American Politics In The 1800's

In the document “Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education”, Horace Mann believes that education should be readily available to everyone in order to counteract the “tendency to the domination of capital and servility of labor.” Universal education can potentially be the difference between, the wealthy capitalizing the poor, and a society where the poor are given an equal opportunity to excel and be a part of the capital rather than the labor. Mann states, “Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of man…” When everyone is given the same chance to obtain a well rounded education, social status and factions begin to diminish. Mann seems to be an idealist as well

I agree with Horace Mann, education is vital in society and determines how it functions. If certain groups of people do not receive equal education than others, then society will change and more poverty, unemployment, and more inequality will increase.

Politics from 1877 to 1901 were filled with corruption, dishonesty, and unlawful behavior. The competition between the two major parties, the Republicans, and the Democrats, characterized the Gilded Aged politics. Minor parties, like the Populist Party, did exist, however, never lasted long. America saw rapid industrialization, urbanization, and the rise of big business with natural resources, manufactured goods, and growing labor supply all helping to increase economic outstanding. High tariffs prevented outside merchandise from making its way into the United States, forcing Americans to buy and sell within their own limits. During

The American Revolution had a very intense fundamental change on American society between the years 1775 to 1800. The thirst for independence resulted in the revolution which caused many political, social, and economic changes. When the revolution began, the people were drowning in jingoism, and after the seven years of fighting for our independence, several changes had to be made. Although some political, social, and economic parts of society seem to have remained the same, America experienced drastic fundamental changes throughout these years and set the standards for even more changes to come.

The entire Women’s Movement in the United States has been quite extensive. It can be traced back to 1848, when the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. After two days of discussions, 100 men and women signed the Declaration of Sentiments. Drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, this document called for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women. This gathering set the agenda for the rest of the Women’s Movement long ago (Imbornoni). Over the next 100 years, many women played a part in supporting equal treatment for women, most notably leading to the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which allowed women the right to vote.

The early 1800’s were no different, America being finally free from British domination, was ready and able to forge its own way. This time while America was still in her infancy, was an important pivot point in our country and where it was headed. Warranted by the situation

Political factionalism in the United States in the midst of the nineteenth century was empowered by the advancement of an unprecedented American culture and the move from an agrarian economy to the business economy. This is substantial for a few reasons. Thomas Jefferson was the President when this example began to happen. According to Brennan, President Thomas Jefferson's goal was to pivot the example of enthusiastically supporting the amassing piece of America. He truly expected to reinforce America as a republic besides as an agrarian society.

AAmerica began as a small struggling nation, with each citizen desiring an opportunistic way of life. To achieve this way of life, many changes needed to be made. Different people with distinctive ideas came together, and although there was conflict, they made great changes politically, socially, and economically. Each aspect changed America tremendously in a variety of ways. Analyzing each specific change can determine the extent in which America has changed for better or for worse.

This book details the struggles concerning the elections of 1800. Ironically, I found many parallels with present day politics. The "Federalist" who believed in big government and central power in a sort of monarchical government against the 'republicans' or "anti-federalist" that where big supporters of the original intent of the Constitution, de-centralized government doing battle. This fits the narrative we see today where the two factions are "Big Government" Republicans and Democrats and the smaller government "republicans" (emphasis on the lowercase 'r') which has members of more "traditional" Democrats and Republicans.

There were many changes in the 1800’s when it came to politics. Changes were needed especially since the New World finally had their freedom. People had to change to be able to go along with the needed political changes that were put upon them by their new government. Some would say this was a better way of life for the people, and the reasons for the changes was to create a better way of life for everyone financially so their family would be taken care of.

The women 's suffrage movement, the time when women fought for their rights, began in the year 1848 and continued on all the way through the 1860s. Although women in the new republic had important roles in the family, the house, and other obligations, they were excluded from most rights. These rights included political and legal rights. Due to their gender, they have been held back because they did not have as much opportunities as the men did. The new republic made alterations in the roles of women by disparaging them in society. During this era, men received a higher status than women. Because women were forced to follow laws without being allowed to state their opinions, they tried to resist laws, fight for their freedom and strive to gain equality with men. This leads to feminism, the belief in political, social, and economic equality between men and women. It is the feminist efforts that have successfully tried to give rights that men had, to women who have been denied those rights. Upon the deprivation of those rights, the Seneca Falls convention and the Declaration of Sentiments helped women gain the privileges and opportunities to accomplish the task of equality that they have been striving for.

During the early decades of the 1800s politics changed tremendously. The politics of the United States were becoming more and more geared toward the common man, (Shultz, n.d.). There were changes in who would have the right to vote and there was a development of a new two party system. The issues of the nation were now decided by more of the population and therefore it became increasingly important for the candidates to speak to the people of the nation about where they stood on the issues.

(Goldfield, 338) Since the cult of domesticity was making women inferior to men, women decided to do as the slaves did and fight for their own freedom. The women’s rights movement began in the mid-1800s. Female and male abolitionist found it necessary that women should be able to have the same rights as men. Just because biologically they are different, it does not mean they do not deserve the same rights. Women were denied the right to vote, property and a right to an education or job. (Goldfield, 338) At first the women’s movement was slow. Many women were afraid to speak out in fear of being shunned by their community. This was a brand new scary task that Women for the first time were going to deal with. A women speaking out against the norms of society was seen as a terrible thing to do. When you have many women speaking out for the same thing a change must be done. When the first national convention for women’s rights was called in Seneca Falls, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were able to successfully use the Declaration of Independence as a model for their own Declaration of Sentiments. (Goldfield, 339) In their Declaration they branded that “male patriarchy as the source of women’s oppression” (Goldfield, 339) Stanton and Mott called for full women’s rights and to become independent citizens. Although the fight for women’s rights was always an important issue, most abolitionists deemed it less important

Women went through countless objections, they proved that it wasn’t personal but distinguish by power with political meaning. The women argued that assumptions were being made saying they were followers and needed men to lead them, women were the ones to take care of the children and men handled the business and talked about issues and solved them. This was simply not the truth and this way of thinking kept women from equality. And not allow them the freedom to choose for themselves what they could and should think and do. Women wanted a change.