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Hace 1 día · In the 1870s, travelling out West in America was a challenging and adventurous experience. It was a time of vast landscapes, rugged territories, and encounters with different cultures. If you were someone considering a journey out West during this time, here is what you could expect in terms of cultural encounters and interactions.
Hace 1 día · During the 1870s and 1880s, the U.S. economy rose at the fastest rate in its history, with real wages, wealth, GDP, and capital formation all increasing rapidly. For example, from 1865 to 1898, the output of wheat increased by 256%, corn by 222%, coal by 800%, and miles of railway track by 567%.
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Hace 1 día · Most went bankrupt. The movement also enjoyed some political success during the 1870s. A few Midwestern states passed "Granger Laws", limiting railroad and warehouse fees. Family life
14 de may. de 2024 · Women's wages by occupation - Philadelphia, 1870-1871. Girls in boot & shoe factories might earn $1 per day in 1870. Source: Pennsylvania Bureau of Statistics of Labor and Agriculture, 1st Annual report, p. 439. Servants (female) - Wages by state, 1870. The highest pay was in Montana at $50/month. The lowest was in North Carolina at $5 per ...
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16 de may. de 2024 · From the late 1870s Southern U.S. state legislatures passed laws requiring the separation of whites from “persons of color” in public transportation and schools. Segregation was extended to parks, cemeteries, theatres, and restaurants in an attempt to prevent any contact between Blacks and whites as equals.
Hace 6 días · The late 1860s and 1870s were a period of breakneck railroad construction and consolidation. Although it is commonplace to dwell on the completion of a transcontinental rail line in 1869, the extensive reconstruction and expansion of southern railroads destroyed during the Civil War was of equal importance.
Hace 1 día · U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [74] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.
