Answer:
Women could become factory workers, domestic servants (p. 26), physicians, midwives, telegraph workers, and teachers (p. 20). Some could afford to dress more fashionably, to buy books and attend dance halls, pleasure gardens and theatres and there were opportunities for education
The first act that the parliament passed in an attempt to raise revenue by taxing the American colonists was the "stamp act" which was met with a great deal of resistance.
Answer:
1. to give the legislature the power to pass new laws
2. to discourage racial mixing
3. to retain public support
Explanation:
The Pearsall Plan, which was a response of the North Carolina to the ruling of the United States Supreme Court on the unconstitutionality of racial segregation in public schools.
Created in 1956, Pearsall Plan sought a moderate approach to mix their public schools, however, in the bid to achieve their goal, the plan gave reason the state (North Carolina) should amend her Constitution, to reach common ground on the issue. The following are the reasons given:
1. to give the legislature the power to pass new laws: this enable the legislature to passed legislation that delay the integration.
2. to discourage racial mixing: there is also amendment of Compulsory School Attendance Law which excused students from going to integrated schools, there by discouraging racial mixing in public schools.
3. to retain public support of school: the plan seek to give more power to the school board which in turn, helps to retain public school supports.
Thereafter, in the case of Godwin v. Johnston County Board of Education (1969), ruled the Pearsall Plan unconstitutional.
Answer:
Mr. Huskinsson was unable to dodge the upcoming locomotive engine becuase it was coming with very high speed and he was completely unaware from it.
Explanation:
Mr. William Huskinsson was one the Members of Parliament of Liverpool. On 15th September, 1850 he crossed Northumbria with his own carriage, on the same day the Prime Minister of Liverpool, Duke Wellington gave green signal to several locomotive engines for the first time including the engine named Rocket driven by Joseph Locke, the Rocket crossed the Northumbria at the same time and badly damaged one leg of Mr. Huskinsson. Huskinsson was badly injured from that accident and died later that day. A team of Doctors tried to give him advanced treatment but they were unable to save him and Mr. Wellington passed away. This incident went viral and caused of large gathering and procession in between the railway tracks against the government and their carelessness.
