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The Puritans who colonized New England came to built a new society where they could freely practice their religions.
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Approximately 88 percent of Africans were slaves and forced to work for others.
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The right to vote for all was limited and women had no rights.
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The United States grew from a largely agricultural
the society into a modern industrial giant -
Abraham Lincon was elected president and one year later the Civil War started between North and South.
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After the war, the country continued to grow at a furious pace.
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Others activist pushed forward reforms of the justice system, leading to the development of the modern prision
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Reformers as Stanton, Mott, and Susan B. campaigned vigorously for woman´s rights.
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The issue pf power and change raise during the period wer not resolved once and for all, however.
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they gave women the right to own property but the spouses had the right to share it too.
