Week 3 Reflection: A New Look at the 19th Century

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While reading the articles and watching the presentations and videos, I found a couple fascinating ideals about the 19^th century. Considering that the 19^th century was booming, especially for those in power and/or who can obtain the power. I found it fascinating about how the white men created the term “Wage Slavery” because it showed how white males thought their working for money which, equaled oppression, and working under someone else was a sign slavery.  This fascinates me because of the description of slavery being working for money. The term “Wage Slavery” created a more acceptable way for white males called “Living Wage”, this helped them get paid more and have better positions within the workforce. Really “Living Wage” was just another form of oppression for non-white men. I also found it very surprising how still, till this very day, men are pain more than women. Considering the fact that women were only paid less or not at all because of the fact that women were thought of as being an dependent to the male. Women were thought of as not having real jobs. Because of this being stated in the 19^th century, I would think the 21^st century would find it more acceptable to pay both sexes the same, since women and men work the almost the same exact jobs. 

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"Wage Slavery" 

                My last point I found fascinating is the movement of the Native Americans from the west, the western was a new place for the Americans of the 19^th century. To move there was like finding and even starting a whole new life. The move sparked a lot of farmers attention and even the farmers revolt. My main concern was when it came to the Native Americans, not enough information was given to how the native Americans were being eliminated, I also feel bad for the elimination of native Americans because they were, like it says, natives to this land. 

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War with Native Americans and actual Americans. 

                The 19^th century was full of big money making business owners and investors, giving the stock holders limited liability for the “American Dream.” Although they had many un-happy workers, the workers made the business owners a lot of money. Even with the strikes, like Pullman Strike and Homestead Strike, the government shut it down because they are always on the side of big business. Along with the inventions and the government on there side, many had absolute power over their businesses. Knowing all of the tactics that the rich industrialists used, to answer W.E.B. DuBois great American assumption is that, with a already smooth foundation, the people that rose to the top during the 19^th century had various scandalous but at the same time intelligent techniques to becoming successful.