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    America. They were welcomed to United States as a source of cheap labor work for building the railroads of west America‚ cause no one else in America was willing the hard work for a cheap money but many Chinese were willing to do the work in 1800s. Before the 1800 came around United State could hardly handle the controlled the immigration that were coming to America. However‚ the United State ended up passing the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 to help the new era of immigration control. A lot of the

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    Questions on Working Conditions 1. Why did the factory system develop? The development of the factory system came predominantly as a result of the advancements involving technology‚ specifically machinery and its abilities and efficiencies. As a result of these developments‚ a huge shift in the way that Britain’s workforce functioned was able to take place. Fundamentally‚ this meant that as these machines were now being placed in buildings solely built for manufacturing and production of a mass

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    He has been taught that the Catholics are evil‚ and that America will suffer at the hand of them. He was against immigration‚ even though he went to England to study. The Irish came because they were sought after and the living conditions in Ireland were unbearable. American businessmen‚ merchants and boat owners are to blame for the massive numbers that came in. They advertised for workers‚ and that America was the land of opportunities. Morse should have gone after the evils of

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    Reading Objectives In an attempt to improve their working conditions‚ industrial workers came together to form unions in the late 1800s. Sequencing As you read about the increase of American labor unions in the late 1800s‚ complete a time line similar to the one below by filling in the incidents of labor unrest discussed and the results of each incident. • Describe industrial working conditions in the United States in the late 1800s. • List the barriers to labor union growth. Key

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    -we needed a way of transportantion after the war in 1812 when it was designed to provide a secure supply route from Montreal to Kingston‚ avoiding the vulnerable St. Lawrence River route -In 1826 they start on contruire and November 1831 were icts finish contrire. -a system that has worked well since its opening in 1832‚ and looks like it will work well for centuries to come. -Although the Rideau was never used for its intended purpose‚ a military supply route in times of war‚ he acted

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    World History Document-Based Essay In the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ imperialism was at its peak with innovation and expansion. In this essay‚ I will discuss the perspectives of the European imperialists and colonized people during the crucial time in history. The people in power during this era felt as though their efforts to develop and conquer certain lands granted in mutual benefit of the lands’ citizens. The colonized people‚ however‚ had different opinions. According to Joseph Chamberlain

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    market. First of all‚ American foreign policies in the late 1800s were dominated by the same characteristic as all other European powers‚ imperialism. Although the traditional isolationist policy from President Washington remained‚ America became more involved in Asian as well as world affairs. The reasoning behind the interests was‚ however‚ malicious. For example‚ Social Darwinism was a popular theory among the American population by the late 19th century. It was the belief that a country must expand

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    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.Most

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    Question #2 pg. 25 The working conditions for women in the late 19th century were exhausting‚ unjust and unacceptable. The working conditions varied depending on the position that each woman held. The managers of these factories expected near perfection from the women in the workplace and they were heavily fined or severely punished for anything they did that the managers did not see fit such as eating‚ talking‚ or singing. The women that worked in the factories during this time period worked

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    slaves to the industry and were subjected to low wages‚ poor living conditions‚ long hours‚ and poor working conditions. The extremely low salaries forced workers to stay working to try and provide necessary items for their families. Food ran scarce in families and cramped houses and tenement apartments had little light‚ hardly any fresh air‚ and awful plumbing and waste management. Workers were forced to live in these harsh conditions‚ because this was the only thing they could afford. Families forced

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