19th century

the pursuit of happiness, when this New World wanted freedom from its origin of Great Britain. Once America rightfully earned its freedom, hope began to fuel the country and there was a chance of better opportunity. Time shifts into the nineteenth century…

The years after the Civil War, proved to be crucial to our history. The Westward Expansion was a major and historical change. There were four keys contributions that lead to the movement of the westward expansion. Those four are: population growth, transportation improvements, money and the slave state/free state. This was the time frame that railroads took boom. The Transcontinental Railway was the biggest railway project. The congress authorized the Pacific Railway Act which funded a railroad…

The issues that the United States is currently facing was not the same as it was in the nineteen century. Illegal immigrants have been coming to this country from hundreds of years dated back as far as the sixteen hundreds. My parents being immigrants from the Dominican Republic entered this country 1965 and were residing in Manhattan, New York City for over twelve years and then moving to Boston Massachusetts in 1976. I know that my parents became United States citizen almost 20 years later due…

Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was a milestone for which many had struggled, it had taken years of agitation and protest to finally achieve this milestone. Female supporters of women suffrage organized, petitioned, and picketed to win the right to vote, but it took them decades to accomplish their purpose. By 1920, the American electorate had changed forever, but many argued that giving the right to vote to women wasn’t going to be enough. Women wanted independence,…

collaborated closely with Muslims to urbanize the empire and be recognized as a global economic power. Attracting millions, cities of intellectualism were among the first to develop into major urban centers, followed by several others. By the 10th century, Cordoba was home to a population of more than 500,000–the largest European city until then. Great cities such as itself , Madrid, Seville, Toledo, and others soon boasted running water, paved streets, lush gardens, hundreds of exquisite…

American Expansion Throughout the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century the United States questioned whether expansion was the next best step to becoming a stronger nation. Expansion was thought to be an act of rescue for other nations while simultaneously benefiting the American economy. Some strongly supported the idea of American expansion because they wanted America to be viewed as a greater nation. Others felt that American expansion was selfish and…

issues to the public. As a result of their hard work, free elementary education was available for all American children by the end of the century and by 1918, all children were required to attend elementary school (Thattai, D. 2001). The main purpose of the public schools during this era, however, are much different than today’s purposes. During the nineteenth century, the schools’ only goals were to create good citizens, unite society, prevent crime and decrease poverty (Thattai, D. 2001). In…

In the nineteenth century, America experienced an abundance of Immigrants from Europe, causing anger, hatred, and discrimination throughout the nation. Ireland’s main food source for the poor and main income for farmers was damaged as the potato crop failure hit in 1845. The failure of the crops due to disease left the poor starving and farmers with little to no income due to the fact that they could not produce goods. Between 500,000 and one million people died from starvation. Irish left…

With the plight of the world wars, women began to taste the liberties and the plethora of opportunities which could be obtained through pursuing political freedom and activism. As the mid-nineteenth century moved upon the American people, women became more involved and made their opinions and voices known; furthermore, education granted women a vast means which aided in higher professional possibilities. The United Nations, founded in 1945, quantified the newly achieved success of females by…

In the nineteenth century, urban poverty was a huge issue and today it still is an issue. I believe the reason urban poverty has been such a difficult subject for Americans to discuss is because of how devastating it is. In the 1890s, there was a huge difference between the rich and the poor. While the rich were flaunting their fabulous wealth, the working men and women, lived hard lives on low salaries also living in crowded and unpleasant places. These people have to different sides to the…