In the Industrial Revolution‚ humans—western Europeans at first—learned to exploit coal and steam energy to mass produce goods with machines and to sell them worldwide. The Industrial Revolution began with production of textiles and eventually spread to other areas of manufacturing‚ as well as to farming and food processing. In the later nineteenth century‚ industrialization occurred on a large scale in metallurgical‚ chemical‚ and electrical industries. Once begun‚ it could not be stopped. The Industrial
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Anglo-French relations are the relations between the governments of the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . The historical ties between the two countries are long and complex‚ including acquisition‚ wars‚ and coalitions at various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt
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arguably the most famous battle fought in the War of 1812. The battle happened when the war was almost over. The Treaty of Ghent‚ which ended the war‚ was signed on December 24‚1814 but not actually authorized by the American Government until February 1815. The British had attacked New Orleans on January 8‚1815. Jackson led frontiersman‚ slave‚ Indians‚ militia fighters‚ and even Jean Lafitte‚ a French pirate into battle. Finally the news of e Treaty Ghent reached the United States and the war of 1812
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Newgate novel From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The Newgate novels (or Old Bailey novels) were novels published in England from the late 1820s until the 1840s that were thought to glamorise the lives of the criminals they portrayed. Most drew their inspiration from the Newgate Calendar‚ a biography of famous criminals published at various times during the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ but usually rearranged or embellished the original tale for melodramatic
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Feelings” which is accurate culturally but it’s proved economically and socially false. Therefore the idea of the “Era of Good Feelings” only actually applies to the growth of intense nationalism and not the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects from 1815 to 1825. Nationalism‚ which emphasizes the pride a person has for their nation‚ supported the label “Era of Good Feelings” but sectionalism showed differences in regions and therefore contradicted the label. The Battle of New Orleans was one of the
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Switzerland‚ and Alsace (an area of France bordering Germany and Switzerland in which a German dialect is spoken). The first Amish families arrived in 1737 and settled in Lancaster County‚ Pennsylvania. Another wave of immigration followed between 1815 and 1860‚ and the Amish eventually spread to 20 other states‚ including Iowa. Today no Amish groups remain in Europe. The most traditional descendants of the Amish continue to speak Pennsylvania German‚ also known as Pennsylvania Dutch. However‚ a
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Napoleon Bonaparte and the Great Army Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was a great French military leader and politic leader. He was also the first French emperor . He was a crucial character in the rise of the great army! The Grand Armee The grand armee was a very powerful army also known as the great army. Lead by a very powerful Napoleon. The army consisted of six corps under the command of Napoleon’s marshals and senior generals. The army grew in size as Napoleon’s might spread across Europe. It
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Chapter 7 People 1. Tecumseh Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief known to be a great warrior. He traveled from Wisconsin to Florida persuading all sorts of tribes to join against the whites. Tecumseh’s brother‚ Tenskwatawa (the Prophet)‚ said that the Indians had to revolt against the whites to reinvigorate their own culture. After General Harrison defeated the Indians‚ the people lost their belief in the Prophet and Tecumseh. 2. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States
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Events 1807 – The Chesapeake Incident 1811 – Battle of Tippecanoe 1812 – U.S. declares war. 1813 – Battle of Lake Erie 1813 – Battle of the Thames 1814 – March on Washington‚ D.C. 1814 – Battle of Baltimore (Fort McHenry) 1814 – Treaty of Ghent 1815 – Battle of New Orleans The Chesapeake Incident (1807) Main facts: Britain and France at war Both sides forbid neutral trade w/enemy. British begin impressment of sailors (even Americans). The Chesapeake Incident H.M.S. Leopard stops the U
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October 11th American Confederation- june and july of 1788 that leaders of cities would organize celebrations of ratification of the constitution Benjamin Rush- social classes “forgot its claims” parades in Phil. and New York showed strong support 1788- strong support in urban environments; nations prospects were not promising (all americans 1790 3.9 million lived near Atlantic coast‚ large areas west of App. laid in native american hands‚ british had military outpost near great lakes‚ fears
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