioneers and “Old Rogaum and His Theresa” show the hardships of immigrants in the 1800’s. Life in America would be easier if immigrants had an easier time to make a living. It was not easy to make a living for

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    Beginning in 1800s America began a mission of western expansion. Americans knew that they wanted to expand and grow. The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy that regarded domination in the America’s‚ issued in 1823. This policy said that future efforts by the European nations to colonize land and interfere on American soil will be viewed as an act of aggression. This would require U.S intervention. Many Historians felt that the Monroe Doctrine enabled Americans to move west because no other countries

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    Expansion and Exploration Many Americans in the 1800s were excited to move west. The west made many different settlers want to travel there. Some wanted to go for adventure and to make money. Others wanted to go for fertile farmland and to make a new life. No matter what the reason the people were important the expansion of the United States. People rushed west because of the beaver skin hat that was popular in the U.S. And Europe. The first people that traveled west were mostly fut traders

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    Many people worked in the Hawaiian Plantations‚ but were known to be harsh and a job that rarely wanted. They would be in the sun all day‚ peeling sugar and getting what it felt like a third degree burn. Overall‚ Plantation life was not easy in the 1800s due to unsanitary living conditions‚ harsh working conditions‚ and ethnic segregation. Unsanitary living conditions is one of the worst part of a plantation life. The houses were first made with grass of wood. It had little shade and everyday‚ the

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    Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny was the phrase used when it came to speaking about the belief of destined westward expansion of the United States. In the 1800’s the concept influenced American policy and enforced the hasty development of the country. Widely known by newspapers and posters‚ Manifest Destiny was promoted throughout the east. During this time Indians were forced away to make room for the expansion and many lost their lives along the way. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ white Protestant

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    Americans did not always celebrate Christmas. In the 1800s the Christmas was not considered a holiday in America. Americans wanted to distance themselves from Washington Irving and Clement Clarke Moore are considered the founders of the modern American Christmas. Through their literature Washington Irving and Clement Clarke Moore popularized Christmas and shape many of our Christmas traditions today. First‚ Washington Irving brought European Christmas traditions to America and helped shape St. Nicolas

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