EXPLORING THE WEST * No stop to the expansion to the west * 1840‚ Americans occupied all East of the Mississippi River * Less than 60 years after independence‚ most of population lived west THE FUR TRADE * Fur trade boosted exploration on America * Traders & trappers depended on the goodwill of Natives * Oregon Country was the trading place for Natives and Americans * Not until 1820 were Americans be able to challenge British dominance of the trans-Mississippi fur trade
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Think about your life and how great it is‚ you aren’t in a wheelchair‚ your brain functions correctly‚ and you have friends‚ but some people go through that struggle and it makes their life difficult. Through the 1900s-1950s people with disabilities weren’t treated very well‚ they didn’t get medicine or any professional help through their life. In 1907 the Eugenic Sterilization Law was passed and it was for people who were disabled. People thought they could catch whatever they had and they didn’t
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Civil Rights Movement Throughout the 1900’s‚ African Americans faced many unfair challenges like discrimination and racism. Colored citizens did not have the same political and social freedom as white citizens. Although there is still racism today towards African Americans‚ the Civil Rights Movement won more legal rights for black citizens and they were given the same rights as White Americans This helped create a less racist society. The civil rights movement was a very well-known movement that
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Slavery in the 1700’s and 1800’s was crucial to the economy in the southern states and impacted the northern economy as well. The advancement of the cotton industry directly and indirectly influenced slavery in the South. Advancements such as the cotton gin‚ the increase in demand‚ and the increase in available land were some of the major influential changes. The cotton gin was a rather simple invention but it increased the speed at which seeds could be removed from cotton. Due to the increase in
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During the time over the 1800s and the early 1900s‚ there were many large issues that appeared over time as the United States started to grow larger and larger. One of the main things was the increasing amount of children joining the workforce‚ due to their families not being able to support themselves due to raise in housing. The children were often given pennies a day‚ much less then what an adult would make‚ and missed out on learning and important opportunities such as reading and writing. The
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The role of government has changed in the U.S. since 1900 as evidenced by transportation‚ education‚ and food safety. Transportation has changed in the US since the 1900’s‚ making it safer and more efficient to travel across the country. The Clean Air Act was enacted in 1963. It implements stricter emission standards for vehicles. This meant that car manufacturers had to develop and produce vehicles that emitted fewer pollutants into the air. Additionally‚ the development of cleaner fuels‚ such as
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In the early to mid-1900’s Americans were cruel to African-Americans through racism‚ segregation‚ and inequality. The Scottsboro Trials took place in the 1930’s and consisted of nine ‘colored’ men accused of raping two white women on a train. Of course‚ since life wasn’t exactly fair for everyone during this time‚ the trials resulted in biased results. Plus‚ the jury selected‚ was made up entirely of white men who were clearly in favor of the two white women. The Scottsboro Boys’ Trials eventually
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Fanaticism of Pure Race in the Early 1900’s Throughout history we have seen how humans must adapt or evolve to survive. But Germans took it to far by promulgating a purification of a race and tweaking the meaning of survival into races. In the early 1900’s the German society acted to convey the purification of their race called the German Volk‚ where women were persuaded to stay home and reproduce beautiful German children‚ suppress abortion‚ and sterilizing people from other races. The Nazis viewed
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Life in the 1800’s and 1900’s changed. The industrial revolution happened. Mass production became popular and the owners became rich. The way of life for the poor was horrible while the rich were living happily. Many new patents came out changing the way people did things. Workers suffered they wanted to change the working conditions especially for kids. People did not trust the government or have faith in it. Andrew Carnegie was the first to introduce mass production. He mass-produce steal
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The Plague Today’s society is filled to the brim with terror and uncertainty of what tomorrow may bring knocking on their front door. Sickness or even death‚ perhaps? England is hidden in the cloak of sickness known as the Black Death and no matter how hard people try to escape from its folds‚ no one is safe from this plague. In a panic‚ healthy people have done all they can to avoid this sickness. The doctors refuse to see patients; the priests refuse to administer last rites. Shopkeepers have
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