In the 19th century, a number of new methods for conducting American election campaigns developed in the United States. For the most part the techniques were original, not copied from Europe or anywhere else. The campaigns were also changed by a general enlargement of the voting franchise—the states began removing or reducing property and tax qualifications for …

Latin American culture is the formal or informal expression of the people of Latin America and includes both high culture (literature and high art) ... In the 19th century, Brazilian theatre began with romanticism along with a fervour for political independence.

culture: [noun] the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization. the set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic. the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity ...

Dec 12, 1995 · The 'American' holiday enveloped the often contradictory strains of commercialism and artisanship, as well as nostalgia and faith in progress, that defined late nineteenth-century culture. Its relative lack of theological or Biblical authority – what had made it anathema to the Puritans – ironically allowed Christmas to emerge as a highly ...

Jan 01, 2015 · The 19th century immigrants coming into America, came from many areas of the world. Many of them wanted to forge new lives in the United States. They sought out the labor that would become available d ... it was only natural that they would come to have a powerful influence over the development of American culture. “German immigrants could be ...

Sep 11, 2007 · In 19th-century American society, community violence was common and often condoned. ... The existence of community-based militias also contributed to this culture of vigilantism. Congress passed a law in 1792 requiring every able-bodied male between 18 and 45 years of age to belong to a community militia. 20 Over time, ...

Oct 13, 2022 · 19th-century Levi's jeans found in mine shaft sell for more than $87,000 Written by Christian Edwards, CNN A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New ...

Nov 13, 2021 · 19th-century England, usually referred to as the Victorian Era, was a time of rapid economic development in England due to the Industrial Revolution. The country shifted from an agrarian focus to ...

Mexican-American War, also called Mexican War, Spanish Guerra de 1847 or Guerra de Estados Unidos a Mexico (“War of the United States Against Mexico”), war between the United States and Mexico (April 1846–February 1848) stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican …

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer The first minstrel shows were performed in 1830s New York by white performers with blackened faces (most used burnt cork or shoe polish) and tattered clothing who imitated and mimicked ...