circumstance available to achieve one’s goals. It is a word that is especially applicable to America; the idea of America as nation where anybody has the opportunity to succeed is so embedded into the American identity that “opportunity” has transcended its dictionary definition. It has become an intrinsic part of the American Dream‚ a word ingrained with the history of many generations. To many‚ America is often considered the land of opportunity; from the earliest colonizers‚ who sailed across
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conditions. This expansion wasn’t dramatic because women still couldn’t vote during that time period. The increase of male suffrage helped the expansion of democracy in Great Britain. Only 5% of the British population had the right to vote in the early 1800s. The Reform Act of 1832 gave merchants‚ bankers‚ and factory owners the right to vote and ended rotten boroughs‚ which were the male landowners. Many working class men felt they had gained nothing from this legislature‚ so the London Working Men’s
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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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sir‚ you have any right to command me‚ merely because you are older than I‚ or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience” ("Find Quotes"). In the early 1800s inspiration to begin a movement that strove for gender equality stemmed from ideas very similar to the idea expressed in the quote‚ along with influences from the actions of early abolition and temperance leaders. Activists‚ desiring equal rights for
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For the immigrant workers‚plantation life in Hawaii in the 1800’s was extremely hard.Living conditions were terrible‚disgusting and unsanitary‚too small for the amount of people fit in the barracks;Working conditions were hard;painful and the salary was way too low‚and the race discrimination and gender difference were unfair‚while the worst jobs were given to the Asians‚and the best jobs were given to the whites and Portuguese. Living conditions were disgusting‚unsanitary‚too small‚and terrible
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During the chapter it was mostly about the transportation revolution. The transportation revolution was between 1800 and 1840 and it was basically the time when roads and canals were built to transport different things like people or goods. Next came the Market Revolution this revolution it replaced the hand made products with different power machines that could do more. In the early 19th century the putting out system came about this is when raw goods were made in homes. During the Commercial Agriculture
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Chapter 9-Jacksonian America 1. The Rise of Mass Politics 1. The Expanding Electorate 1. No economic equality‚ but transformation of American politics to extend the right to vote to new groups. Until 1820s most states limited franchise to white landowners. Changes began in West w/ Constitutions guaranteeing right to vote to all white males—eastern states did likewise in order to stop exodus of people 2. Change provoked resistance- MA conservatives wanted property requirement‚ state eventually
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Working Women in America In the column by Gail Collins‚ “What Happened to Working Women in America?‚” the author establishes her explanation for the decline of women working in the work force. In doing so‚ Collins provides facts as to why this issue is occurring in society today. Throughout “What Happened to Working Women in America?‚” Gail Collins’ satirical‚ yet earnest tone illustrates the reason why need for women to come into the workforce is important in America. The writer
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The thing that I see that represents America is Independence Hall in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. There have been numerous historical events that have been the basis for the forming of the United States of America that took place inside Independence Hall. Basically‚ everything that happened during the time of the Thirteen Colonies and a period of time after the Revolutionary War that involved political affairs‚ all took place in Independence Hall. This place was pretty much the earlier version of
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Being young doesn’t last long; that’s why everyone should have important things happening for them. Thinking about the title somehow meditates my mind‚ because I’m thinking about the negative things that some people have told me in the past. Telling me who I’m going to be and where I’m going to be. I thank God for letting me see my past and hopefully seeing my future. In life‚ situations happen for a reason‚ maybe a good or bad way. If it’s bad then you need to make a change in your ways to live
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