1901

government that in every 10 years each State has to provide population statistics. In the early 1900s, there was a rapid growth in the population and urban migration in America. However, the State of Tennessee had not redrawn its legislation districts since 1901. While the population was increasing in the State of Tennessee, its political representative still stayed the same. Charles Baker and other urban residents of Memphis in 1920-1962 sued the appointed Tennessee’s Secretary of State Joseph…

In the early nineteen hundred, progressivism was on sway, as the public responded to several societal and economical problems that arose in America. There were many advances that were made to help improve the human lifestyle. During Roosevelt’s presidency, he passed several acts that helped the society emotionally and physically, but in 1906 he passed a measure that aided both corporations and consumers. One such act was called the Pure Food and Drug act of 1906. This act was “designed to…

discovered, was 23 times the amount of the national average.Oil was a way of the future with entrepreneurs popping up all over the u.s.The Discovery of oil shaped the future of texas forever. The first discovery of oil was at spindletop, january 10th 1901.This caused a sudden increase in jobs but people would also leave their jobs for better…

As the population increase during the nineteenth century, the need for housing grew especially for the working class. Lots 25 X 100 feet that were designed for single row houses were extended reaching 5 floor or up to six. These crowded dwellings, called tenements (equivalent to Latin Tene (re) to hold), were occupied mostly by immigrants. Typically they staying 4 families per floor, with 10 to 12 members per family and 2 to 3 rooms per family. These tenements lacked basic services such as…

rebellion. They declared war on all foreign powers. Once this happened eight different nations sent troops to defeat the boxers and the Qing army. The Qing army ended up escaping by dressing as peasants. The Chinese empire signed the Boxer Protocol in 1901. They signed this with eleven different countries and had a list of military rules. The first order was to have many boxers rebellion and Qing officials to be executed. The second order was to allow foreign countries to keep troops in…

homicide. In a pioneering study, Brenner showed that both rates of suicide and homicide rose within a year of increased unemployment, both in the U.S. and the U.K. (1936–1976), reconfirming general mortality observations in the U.S. over longer term (1901–2000)., Additionally, Holinger observed that, over 1900–1979 in the U.S., both suicide and homicide rates strongly and positively correlated both with each other and with unemployment (p b 0.001). A study in Germany found that four economic…

The play deals with at least three themes. The first theme appears in the first act dealing with daily life. A second theme shows up in Act II dealing with love and marriage. The third theme appears in act III having to do with death. Set on May 7, 1901, the play is told by the omniscient stage manager whose purpose is to provide exposition of background facts. In the first act the stage manager introduces two families: the Gibbses and the Webbs. In act I, Wilder shows us the "activities that…

and celebrating diversity and difference, with some even arguing that Australia Day should be renamed Invasion Day. Australia is a place where freedom is safeguarded, everyone has the right to vote, and nobody is above the law. Since federation in 1901, Australia has been a world leader in introducing universal…

American consumers to purchase, however, when it comes to touring motorcycles, the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, (H-D.M.C.), has been the forerunner among all of the motorcycle companies, thereby, achieving the status of Cadillac of Motorcycles. In 1901, William “Bill” Harley was twenty one when he designed, in a small shed in his back yard, a blueprint of a small engine that he could install to his bicycle, (Harley Davidson Motorcycle Museum). A few years later, in 1903, Arthur Davidson…

Vice President Theodore Roosevelt took the office of United States President. During his term as President, in the progressive era, Roosevelt pushed for the federal government to gain more control over the economy. His administration from 1901 to 1909 filed 40 antitrust actions against some of the nation’s largest corporations such as the railway holding company, Northern Securities. McKinley’s most important pieces of legislation passed during his administration was the Hepburn Act of…