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During the Revolutionary War, fire was used as a weapon for both the colonies and the British. This demanded suppression efforts during wartime so, many militia members were also firefighters. Some of the most notable revolutionary figures were also firefighters including: Washington, Hamilton, Adams, Hancock, and Revere. However, during this time fire companies were often hostile to each other. Volunteer fire companies, most infamously in Philadelphia, were heavily influenced and ran by gangs for

Jonas Lie was a Norwegian born artist known for his expertise in painting colorful landscapes and industrial scenes in an Impressionistic Realism art style, which can be recognized in his painting Dusk on Lower Broadway. Created in Manhattan in ca. 1910, the painting was made during the progressive era, which was dominated by a construction boom that resulted in inventions like the first zipper, modern automobiles, and stainless steel. The painting captures the feeling of American industrial life

The Gilded Age is known as the Second Industrial Revolution because of the major increase in factories and production (Foner 593). During this time the United States controlled more than a third of the world’s industrial output. This led to approximately 11 million people moving from the rural areas to the city, and another 25 million immigrants moving into America (Foner, 596). Because of the increase in population, freedom and safety were harder to maintain. Freedom was hard for everyone who

What, in your opinion, were the key principles of the Progressive Movement? In your opinion, what were Progressivism’s most significant successes and failings? Can the First World War be regarded as a particularly Progressive conflict, or did it derail the Progressive Movement—or are both of these statements true? What, in your opinion, were the key principles of the Progressive Movement? Characteristics of the Progressive Era include refining of the government, rebuilding, a concentration

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Margaret Haddix’s Uprising, wealth and poverty are portrayed through the setting, characters and their choices, and show evidence of how wealth or poverty are the common antagonists. The Great Gatsby provides readers with an idealistic image of the “perfect” life in the early nineteenth century, leaving the readers in awe of the characters’ lifestyles full of extravagance and wealth. In contrast, is the lifestyle depicted in Uprising, where characters

appearance. Dresses were still it the fifties, but had a little change to them. Countless dresses became slimmer, sleeker, and brighter. Through the decade certain basics remained and most women did not dress like hippies. Styles, such as the polo dress, shirtwaist, Seersucker, and the silk dress were very popular styles. Most of the pants wear or wore was inspired by the sixties. Capri pants was a very popular choice, they were only worn for the most casual activities. Culotte was another popular style, they

The Efficient Effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was an influencing time upon world history. Every aspect of life changed for humans, from the places that people are educated, to the clothes that humans wear. Each portion of livelihood was altered in some way with the onset of the Industrial Revolution that continues to modern times. The events of the Industrial Revolution was based upon an economic foundation centered around factories, and was important because for

now, and I think that was an attitude that colored people really needed at the time. W.E.B Du Bois did a great thing for the colored people, creating the NAACP was an amazing thing to do, it changed life for colored people forever. The triangle Shirtwaist fire was a very sad event, but it helped the world in many ways. Even though many girls died in this fire, but this tragedy had a silver lining. The fire was yes very sad but this caused a law to be formed, this was called the workers compensation

labor to name but a few. Therefore, in 1906 Roosevelt enacted the Meat Inspection Act which is now known as the Food and Drug Administration. The Progressive era also included workers’ safety and health but only after a deadly fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company on March 25, 1911. The company did not trust its workers. The doors and elevators were all locked except for the eighth floor. The workers were all located on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors. The factory was largely a female work force

Progressive era sparked protests and work reforms that altered work ethic, work safety, the conditions in prisons, and exposed many areas of people living in extreme poverty through books, newspaper articles, and tragic events like the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. At this point, The African American population thrived mostly in the southern United States. Although the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments gave African Americans the right to freedom from slavery, vote, and become citizens