Daily life in America in the 1800s

Provides an overview of the various occupations men, women, and children held in nineteenth-century America.

Explores the role sports played in nineteenth-century American life, discussing how baseball, basketball, and football all became more popular in the 1880s, profiling popular teams, players, and rivalries, and describing various leisure sports.

Describes what nineteenth-century Americans did for entertainment, with information on the games, activities, sports, and other things they enjoyed and discussing how entertainment changed throughout the century.

Describes American politics during the nineteenth century; discussing the campaigns, candidates, and voting practices; and examining scandals such as buying votes, stuffing ballot boxes, and other incidents of greed and corruption.

Explores what life was like for people living in the American West during the nineteenth century, describing the violence, challenges, and triumphs they faced as they settled in the new frontier.

An exploration of life in America in the 1800s that focuses on religion, discussing religious movements, the influence of immigration on the establishment of institutions, the role of religion in social and political issues, and other related topics.

Examines the evolution of the American penal system in the 1800s, discussing how legal reforms led to established laws across the country, helped narrow the gap between how the rich and the poor were prosecuted and punished, and offered greater control over society in cities, towns, and the frontier.

Describes what life was life for nineteenth-century American children, exploring their role in the labor force, the impact changing policies on education and child labor had on their lives, and what they did for fun.

Describes what the American home was like in the 1800s, discussing how developments in taste, fashion, technology, and social change influenced home and family life and exploring the leisure activities, values, consumer goods, traditions, and events that defined nineteenth-century Americans.

Describes what life was like for nineteenth-century American women, exploring how they worked hard to care for their families and homes in urban areas and on the frontier, and discussing how they were impacted by various social movements.