From colonial times into the early 20th century a majority of americans lived in the countryside and worked on farms. A dramatic expansion in farming took place from 1860 yo 1910. The number of farms tripled from two million in 1860 to 6 million in 1905. The number of people living on farms grew from about 10 million in 1860 to 22 million in 1880 to 31 million in 1905.
This means that the <em>cities at the end of the 19th century</em> were large because of the rural life. Although the eastern image of farm life on the prairies emphasizes the isolation of the lonely farmer and farm life, in reality rural folk created a rich social life for themselves.
In 1787, George Washington was persuaded to attend the Constitutional Convention and subsequently was unanimously elected its president.
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During Progressive Era:
1. Protection for workers and consumers were strengthened, and women finally achieved the right to vote.
2. Harness the power of the federal government to eliminate unethical and unfair business practices and reduced corruption
3. Counteract the negative social effects of industrialization by regulating private industry, strengthening protection for workers and consumers, and exposing corruption in both government and big businesses.
The New Deal:
1. Encompassed many programs designed to lift the United State out of the Great Depression
2. Sought to offer economic relief to the suffering, regulate private industry and grow the economy
3. Aimed to relief the unemployed, recover the economy through federal spending and job creation and; reform capitalism by means of regulatory legislation and the creation of new social welfare programs.
Explanation:
Progressive Era is the period in United State history from 1890s to the 1920s, an era in which intense social and political reform were aimed at making progress toward a better society. The New Deal is a set of domestic policies that dramatically expanded the federal government's role in economy, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented between 1933 to 1938. The first New Deal 1933 to 1934 while the second New Deal was implemented between 1935 to 1938.
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Explanation:
It is the most radical and violent period of French Revolution. It followed the death of king Louis XVI who was guillotined in Paris. The radical party of the Jacobines took control of the National Assembly. Terror and repression were extensively used to crush real and suspected enemies. War was fought against Austria and Prussia where the revolutionary government thought emigrés were plotting against the republic. Many executions were carried out under orders of Maximilien Robespierre, head of the ruthless and feared Committee of Public Security. Many leaders of the revolution were guillotined, even Robespierre himself. Those were times of chaos and uncertainty in France. The 1799 coup d´état of Napoleon put an end to chaos.
Bourgeoisie? Not sure, though. But Marx used to call them that so...
