Episodes from "U.S. History from 1812 - 1914," Foothill College (Winter 2012): 1 through 4 of 4
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December 2, 1851 to January 2, 1852
PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts
Educational System, Religion, Puritan EducationIn New England, the Puritans required every town to establish public schools supported by all families. After settling in the United States, the first buildings they constructed were a house of worship and a school. This exemplifies that education and religion were the two most important beliefs that the Puritans held. According to New England First Fruits, “After God… reared convenient places...
January 1, 1883 to December 31, 1883
NEW YORK, New York
poverty, Women, social statusEmily Faithfull, an English women right’s activist and writer, discovered an interesting phenomenon during her trips to the United States in 1872 and 1882. Many middle class and upper class women she met were leading a harsh life after losing their fathers or husbands. In two cases, the daughter of a navy Commander and the wife of a General of the United States Army were not able to make a living...
February 6, 1839
WASHINGTON, Virginia
Slavery, Slave Living ConditionsThe experience of slavery for men, women, and children was equally horrible. The amount of labor on the plantation farms was the same for both genders. The differences between the genders were the jobs appointed to them. Men were usually appointed jobs that included certain skill like carpentry and blacksmith. Women were usually working in the fields or as house servants. Accordening to Hallam, “For...
January 1, 1880 to January 31, 1880
SAN FRANCISCO, California
chinese, ChinatownWhen the Chinese population increased, they began to form large neighborhoods within the cities called “Chinatowns.” The first and most important Chinatown began in San Francisco. The Chinese dressed "in long gowns of bright cotton or silk, and some of them wore little round skull-caps with a bright button on the crown. Men’s heads usually were shaved up to the crown, leaving a place for...
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