Not a lot of children and people in the U.S. got a proper education because they have to work long hours. This would become a problem for the future of the United States because no one would have enough knowledge to run the country. The economy would fall apart.

Horace Mann is the most famous person who tried to solve the problem of the lack of education.

Horace Mann pushed to get FREE schools everywhere in the country. This also gave the chance for EVERYONE to get a free education. This gave many kids education no matter if they were rich or poor, white or black. Everyone got the chance to get an education. It was very successful because this gave a brighter future to the U.S.

Massachusetts was the first state in the U.S to offer free education for everyone.

In the south there was a huge problem of slavery. The slave owners and overseers didn't treat their slaves as human and rather as "property." Congress passed a law called "The Missouri Compromise" which evenly separated the country. This wasn't a solution at all.

Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous person who tried to solve the problem of slavery. She was a former slave who escaped on foot from Maryland to Philadelphia, PA. She became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and went to be a spy in the Civil War.

Harriet Tubman became a conductor for the Underground Railroad. She freed over 300 slaves through the Underground Railroad. She never once lost a "passenger" and she made over 19 trips.

William Still helped runaway slaves to be officially be free. He officially freed 800 slaves. He wrote down the slaves names, where they came from, their back story, and if they chose to change their name. He kept records of most slaves that passed through Philadelphia.

Slaves also escaped through the south ( like south florida ) and by going to the Caribbean and Mexico.

Women didn't have the basic rights like voting or owning anything to their name like men did. This wasn't fair because women were expected to care for their babies and homes and take care of their husbands. Women couldn't work and if they did, there were very little job opportunities for women.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American Leader in the American Women's Right Movement. She fought for women's right along with other women.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the "Seneca Falls" along with other women like Lucretia Mott and Sojourner Truth. They protested for women's rights. 7 decades later women were allowed to vote. They attracted over 300 female to be treated as their own people

White men tried to take over Seneca Falls and Truth spoke against the men.