Sources such as diaries though not very reliable can be used if there are a large amount of them showing the same date and event. Historical books written about the event especially those closer to the time would be able to help determine that the date is accurate as well.
In the 19th century, the poor represented a threat to the social order, so the government created laws to regulate them and provide them with some kind of care, but the administration and social work was carried out mostly by citizens who organized themselves to bring social aid to the poor and more disadvantaged, as well as creating shelters for poor people, attending them with education, health and legal assistance, this was how the movement was adding more volunteers to social activism to help their neighborhoods with the rescue of people from prostitución, diseases or any extreme situation they were dealing with.
The influence of the virginia declaration of rights can be seen in both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, although to a lesser extent in the Constitution.
Ancient Egypt had pharaohs as their leaders. Similar to kings, pharaohs were picked by whoever was next in the bloodline. Pharaohs were on top of the social structure, followed by nobles and priests, soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers and finally slaves. The pharaoh ranked above everyone else and his word was absolute. The pahraoh was the person who looked over everything. Whatever he said, people had to do.
