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The evolution of technology starting in the 1800s brought a significant social and cultural change. With this, there was a growth in the establishments of cities, crop cultivation and the spread of populations. One of the main driving forces for the emergence of technology was the need for innovations and the urgent development of tools to solve daily problems. For instance, Dr. John Gorrie discovered that a tropical disease such as malaria was favored in hot and humid weather and in order to…

Industrialization in the 1800’s was a large change to the many lives of citizens in the United States, from the technology to their ways of life. Starting from the advancement of technology, rail roads were becoming predominate and making way throughout the United States. Rail roads have been making life easier for farmers and traveler’s alike making transportation of goods and trips around the country cheap and easy. Till the time came to raise the cost of traveling goods. But rail roads can’t…

which the industrial revolution introduced mass production and mass distribution and with it, new concepts of time, space and economic realities. This led to the transformation and modernization of sports as we know it. In the mid 1700’s and early 1800’s, colonial Americans were fairing much better in America than their predecessors a century before. The work during this time still consisted of back breaking, dusk ‘til dawn work on farms growing and cultivating the land for profit.…

different people have provided their insight, their input and their ideas to continue to make the United States a free country. From the late 1800s to the present day there have been technological inventions and governmental programs created to help the country remain on its path of growth, strength, and freedom. Three different eras since the late 1800s have played a significant role as the country continues to display its ingenuity. In each era, there was an individual that either…

During the time period of 1800s through the early 1900s, much happened. There was improvement in inventions and products which made life easier, and more jobs were given to people that did not have jobs. Also, reforms were made that gave equal power to all. The accelerated period of industrial growth during the 1800s and into the early 1900s was more helpful because new products were made, land was conserved, and progressive reforms were made. Industrialism was helpful because conservation was…

to marry in their late teens or early twenties, the couple verbally invited family and friends to attend a typical November, December, or January wedding sometimes located in a church. Similar to a traditional twenty-first-century wedding, in the 1800s, “Wedding festivities often began with eating, drinking, and toasting, continued with games and dancing, and ended with the couple’s exit from the bride’s house” (Maurer). Yet on the contrary, in the antebellum era, a wedding ceremony began with…

asylums in the 1800’s, a huge problem was how incredibly easy it was for someone to be deemed insane and admitted. Photograph Reasons for Admission (Reasons) lists laziness, mental excitement, novel reading, asthma, and grief as a few of many absurd reasons that an individual would be ruled mentally ill and then immediately placed into an asylum to be treated and hopefully cured. It seems as if anything someone did or anyway someone felt could be twisted into complete insanity in the 1800’s,…

“Taylor contracted a virulent stomach ailment that may have been cholera or typhoid fever, and he died five days later. More than 100,000 people lined the funeral route to see their hero laid to rest.”(cem.va.gov) During the 1800s, Americans were in the conflict with Mexico and the Native Americans over the control of North America. The American relied on their military, and Zachary Taylor was a major contributor. Taylor had enormous military success, and had a positive impact on the US history.…

economic and social prosperity throughout the country. Determination, progression, and uniqueness all contribute to the overall American dream and ideal character throughout history as well as define the nation. Western expansion began around the early 1800’s with the gain of Louisiana territory made by the…

including in the United States of America. Here in the United Stated, Drug abuse has been a problem from the foundation of the country. Opium and alcohol were some of the first substances that were used and abused in early American history. During the 1800s, developments in medicine led to the creation of morphine, codeine and cocaine. Initially, the drugs were unregulated and readily available. When it became clear that the drugs were a serious problem, regulations were developed and laws…