1867

strong independant nation. John A.Macdonald was credited to influence Confederation as he was an Father of Confederation. John A.Macdonald was a Scottish-born Canadian politician and lead to be the first Prime Minister Of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891). On July 1st 1867, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Province of Canada(Canada East and Canada West) joined together to form the Dominion Of Canada which is known and celebrated as Canada today.…

sweatshops Marx also pointed out in the Victorian era, the average age for death among the working class was 19 years old. One of the main reasons for their death was due to the long working hours that caused an adverse effect on their health. (Marx, 1867) Exploitation does not only exist in their workplaces but it is also present in their living conditions. The low wages that they received after they contributed for long hours will subsequently end up in another capitalist’s pocket such as the…

Important changes were made to Canada's Indian Act on June 28, 1985, when Parliament passed Bill C-31, an Act to Amend the Indian Act. Bill C-31 brought the Act into line with the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The three principles that guided the amendments to the Indian Act were: removal of discrimination; restoring status and membership rights; and increasing control of Indian bands over their own affairs. In addition to bringing the…

The Radical Republican in congress set forth laws and Constitutional Amendments to protect the civil and political right to black men. Even though African American men began voting in the south shortly after 1867, the majority of the north states denied them of this basic right. This seemed to be a push for equal rights at the time for black male suffrage; however, the underlying truth was that the Republican votes were declining in the north, and they feared…

Michael Faraday was born on September 22, 1791 in the middle of a technological revolution. At age fourteen, he became an intern to a bookbinder. This gave him an opportunity to learn to read, this is where he began to cultivate his love for science. During this time as an intern for a bookbinder he learned a lot of about different science subjects and decided that one day he would write a book of his own. He became so fascinated that he started spending part of his paycheck on buying chemicals…

expected that such individuals in a high position on the social spectrum would commit such treachery, as they lack morality due to pure egoism. Capitalism has arguably given birth to egoism, and in turn fueled society’s fetishism of commodities; for (Marx 1867: Pg.49) producers and consumers perceive each other by means of money and goods that they own, products are seen as a language, the language of value that converts every product into a social hieroglyphic. Society has encouraged the poor…

harder for the other states that seceded to be readmitted into the United States. Congress did not use the Lincoln-Johnson plan for the ten remaining Confederate States to be readmitted into the United States. Three Reconstruction Bills was passed in 1867 by Congress; all the bill were passed even with President Johnson 's vetoes. Congress combined the ten Confederate state into five military district with a military leader running each district, registering all African Americans male adult and…

The Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted in 1971 by researcher, Philip Zimbardo is one of the most eye-opening social studies done to this day. It’s purpose was to find out more about how the social principles of obedience and conformity can affect the behavior of a normal human being. Zimbardo wanted to discover how social customs and hierarchy affect the roles people play, in a prison setting (Lurgio, 2015, p.1866). Though their purpose seems praiseworthy, the experiment itself was not. It…

they believed in “self-help” and retained the same values as the middle class. Their interest in property and their demonstration of conservative values led to skilled artisans like compounders being brought “within the pale of the constitution” in 1867 because they were seen as “capable citizens” who could also give Disraeli political gain. In 1884, Gladstone used the opportunity whilst he was in power to enfranchise those more disposed to vote for the Liberals, like coal miners. Although this…

White supremacists in Tennessee formed the Ku Klux Klan (KKK,) a secret organisation meant to terrorize southern blacks. Race riots and mass murders of former slaves occurred in Memphis and New Orleans that same year. From 1867 onward, African-American participation in public life in the South became one of the most radical aspects of reconstruction. The Ku Klux Klan dedicated itself to an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters in an effort…