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the year 1910.Her parents died when she was at a very young age . So immediately she had to be put into foster care. She was adopted two years later from a non wealthy couple. She used to have to steal meats and other kinds of foods to help feed her family because they couldn't afford it . Unfortunately she didn't get a fair chance at getting an education. She only went to school for two years. By age 7 she was working in the fields by picking cotton for only 6 cents a day, working textile…

indentures to support both themselves and their families. This time period, was a huge disenfranchisement for blacks being that they had to deal with discriminatory behaviors, social, political and economic disparity, and even problems such as lynching and the eminent KKK. African Americans would not see a rise in racial equality until the late 1960’s. If I was an African American living between 1890 and 1928, I would be living a basic lifestyle, with me and my family.…

the rebuild immediately despite congress dragging the project out. The mansion was rebuilt and reopened by 1818 and renamed the Executive Mansion it would be yet another 100 years before it would be dubbed the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt. The only years that nothing was changed was during the Van Buren administration, but kept the mansion polished and in good repair. Over the years the mansion has seen great sorrow as well as great happiness. The first death was that of William…

workers would urinate anywhere. Lunchrooms were scarce, and workers ate where they worked. This raised the eyebrows of many readers when Sinclair showed the sanitary conditions of the meat and it even reached the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt and acted by signing the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The book had a significant impact politically and socially that has not been established since the infamous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the early 1850s. …

Over a century ago, America was taking shape, searching for order, and Americans were searching for their identities. Within the country, the population was growing and establishing the United States known today. Four intellectual authors shared their stories and views on history during the progressive era. Robert Wiebe, Richard White, Michael McGerr, and Robert Zieger were the authors who shared their knowledge with those interested in learning more about what transformed our country from the…

In the late 1800s, urban populations and American cities grew at an exceptional rate. Large working cities provoked numerous changes due to the corruption, greed, and filth that lingered in the streets of America. The Progressives and politicians sought this as an opportunity to arrange a span of political, labor, and social reforms. During the Progressive Era, many people became aware of urban mechanical machines due to urbanization; and as a result, the Progressives pursued a political…

When an American Dictionary of the English Language was first published in 1828 by Noah Webster the word “American” was defined as; “noun. A native of America; originally applied to the aboriginals, or copper colored races, found here by the Europeans; but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America.” A further note applied to the definition of “American” was a quote from Washington stating, “The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism” (Webster 's Dictionary…

America’s Best President Many of you have heard about the 32nd president of the United States of America, Franklin D. Roosevelt. If not, here is some quick background information. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born into a well-known and wealthy family in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York. Which is now a national historic site that a lot people visit specially because of him. Roosevelt was the only child his parents ever had so he never had to compete with any other siblings. He attended Harvard…

investigate the packing town slums of Chicago. Sinclair illustrates that, “there was enough evidence to make a terrific story if it got into the newspapers.” (Kantor, 1204) She discusses how the investigation would not remain secret for long and President Roosevelt claimed to Sinclair to stay silent, insisting he “cannot afford to be hurried any more than I can afford to be stopped from making the investigation; it may take months before we can get a really satisfactory statement.” (Kantor)…

experienced tragedy at the age of eleven when his younger brother, Theodor, drowned. He never forgot his mother's pain and grief from the tragedy. At only the young age of eleven or twelve, Riis donated all the money he had and gave it to a poor Ribe family living in a cluttered, messy house with little to show of ownership or possessions. The tenants took the money and obliged; when he told his mother, she also made an effort to help the poor family’s situation. Jacob Riis immigrated to the…