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    Womenhood 1790-1860

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    During the period between 1790 and 1860 the role of women began to change dramatically. In domestic families‚ women generally sided with the men and were limited to performing such tasks. Economically speaking‚ women occupations decrease as educated men replace midwifery. In actuality‚ the ideology of patriarchy co-existed with a high degree of blurring of gender boundaries. Colonial women shouldered many duties that would later be monopolized by men. The colonial goodwife engaged in trade and

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    Between the years of 1790 and 1860 and eventually leading up to the Civil War in 1861‚ sectionalism was a growing issue in the United States. In the early nineteenth century‚ westward expansion was starting and taking place‚ which ultimately started sectionalism. The Federal Government was very encouraging towards settlers moving and expanding west‚ angering the northern states. They believed that if they expanded west‚ all their best laborers would be taken away from them. The North was fighting

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    Women in past western society have been seen as the unintelligent‚ powerless‚ and insignificant gender. Though something began to change between 1790 and 1860. Economically Women were now able to work‚ have money‚ and help their families; Domestically‚ there was the great admiration for women in the home now instead of just expecting their place to be there. The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to the whole nineteenth-century. It brought technology to make life much easier‚ economic growth

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    Us History 1790- 1860

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    During 1790-1860‚ there were many reformations taking place and many events that lead up to the reformation of this very inexperienced country‚ of America. All these events effected the United States different ways and caused many grievances for the young people living in America. In 1790 we firmly incorporated the first American cotton mill which led to the economic augmentation of the United States. In 1791 we established the Capital of the United States in Washington D.C.‚ and Alexander Hamilton

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    Between 1840 and 1860‚ many technological improvements increased industrial productivity. Before this‚ earlier in the 1800s‚ there was an industrial revolution where steam-run textile mills were put to use in northern America. The North’s economy‚ focused around manufacturing and wheat‚ was recovering from the Panic of 1837. Investors had stopped putting all their money into agriculture and began to invest in factories‚ railroads‚ and development of new machines. Industries of America became

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    War in America‚ which made India the largest producer of cotton textiles and caused a rapid boom‚ as well as the opium trade that flourished after the Opium war in the 1840s had ended. 1860 and the subsequent years were seen as an important era for the making of this city‚ as the economic growth had several implications on the social and political life as well. Thus‚ this period saw the coming up of several shops owned by business families who had migrated from different regions of India‚ setting

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    cannot doe us wrong‚ God will not let us fall. Let England knowe our willingnesse‚ For that our work is good; Wee hope to plant a nation Where none before hath stood. (Morison‚ pg. 89) Originally‚ when Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of America en route to Asia‚ he was not interested in discovering new lands. Most Europeans at the time were looking for a way to get at the oldest part of the Old World‚ the East Indies. An ocean route was sought to the countries that were believed to contain

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    The political parties formed after the ratification of the constitution at George Washington’s detest‚ contributed none to the development of national unity there was a lack of unity during the period of 1790-1840. The political parties originally formed were the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. Their ideals for how government should be run were highly different and this led to no unification. The Federalists under John Adam’s presidency would begin sectionalism in which politics would support

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    The Market Revolution Although America had experienced a general economic expansion known as the Market Revolution‚ there were also geographic‚ demographic‚ and technological involving transportation changes that occurred between 1815 and 1860. These changes impacted the Americans significantly on the way how they viewed themselves and their society. The major characteristics of the National Market Economy of 1860 was that it supplied economic contributions throughout the south‚ west and the Northeast

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    The society in the North increased do to immigration between 1800 and 1860. The population in the North started at 5 million and went up to about 31 million do with massive immigration. The immigration affects the economy do to all the jobs open. The economy has big cities from the immigration witch is good for the trade and manufacturing. Water from rivers and streams are used to make water power. Water power was used to run the factories . To the economy going up in the North the harbors and streets

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