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    Do to the fact that Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin the South was then able to increase its cotton supply sending raw cotton north to be made into fabric. Francis C. Lowell increased the efficiency in the making of fabric by bringing spinning and weaving tools together into one factory. In 1846‚ Elias Howe created the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. All of a sudden‚ clothing began to be made in factories as opposed to at home. Rising industries and factories led

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    Religious Toleration: The basic idea that a society should be tolerant (accepting) of all religious beliefs. * Quarter: to provide with lodging or shelter. * Loyalists: American colonists who remained loyal to Britain. * Boycott: to refuse to buy items from a particular country. * Patriots: American colonists who were determined to fight the British. * Unalienable Rights: rights rights that cannot be surrendered. * Minutemen: companies of civilian soldiers who boasted

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    The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley

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    beings of other species‚ each argument has presented its own compelling views. As this class was my first philosophy class I have ever taken‚ certain arguments grabbed my attention more than others. Of these‚ the argument and position presented by Judith Jarvis Thomson in “A Defense of Abortion” caused me to rethink my view on the topic. Raised in a politically conservative environment‚ the argument against abortion I most commonly heard was that fetuses are people and should be afforded rights

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    Essay : The American Labor Movement of the nineteenth century developed as a result of the city-wide organizations that unhappy workers were establishing. These men and women were determined to receive the rights and privileges they deserved as citizens of a free country. They refused to be treated like slaves‚ and work under unbearable conditions any longer. Workers joined together and realized that a group is much more powerful than an individual when protesting against intimidating companies

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    examine as well as explain two pieces of artwork that share identical themes within the culture of self-portraits in terms of appearance as well as personality. The first painting is a piece that is named simply Self-Portrait created by the artist Judith Leyster. The piece is dated to be created in the year of 1630. It was a painting of Ms. Leyster herself sitting at an easel painting. Self-portraits were created to depict one’s self in their natural habitat‚ whether that be an artist painting

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    the Populist party. As shown in "The platform of the People’s party‚" the Populists believed in increasing silver to help the farmers. And although the Populists lost the election. no one remembers the "Acceptance speech of William McKinley." The American people remember W.J. Bryan’s Cross of Gold speech and his ideas of silver coinage. As the number of crops farmers had to produce increased‚ so did the amount of money the farmers had to

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    This scripture led to the demolition of cultures and different groups of people all throughout history. The Bible is written and is tangible evidence while the ways of older religions held by the aboriginal people was only passed down by mouth. It wasn’t something that was tangible‚ so therefore it was inferior to that of the Bible. It was easier to

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    Progression of African Americans Quinton Le Jeune HIS 204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Murphy April 6‚ 2014 Progression of African Americans When the American Civil War ended‚ all the enslaved African Americans obtained freedom from slavery. From then they were able to live their life in the land of the free. Unfortunately‚ African American’s didn’t really benefit from being set free. It was almost as though they were set free from slavery‚ but not set free

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    The American Civil War The American Civil War was one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history‚ in where Americans killed each other (about 600‚000 men died) and still‚ some of the past arguments on state’s rights are still argued today. The Civil War was a matter of south versus north‚ confederacy (Southern States) versus The Union (Northern States). Northern states claimed that if the Southern slaves were property‚ then they should not be counted toward voting representation

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