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The reform bill eased property requirements so that "well to-do", middle class men could vote. The bill also modernized the districts for electing members of Parliment.
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In 1807, slave trade was abolished but slaves who were already held captive were not released until 1833.
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Called for suffrage for all men (including workers and other groups who could not vote) and annual Parlimentary elections.
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Cholera, a virus that comes from contaminated water, caused three major epidemics in 1831-1832, 1848-1849, and 1854.
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Trains were a new way to travel quickly and cheaply in 1855 but some things you needed to remember were: to bring your own candles if you wanted read past dark, bring your own food, bring your own chamber pot ofr longer journeys, and if you're taking a winter trip, rent a metal foot warmer.
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The Third Republic was a new system of government created in 1875 and was meant to be "the system of government that divides us the least".
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The Third Republic was unsteady and threatened by monarchists, aristrocrats, clergy, and army leaders. Due to this controversy, a battle ground for the opposing forces became known as the Dreyfus Affair.
