<span>A reason for the growth of large mental institutions during the 1800s is due to poverty in that era, causing mental health problems such as depression and problems brought on by the stress and anxiety of struggling to afford to live. This increased the requirement for mental institutions.</span>
to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
After General Howe’s forces defeated the Americans at Brooklyn
Heights and White Plains, Washington’s strategy called for drawing the British
forces inland. General Howe not only moved inland to the northwest that is
towards Manhattan but further West to New Jersey. General Howe defeated the
Continental army of George Washington not only in 1776 but also during the
winter months of 1775. The British controlled the New York harbour until the
end of the war. They used this harbour as a base to attack other targets.
