Chapters 14, 15, 16 by Nelson

Chapter 14

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Even though the Government was giving away land, life on the frontier was much harder than it seemed. People were poorly fed, and resources were scarce

Chapter 15

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By the 1830s women were seen as a extension to their husband and used as a way to better their social status and for producing children.

Chapter 16

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In the south those with the most slaves and money controlled the government. The majority of the people, those who did not own slaves were either abolitionists, or they supported slavery with the hope of one day aquiring slaves.

Chapter 14

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The Canals and emerging railways were extremely important, because it helped develop communication, interstate as well as intrastate commerce, and spread ideals and materials.

Chapter 15

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The good economy in the early 19th century led to a new type of American family. One with lots of people, loving parents, and children became important in the family.

Chapter 14

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The Telegraph offered a revolution in communication the likes the world had not seen since the printing press. The establishment of telepgraph wires helped buisness and other important econmic ventures such as the gold rush of 49 and jobs converning railroads and the pony express much eaiser

Chapter 15

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Many Utopian movements were for religious purposes. Later in the century many communities were started not for religious purposes but rather in the pursuit of perfection. The utopian movement created "perfection" and the ideal life of an American.

Chapter 16

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William Lloyd Garrison published the Liberator, which was a newspaper that talked about anti-slavery movements. Other abolitionists such as Sojourner Truth and Fredrick Douglas spread the word about the evils of slavery. These movements hastened the end of slavery through petitions and pleas to congress.

Chapter 16

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Slavery was viewed as a necessary evil because it was accepted as being wrong, but it was necessary to maintain the economy. After the south realised the North was completely opposed they changed their philsophy.

Chapter 14

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Due to the moment from toward a market economy, Americans were given the opportunity to really make it or break it in a fast paced business lifestyle. This brought about new invention, more factories, which had a negatvie effect on farmers, but farmers could benfit from diversifing their product to diffreent people the in public. Much like Great Britains industrial Revolution, that was much ealier they had more cmpoetion but longer hours

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vblewis1 — 2015-11-09 15:14:00 UTC

Nelson- 14

Kyle- 15

Trevor- 16