19th century

19th Century Marriage and Relationship Customs Marriage and relationship customs have changed greatly between the early 19th century and current times. Looking at the novel Pride and Prejudice with today’s ideals in mind, the reader misses many of the extraordinary actions of some of the characters. The Bennett sister’s each face their own battles in relationships and finding love and a successful relationship while maintaining their happiness and balancing it with satisfying their family, or…

Europe and North America in the 19th Century The 19th Century was widely known for its industrial and scientific discoveries and advancements. However, that is not all to be known. Advancements were not only known in science and technologies, but also in the rights of individuals and workers. 4,340 miles exist between the United States and Great Britain, however the relationships between them both seem neighboring. Both the US and Europe emerged becoming the world’s leading powers in military,…

slavery regimes, different characteristics shaped the culture of each area determining things such as a slave’s labor, rights, and ultimately freedom with the abolition of slavery in the 19th century. Haiti and Ottoman Egypt were two of the largest regions, with Haiti having more than 450,000 slaves by the 17th century, and Egypt’s population being made up of about 80% peasant civilians. Although both areas had big roles in the popularity of slavery and plantation agriculture, they also differed…

Capitalism in the mid-19th century, as Marx and Engels saw it, could never have succeeded with the social stratification that was the bourgeois and the proletariat. The proletariat’s struggles with the bourgeois began the moment the two classes came into form. Masses of people once finding subsistence through individual skills and crafts are turned into drones run by the bells and clocks of factories. Toiling for hours on end produced goods in massive quantities, but this would be the downfall…

In the late 19th century the the muckrakers of the government did a lot of changes in the U.S. Such as the child labor laws. The relationship between big businesses and political machines. And unhealthy and unsanitary working conditions. Let me tell you a little something about theses things. In the late 19th century the government made child labor laws. The reasons was because the children was getting hurt and the parents was getting mad that their children was getting hurt so the…

Simply put, history, regardless of the specificity, is the study of why and how things happen and the Historical Society of Kent County has dedicated nearly eight decades to the preservation of this concept. The non-profit’s headquarters is located at 301 High Street –a noteworthy building, in a respectable town, part of Maryland’s idiosyncratic eastern shore. 301 High Street, otherwise known as the Bordley House, is where one can learn about the unparalleled life of Kent County. Although Kent…

differently, depending on the person. Hopefully, through these letters, we can get somewhat of an understanding of the type of person he was and how is voice changed throughout the years. In the first set of letters, from the beginning of the 18th century, Beethoven seemed very humble and respectful when talking to the Elector of Cologne, Frederick Maximilian. Maximilian was the Archbishop and Elector of Cologne. He talked about his music when he was a 4th year and how Maximilian should accept…

Through the 19th and 20th century, countries have paved their ways to new growing influences, inspiring change all over the world, especially in Europe and the Middle East. From new, independent nations forming to nationalistic movements erupting in protest for political reform and more freedom, these two events stemmed from the same roots. In the 19th century, stimulated by the industrial revolution, European countries colonized Asia and Africa through their system of colonialism, the end of…

Coal is a commodity, which has impacted the economy, environment as well as the human history in the 19th century. The production of coal started as early as the 18th century, in Britain, but in very little quantities. It produced these quantities because of the types of mining techniques practiced in that era, such as the bell pits and drift mines. The mine places were small, and the market for the coal was domestic. Industrial revolution occurred during the era of production of coal. It is the…

During the turn of the century America was going through changes in diversity. For instance, the multiple amounts of immigrants coming to the United States, Italians, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese and more. The immigrants had a variety of origins, problems faced, and multiple reason for migrating to the US. These immigrants made up several workforces in different areas of production for the United States. Despite this, Americans weren’t pleased at all with the number of immigrants hence, the number…