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    Coby Deitch Mrs. Eichleay 8th Grade Social Studies March 11‚ 2016 Economic fighting in the 1800s Historical Context: President Quincy Adam’s term was over and the election leading to Andrew Jackson’s presidency was heavy with political parties. Quincy Adams served as a diplomat‚ a senator‚ and was in the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson was in the Congress‚ a senator‚ a national hero when his forces defeated the Creek and Seminole Indians‚ and fought in New Orleans during the War of 1812

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    was a religious movement that came about in the 1820’s and was propagated by Charles Grandison Finney. Its purpose was to help impoverished‚ loathsome‚ or sinful people achieve salvation by repenting their faults‚ abstaining from sinful practices‚ and providing for the community. This movement was a precursor to institutionalized reform services such as criminal rehabilitation or homeless shelters. American Revivalism had an immense impact on many demographics‚ particularly women. This had created

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    least once in every lifetime a human will experience unfairness. Unfortunately‚ this unfairness can become a trend and become an injustice. Injustice could mean violating the rights of others or going through an unfair action or treatment. In the 1830’s‚ Native Americans experienced social injustice and unfortunately social injustice still exists today‚ just with gender inequality‚ specifically women’s rights. Both injustices happened due to an urge of wanting a personal gain. In other words‚ the injustice

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    During the late 1800s and early 1900’s‚ there were a lot of injustices in the United States. The Progressive Movement‚ which began in the late 1800s attempted to bring about government reforms and correct injustices in America. One example of the problem in the U.S. was over population of the American cities. More and more people began to move cities from rural areas for jobs. As you can see in Document I‚ the cities were overcrowded and the infrastructure could not hold up with the influx of

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    -In the early and mid 1800s and since the early days of the United States’‚ different ways of life existed in the northern and southern portions of the country. -Each portion desired its principles to be spread to the new US territories. -The Northern United States‚ at the time‚ possessed a diverse economy consisting of agricultural and industrial fields. This region employed workers in these fields. -The Northern United States‚ at the time‚ possessed an economy based solely on a few cash crops

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    what defines them as a person. There are so many different cultures in the world‚ some are similar and others are completely different in every way‚ the list is never ending‚ but why? Why are there so many cultures that exist? Culture is who you are as a person and is based on similar beliefs between you and others. When you actually think about it it’s a way that connects you to everyone in the whole world on a personal level. So why are there so many cultures if we are all the same? When you

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    In the late 1800s and early 1900’s there were many problems in the present american life - Jacob Riis‚ Child labor‚ “ The Jungle”‚ Expanding Democracy‚ and the Bosses of the Senate. Also there were some solutions to these problems‚ but why create a problem and then not have a solution. Document One: Jacob Riis he was an American newspaper reporter‚ social reformer‚ and photographer. “Riis argued for better housing‚ adequate lighting and sanitation‚ and the construction of city parks and playgrounds

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    AP American DBQ During the early 1800s the paths of the north and the south began to grow in opposite directions‚ making simple compromises became harder and more difficult to deal with as the north continued to produce a large amount of abolitionists and the south never strayed from slavery. The south felt like the north was taking advantage of them in various ways. As the north and the south began to go their own ways they began to differentiate there became apparent disagreements in every

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    The Women’s Rights Movement of the 1800s For many years‚ women have not experienced the same freedoms as men. Being a woman‚ I am extremely grateful to those women who‚ many years ago‚ fought against social standards that were so constricting to women. Today‚ women can vote‚ own property instead of being property‚ live anywhere and have any career which she may choose. One of the biggest reasons I have for choosing this topic was to find out what these women did to make a difference‚ not only in

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    Being a Depressed Woman in The 1800s as seen in: “A Rose for Emily” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” There was a big deal with depression in the 1800s because one who was taught to have a mental illness didn’t get the treatment they needed. Society didn’t believe mental illness was a problem so therefore family members secluded loved ones who might show signs of any mental illness from the outside world. They also had mental hospitals in which patients displaying mental illness where put in. Benjamin

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