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The Industrial Revolution
As the Industrial Revolution went on during this time period, many innovative inventions were created, such as the typewriter in 1829, the calculator in 1835, and the telegraph in 1837. -
Prison Reform
Inmates who commited severe crimes were often put into solitary confinement, but a good portion of them commited suicide or had a mental breakdown. Because of this, the Auburn System was set in, making the prisoners perform strenuous labor in order to punish them yet retain a a stable mental condition. -
Prison Reform
To maintain the prevention of harsh prison punishment, The Boston Prison Discipline Society set up a system where prisons were checked periodically to make sure of these conditions. -
Labor Movement
A strike for a 10 hour work day occured by carpenter in Boston. -
Temperance Movement
People begin advocating for the abstinence from alchohol -
Abolotionist Movement
The National Negro Convention is held in Philadelphia with the aim to protect the rights of freedmen. -
Westward Expansion
The Indian Removal Act forces Indians to relocate to west of the Mississippi river. -
Abolitionist Movement
"The Liberator" is published, become one of the most widely read anti-slavery literary works. -
Abolitionist Movement
The American Antislavery Society in Philadelphia is established. -
Labor Movement
Children employed in silk mills go on strike for 11 hour/6 day work schedule. -
Education Movement
Horace Mann becomes Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education. A visionary educator of public (or "free") schools, Mann works for increased funding of public schools and better training for teachers. His belief in the importance of free, universal public education gains him a national audience. -
Abolitionist Movement
The Liberty Party is formed to use political action to fight slavery. -
Women's Rights Movement
Two women, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton, meet at the WOrld Anti-slavery Convention and are shocked that women are not allowed to speak. This even teventually leads to the first Women's Convention 8 years later. -
Immigration Movement
The beginning of the Potato Famine in Ireland drives over 1.5 million Irish immigrants to America.
