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    protected. Although trade unions were pleased with this act, they were less happy with the Criminal Law Amendment Act passed the same day that made picketing illegal. Trade unions also went through many amalgamations and legal changes, for example, until 1850, unions had been involved primarily in local affairs (with the exception of the miners) but from the middle of the century, the growth of railways meant that communications were easier and amalgamations began to take place. The engineering industry

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    reign(1837-1901).The period is sometimes dated from 1832 (the paasage of the first Reform Bill). It was a period of intense and prolific activity in literature,especially by novelists and poets,philosophers and essayists.Much of the writing was concerned with contemporary social problems for instance the effect of the industrial revolution ,the influence of the theory of evolution ,movements of political and social reform..The poetry of Victorian era was a continuation of romanticism.the Victorian era

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    By entrepreneurs embracing newer inventions, an increased demand for workforce was created in a growing, and soon to be booming, field of manufacturing. In Britain between the years 1700-1850 the skills of laborers proved to be much higher than the time following due to most workers completing mundane repetitious activities for several hours at a time, rather than partaking in the entirety of the process. Because of this, a lack of dependence

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    This paper will explore how women’s role in society was transformed during the period leading up to the Civil War, providing a snapshot of the courageous people and events that shaped the futures of women in America. The period between 1750 and 1850 marked some significant changes to the roles of women in America. For one thing, the success of the family farm depended on both husband and wife working nearly around the clock in the fields. One can imagine that working side by side with her husband

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    1.In 1820, the first steamboat sailed on the Great Lakes, as well as on the Detroit River. What was this vessel called? A) DeWitt Clinton B) Griffon C) Walk-in-the-Water D) Maid of the Mist 2.Begun in 1817 and completed in 1825, this 350-mile-long transportation route was the engineering marvel of its day. It enabled Michigan farmers to ship their products to Eastern cities and brought thousands of new settlers into the Michigan Territory. What was it called? A) The National Road B) Erie Canal C)

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    Meetings were held between 1815 and 1825 at Aix-la-Chapelle, Vienna, Troppau, Verona and St Petersburg. The main aims were to settle disputes by diplomacy and to maintain peace. The main problems they addressed were France, revolutionary movements, unrest in Italy and Spain, the Spanish colonies and Greek revolts. Divergence occurred over whether to intervene militarily to put down revolutionary movements and/or revolts against governments they considered legitimate, and

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    Prince of Austria. Political Nationalism. While very similar to regular nationalism it was the idea of political loyalty to the nation-state. And the political mobilization of cultural nationalism. It was most closely associated with nationalist movements across Europe. Specifically the rebellions. It was a double edged sword. There was both Unity, as well as conflict Italy It was made up of regional kingdoms and city-states. After the fall of Napoleon north Italy was dominated by Austria,

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    Territory Andersonville 13. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Daniel Webster Senator who, originally pro-North, supported the Compromise of 1850 and subsequently lost favor from his constituency, noted orator, constitutional lawyer, senator, secretary of state, and major spokesman for nationalism and the union in the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s. 22. David Wilmot Democrats their philosophy war the stamp of Andrew Jackson, believing the federal government should be limited in power

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    Additionally, Bolivar also advocated for indigenous rights. He attempted to create a land reform act in 1825 in Bolivia that would redistribute the land to the natives; however, the ruling class blocked it. Despite this failure, his ideas of autonomy and self-governance for the indigenous in the region profoundly influence current society, and the

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    Fire Service Traditions

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    The Fireman's "Ringing of the Bell" is a second American-instituted tradition. The ceremonial ringing of the bell in memory of those who died in the line of duty is an age old tradition of the Fire Service. The bell, instituted sometime around the 1850’s, was long used to signal an emergency, as an early form as a siren, and used to mark the end of an emergency and a return to quarters (the fire station). The final tolling of the bell at a firefighter's funeral is to signal the last alarm the firefighter

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