19th century

The expansion of a powerful country into a weaker nation with the purpose of taking over, is known as Imperialism. During the fifteenth through nineteenth century, imperialism was at its peak, countries all over the world had the same goal, to take over weaker nations and gain political, social and economical power from them. The powerful country leaders did this for the well being of their countries and its people. But with that came the destruction of developing nations. Developing nations…

In London, the first policemen were known as ‘Peelers’ or ‘Bobbies’. They were set up in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) who was then the Home Secretary following the Metropolitan Act of 1829 that was passed by Parliament (The Development of a Police Force, 2006). This was the beginning of a campaign to improve the public law (The Development of a Police Force, 2006). Although reform was very slow due to the public distrust in police, this campaign was still seen as a step forward…

Dan Viscariello Professor Salkever 3/3/17 American universities have changed in many ways since Harvard first opened its doors in 1636. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, practically all other American universities were using the liberal arts model Harvard began with. This liberal arts model took a classical approach, with curriculum focusing on English, science, history, philosophy, and theology. A liberal arts education sought to shape well-rounded individuals by growing both their…

such as the second great awakening and the abolitionist movement substantially defined American society during the mid-19th century, from the spread of Protestantism to growing anti-slavery sentiment in the north, these movements affected American society for generations. Ultimately, reform movements characterized the political and social landscape of America in the mid-19th century; the viewpoints expressed in these reform movements set the precedence for landmark legislature and the formation…

Sexual attitudes have changed tremendously throughout history. In the 19th century women were seen as inferior individuals and did not equal up to the status of a man. Education and beauty did not at all matter to the superior sex of males. Women’s roles, economic status, and social status were all dominated by the male society. Silence lingered among women during the 19th century. They did as they were told and remained under the control of men. They spoke when spoken to and had intercourse…

The nineteenth century spanned from 1801 until 1900 in which the agricultural and industrial revolution took place. The industrial revolution that began in the early 1800s could not have occurred without the agricultural revolution occurring first. During the Agricultural revolution several inventions were created that reduced workers tedious methods of labor but produced more work for them during their long workdays. Producing textiles, canals, railways, the cotton gin, and the seeding drill,…

This essay will explore why there was an emergence of modernity within French and British art and visual culture in the nineteenth century and how different artists responded to this. Under close analysis will be specific visual examples in distinct turn from two French artists, Gustave Courbet, Constantin Guys and two British artists, John Everett Millais and William Morris It is also necessary to…

budding nation of America as it formed a conceptual necessity to move westward. Westward expansion in the United states took several motivating purposes after crossing the Appalachian mountains in the late eighteenth century. Broad purposes for expansion from the early nineteenth century to the civil war include the idea of manifest destiny, national economic profit through settling and homesteading, and the expansion of land mass and resource for political power and influence. Manifest…

That year the very first asylum of the colonies was opened in Williamsburg, Virginia. Before that, the mentally ill were mostly housed in almshouses where the insane started to be separated from other inhabitants from 1729. By the end of the century, the insane were also housed in the both of the two hospitals in the United States (Shorter, 15). Between 1840 and 1880, one Dorothea Dix visited several states in order to persuade the governors into providing better care for the mentally ill;…

children have access to schools that offer high, similar quality. To maintain that similar equality, it was required schools to use either identical or similar textbooks which would equate to the content standards used in the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth century, college admissions molded the content standards and achievement levels that were taught in high school. This caused the Committee of Ten to be established in 1892 by the National Educational…