The Emigrants – Many of the emigrants that migrated far west were white and American born and they usually headed to where slavery was prohibited they traveled from the Midwest and the upper south by 1840, more than 11,000 slaves toiled in Texas and 20,000 in Arkansas this was because emigrants coming from the deep [...]

THE LIFE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS The life of the middle class was of great value during the 19th century industrialization era. You might be wondering why it’s of such great value? More middle class Americans income grew during this time, about 30%, more middle class families owned homes about 36%, and they also sought [...]

The Collapse of the Federalist-Jeffersonian Party System The fall of the Federalist Party was due to several reasons. They were discredited by accusations of disloyalty during the War of 1812, held differing views within the party; some endorsed broad suffrage for social stability and other members against it. They also continued to believe that political [...]

Between the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, the industrial cities of the United States attracted many individuals. As new transportation systems were created, it helped the city expand which allowed people to live on the outside parts of the city. The middle–class and the upper-class would live in the suburbs that had “pure [...]

By 1900, nearly 40% of Westerners lived in the cities. During this time, many workers who worked in mines, forests, and fields provided a flexible workforce that attempted to support economic growth in the South. How do you think these factors affected the Southern Economy at this time? The Agricultural labor force was becoming extinct [...]

The issue of slavery has not disappeared. While Democrats wanted to expand it, Republicans wanted to stop slavery’s advancement into the West. Competing for Kansas After the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) many people migrated into Kansas. David Atchison was a Democrat who wanted to protect slavery in the territories, and under his leadership, many societies formed [...]

The civil war was the most brutal and destuctive conflict in American history. The Reason for this was the invention of a longer range rifle that increased a range form 100 to 500 yds. Anthor invention that led to this was the French minnie bullet and the new military techniques with tthis new rifle. How [...]

- Conquering Distance During this time period it would take approximately 5 days to get word from Washington DC to Philadelphia. When George Washington died this is how long it took. There was no way in communicating besides the original “Human Communication.” Imagine having an important message or question that needs to be sent across [...]

- The War Of 1812 The election of 1810 brought war hawks or, new Jeffersonian leaders, into office. The War Hawks believed that the US had tolerated Britain’s presence in America, Indian Raids, and attacks on American commerce for too long. President Madison asked congress to declare war on June 1, 1812. Britain beat back [...]

Alexis de Tocqueville visited the states in the 1830′s and observed that “no country in the whole world in which the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America.” He was speaking about influence of Protestants in the political and social values of the U.S. While not everyone agreed [...]