The 1800s

   


   The 1800s were a period of change for the United States. The nation was overwhelmed with a sense of nationalism. Additionally, we saw the advent of industrialization, the election of a pioneer for president, and vast fluctuations in the economy. The 1800s were also characterized as a period of change, or reform. Many groups and individuals set out to help those less fortunate, or to champion a specific cause, such as the abolition of slavery or equal rights for women.

   

   Another reason for reform was related to the rapid development of cities and urban centers during the early 1800s. Due to the surge in population and the resulting overcrowding, tenements, crime, and dysentery all became problems in the cities. Urban areas were in desperate need of assistance from both religious and political reformers.   

   During 1800s  America grew very fast. By 1860 United states had 17 new states. It was a time in which slave was present but the americans didn´t agree with that. The North was industrial, they had factories, railroads and ports but the South was agricultural.

  

       In this decade, a lot of people arrived in the USA to work in the factories. However, before this growing period the United states had to go through the war of 1812, a conflicto between USA and Great Britain violation of United states maritime rights. The tension that caught this war arose from the french revolution and Napoleonics wars. American interests were between France and Britain.

  

   In 1823, the Monroe doctrine declared that the united states would not become involved in europeans affairs and would not accept european interference. American for the americans explained everything.

     In South America, during the early 1800s, was a period of independence. Argentina started the process of declaring or fighting for Independence from Spain. By 1810, Buenos Aires forme dan independent government for the viceroyalty of La Plata. Argentina was free by July 9, 1816 at the Congress of Tucuman. Spain loses land.

    

   During 1800s the world was less isolated. United states was a democracy and the rest of the world wanted to be democratic like USA and the British Empire was growing. The era of knowledge and creation. 

    Like America, Europe was a continent in turmoil during the 1800's with wars being fought at sea and on land. The main combatants were Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain and France with possibly the best known of the sea battles "The Battle Of Trafalgar" between the British Royal Navy led by Admiral Nelson and the combined forces of the French and Spanish. Like many sea battles during the period the British were heavily outnumbered but due to the combination of leadership and better trained gun crews, they were victorious.
   

  But in mainland Europe the French forces under the leadership of Napoleon were equally successful with defeats over the Russia and Spain expanding French influence. But, Napoleon met his match at the Battle Of Waterloo in 1816 (Belgium) against combined forces of the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria and Prussia led by the Duke of Wellington.
    

Queen Victoria became the British Queen in 1837 leading to the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era was a period of industrial, cultural, political, scientific, and military progress that included further growth and influence of "The British Empire." This also included taking control of India and obtaining one of her many titles the "Empress of India."

     

     In this period, Poe delighted us with a great story “ Murders in the Rue Morgue” , published in 1841. The story is set in Paris in the mid- nineteenth century. Paris has always been famous for its artista communities in the 19^th and 20^th centuries, the place Dupin and the narrator share is a “time –eaten and grotesque mansión” in St. Germain, an aristocratic part of Parids. It was a revolutionary artistic and intellectual place  t develop the story. An excellent place to observ human behaviour…