Alec Baliatico Mr. Trzepinska United States History 25 February 2013 The Cotton Gin The Cotton Gin was one of the great inventions of all time. It was the start to the Industrial Revolution and the many other impeccable inventions soon to come. It allows cotton fibers to easily be separated from their thorns. This allowed for much faster production of usable cotton than manual labor. The Cotton Gin was one of the first machines ever built that single handedly replaced the jobs of human beings
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Ancient Empires Study Guide 1. What is civilization and why is that definition important to historians? Civilization is the advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. This definition is important to historians because their job is too research the past – culture‚ science‚ industry‚ government‚ etc. - and decipher the mistakes and success made in ancient times in order to shape a better future. This definition is also important
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I. First Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution brought people new life during that period. Using new technology on production and bringing fresh air to society made the development of the world. Growing domestic and international markets‚ innovations were obviously positive influences in order to form a better world. (Cole‚ 454) The French Revolution transformed the political landscape of Europe and the economic transformation also began in Europe in the 1780s. In early 1700s‚ Britain
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Dutch Republic DBQ In the 17th century‚ the Dutch Republic experienced a Golden Age and was able to maintain security‚ unity‚ and prosperity in its society and economy. The nation was considered a leading power‚ especially in trade and ideas‚ within Europe. However‚ it was not long before circumstances changed and the state face many problems establishing peace and agreement. By the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries‚ there had been a significant change in the Dutch Republic’s
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1 Renaissance on the Italian Peninsula Constantinople had been captured by Turks in 1453‚ which cut trade routes to East. Greek scholars fled to Italy with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages‚ "beginning" of Renaissance) 2 1st country to break with the Church England (Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to divorce and remarry) 3 # of City States in Italy 12 4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment
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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A Chapter 13 Reformation Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The northern Christian humanists a. felt pessimistic about the future of humanity. b. were sophisticated and realistic in their expectations. c. totally rejected the primacy of the Catholic Church. d. doubted that education could solve the world’s problems. e. championed the study
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and following a similar program of tariff elimination‚ the common market was created through the signing of the Treaty of Rome. More economic integration was achieved through the Treaty of Maastricht‚ which established the European Union and made the Euro standard currency in many countries. Two political actions that were taken to stabilize Western Europe were the formation of NATO and the Helsinki Accords. NATO was originally formed to preserve international security. But it was eventually
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In the state of Georgia‚ Eli Whitney created the cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin had positive and negative effects in the United States during the Industrial Revolution. The cotton gin changed the way cotton was processed and greatly affected the slave states. In the south‚ the cotton gin had positive and negative effects on the production of cotton. The cotton gin made processing cotton easier‚ faster‚ and more efficient. However‚ it also increased slavery and almost tore out nation apart
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In the 1850s‚ Southern America produced approximately seventy percent of the world’s cotton. However‚ this production would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the invention of the Cotton Gin. Since he was little‚ Eli Whitney‚ developed a passion towards being an inventor. He frequently worked in his father’s workshop and there he would take things apart and would put them back together. At the age of 24‚ he enrolled in college in order to become a lawyer. It was not long after when he found
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Cotton Gin In the late 1700’s many people were trying to figure out a way to remove the seeds from cotton because it was very time consuming and “labor was a slow [and] expensive process” (Shectman 65). In the 1740’s the people of India had created a machine called the churka (a sankrit word for a jerking motion) that separated the cotton seeds from the clean fiber. “The cotton was fed through the dual rollers‚ which grabbed the fiber tightly and pinched free the seeds. The seeds were trapped by
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