Freedom In The 19th Century

America has established its freedom from many factors. The word “free” had countless of definitions throughout time. A numerous amount of people questioned what the word freedom actually meant. In the nineteenth century, the word free was only meant for a white man. A white man had rights to own land, make executive decisions, and most importantly, to vote. A handful of people, such as women and slaves, actually acted upon this statement and created social reforms, movements and rebellions to gain their so-called freedom. Many of these reformers questioned what the founding fathers really meant. Although several of these movements did not work, and got many of people killed, it inspired women and slaves to follow what other people did for their

People did whatever to make this country great. They sacrificed their lives, children, family, wives, and their homes to protect their freedom and fight for what they believe in. The 19th century was really a time to figure out what kind of country we wanted to be and to set boundaries and rules for everyone to follow. The 19th century was also full of battles, wars and events that shaped America today. Although we still have out problems such as racism, we overcame slavery and for the most part gave everyone equal rights. America has come a long way from the 19th century and it is still growing. For example, in today’s present time, one of the huge problems we have is police brutality against African Americans. There has been accusations against police for the murders of many people and there have been protests similar to the ones that people did in the early 1800s. Our country today is still trying to figure itself out and we will continue to grow and learn from our mistakes. The 19th century was definitely a time where the founding fathers and others to kind of figure out and learn what a free and independent country really means. Besides that, it was also a time to engage in new technology to make the country more efficient and open jobs to many which was a positive thing for women. We have accomplished many of the problems we did have, which were better conditions in insane asylums, equal education rights and slavery. Overall, America has come a long way from where it used to be and that should be considered a good