As seen in document H, drunkards were not thought highly of, and though wives were still struggling for equality, society did not look kindly on the drunken husband who beat his family. ... Abolitionists used the papers enlisted to create democratic ideals to support their cause and as a result aided in the growth of democratic ideals in the common man. ... As a result people were able to see how America's democratic ideals were strong and unshakable. ... American's saw their country and used its democratic ideals and their own to reform their country and make it better. These ref...

• Word Count: 736
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Examining the role that religion played in the African-American community, primarily pre-civil war, can be a difficult task due to the limited amount of evidence available.1 While it is a common notion that slavery life was embedded with Christian ideals, a Christian-like ideology is likely more accurate.2 Syncretism occurred with the combining of African tradition and Christian principles to create an African-American spirituality specific to its people. ... This conglomeration of ideals to form an authentic African-American spirituality with Christian and African overtones has been descri...

• Word Count: 1954
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By the nineteenth century, industrialization was in full swing, as were the gender roles inaugurated by the historical turning point; but those gender ideals were short lived as female Irish immigrants flooded American streets in search of "men's" work. ... Huddled on the cold ground with your family, or what is left of it, as most of the men (fathers and husbands) had either perished on the voyage to America or had been a victim of some other accident. ...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During the nineteenth century, the "nuclear family" structure dominated in American cities; with husbands working in factories and businesses to earn income and women remaining at home to raise children and attend to household duties. Most middle-class families attempted to adhere to the so-called Victorian sexual ideals of the day. ... Inspired by the writings of Freud, a growing number of Americans rejected the Victorian ideal of sexual restraint, believing that it undermined marriage by causing frustration and adulterous affairs. They instead promoted the modern companionate marriage tha...

• Word Count: 2720
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate