Any women who could read or write would be able to be trained as a physician.
Answer:
The United States was reluctant to annex Texas because it did not want to fight a war with Mexico.
Explanation:
In 1836 the Republic of Texas was created, independent of Mexico. In August of 1837, Memucan Hunt Jr., ambassador of Texas in the United States, presented a proposal of annexation to Van Buren's administration. Believing that the annexation would lead to a war with Mexico, the US administration rejected the Texan proposal.
Finally, in 1845, James Polk became president and annexed Texas to the United States. This situation led to the Mexican-American War, as Van Buren had predicted.
Answer:
If I recollect correctly, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909 was primarily to advance justice for African American ongoing violence during the time. Among the leaders W.E.B. Du Bois was a well known African American at the time. The NAACP is the largest and preminent organization of its kind.
Explanation:
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established minimum wages and abolished child labor in the US.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- Due to the oppressive nature of work in the US, President Roosevelt during his term from 1933 to 1945 tried to improve working conditions and also to abolish child labor.
- As a result, the Fair Labor Standards Act came into enactment in 1938.
- It established minimum wages for the workers (25 cents), reduced minimum age to be employed to 16 and maximum possible hours of work to 44. This was to be reduced further in the coming years.
- It succeeded in improving working conditions and also in abolishing child labor.
