Cotton Mather

Dagenhart filed a lawsuit in North Carolina on behalf of his sons Reuben and John, challenging the Keating-Owen Act. Under the provisions of the law, his two sons would have been barred from working in a cotton mill, as one son was under 14-years old and the older son was under 16-years of age. Dagenhart asked the U.S. District Court to strike down the law as unconstitutional and eventually taking his case to the Supreme Court. First, he argued that the…

The movie, Norma Rae, depicts the struggle of textile employees as they strive to place a union in the local mill factory. The protagonists, Norma Rae and Reuben Warshowsky, go through numerous trials and tribulations that many union supporters experience in their journey for unionization. Norma sacrificed her job and her reputation and Reuben sacrificed time away from his girlfriend and family to make the union possible. The treatment and working conditions of employees could be described as…

In the last two decades of the eighteenth century and the first three of the nineteenth century, a new aesthetic trend prevailed in the creations of European artists. This is the Neoclassicism that expressed the eigenvalues of a new and strengthened bourgeoisie, which took over the European Society after the French Revolution and especially with the Empire of Napoleon. The nineteenth century was shaken by strong social, political and cultural caused by the end of the events of the eighteenth…

Late nineteenth century marked a new era for America. Because of the country’s rapid economic growth and industrial revolution, millions of immigrants from all around the world made the long journey to the United States. The “land of opportunity” as they called it, offered them a greater chance to have a better life. However, the vast majority of the “new” Americans faced an uphill battle for survival. Low wages, awful living conditions and racial discrimination took a toll on many of the…

Evolution is a natural process that occurs throughout the history of time; this process allows the Earth and it’s inhabitants to adapt to current environments to survive. Humans are physically and mentally subjected to evolution, although humans have ceased from major physical evolutionary changes since the dawn of Homo Sapiens, their minds are ever-changing to further progress the human race. Throughout the course of human history, every generation had a different sense of purpose, beliefs, and…

“America’s Gift to my Generation” Child labor was a problem many kids faced until laws were changed. Overall Child labor had a big impact on many kids childhood because they were forced to work in factories, mines, and farms many years ago. Kids were forced to work dangerous jobs and could not get an education like kids today. As a result Child labor effected kids childhoods by forcing them to work in dangerous jobs and ending many kid’s lives. A job kids were forced to work was a factory job…

The European Industrial Revolution was a time of drastic change. In England it became a transformation from hand tools and handmade items to machined and mass-produced goods. The growth of factories replaced the cottage industries and spawned the development of cities. Growing cities and factories led to changes in transportation, labor, and working conditions. These changes generally helped workers lives, even though initially there were more negatives than positives. Before the…

In the early years of the nineteenth century, Americans' endless commercial ambition remade the nation. Between the Revolution and the Civil War, an old, stubborn world died and a new more-commercial nation was born. Americans combined the technologies of the Industrial Revolution into a new commercial economy. Steam power, the technology that moved steamboats and railroads, fueled the rise of American industry by powering mills and sparking new national transportation networks. A "market…

The Industrial Revolutions changed how people lived and how everyday goods were made. These revolutions also made innovations that are important to our modern world, such as the telephone, the battery, and the airplane. Although many beneficial technological advancements were made during the Industrial Revolutions, they had detrimental effects on the environment and people’s health; child labor also grew popular and work conditions and agreements were often very poor. The Industrial…

Industrial Revolution “The industrial revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization” (Stephen Gardner). Many people wonder what was the Industrial Revolution and how it impacted our world? It was a period during 18th and 19th century where innovation started to make its appearance and machines were used to make manufactured goods in Great Britain. There were many contributions and a some came from nonrenewable resources known as coal…