After the Glorious Revolution in 1688‚ the beverage gin began to overtake beer. Soon the distilling of gin was available to anybody that was willing to play taxes. However the government had an inconsistency for their taxation method. The Gin Act of 1736 was an example of the governments many actions toward the distillation of gin. At first the Gin Act imposed a high license fee for gin retailers with a very high gallon tax but within a few years these rules changed. Although there were numerous
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popularity and sale of Gin. Gin slowly (from 1701 to 1751) gained much favor over beer and peeked in 1741 out consuming beer times six (Doc.1). As Gin sales started to take over the sale of beer‚ the government saw this as an opportunity to make taxes and restraints on the sale of Gin to benefit the government. As this persisted‚ The Gin Act of 1751 was instated. This act is one way that the government made sure that Gin sale did not get out of hand. Although in the preamble of the Gin Act of 1751 it states
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The 1988 Gin DBQ During the mid to late 18th century‚ England went through many difficult times one of which revolved about the English Parliaments decision to pass the Gin Act of 1751 that restricted the sale of gin. This act did this in three ways‚ first by not letting distillers sell to unlicensed merchants‚ second by restricting the retailers by only those with a significant amount of land sell gin‚ and thirdly by charging high fees to all those still able to sell gin. This reasonable decision
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The Benefits of the Cotton Gin The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney to clean cotton fibers from the seeds (cotton gin). It was an invention created to reduce work and make cotton production quicker (Cotton Gin). It caused great reduction in the time it took to clean cotton. The cotton gin could drastically reduce the time it took to clean the cotton fibers. “…the cotton gin was a machine that could clean the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton in one day‚ whereas previously a laborer
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that William made became widely recognized and acclaimed for their descriptive detail‚ thought-provoking messages‚ and gallows-humor. These two pieces of art are called Beer Street and Gin Line. Beer Street depicts cheerful‚ heavy-set‚ and well-dressed individuals holding large mugs full of beer. On the other hand‚ Gin Lane shows a much darker scene of poverty stricken individuals with alcoholism running rampant. One of the most obvious differences between these two photos is the people portrayed within
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Chapter 15 Study Guide: The Age of Religious Wars and European Expansion 1. What caused the Revolt in The Netherlands? The Revolt of the Netherlands (1566-1587) By 1560s‚ Calvinism spread and appealed to the middle classes because of its intellectual seriousness‚ moral gravity‚ and emphasis on any form of labor well done Calvinism took deep root among the merchants and financiers in the northern provinces and working-class people also converted partly to please their employers In 1559‚ Philip
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Jasmine Weber Renaissance ▪ New golden age/"rebirth" ▪ Began in Italy ▪ Georgio Vasari coined the term "renaissance" ▪ Beginnings of individualism‚ personal recognition and less glory for God ▪ Printing press allowed the movement to spread ▪ At the time‚ italy was under the control of the HRE ▪ Urban underclass: popolo minuto "the people" ▪ Wealthy class: popolo grosso ▪ Ciompi Revolt: Florentine revolt of the popolo minuto. They gained control for a short period of time. ▪
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Manik Kumar Sidney Long AP Euro History Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is an extremely well known and controversial oil painting by the famous Renaissance inventor‚ artist‚ and scientist‚ Leonardo Da Vinci. He began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 and finally finished in 1519‚ a little before his death. Da Vinci created the now world renowned painting as a commission for the Gerardini Family. The painting is actually named after a member of the Gerardini Family‚ Lisa Del Giondo. It is currently on display
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Effects of the Cotton Gin ! ! ! Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin around 1763. At the time he invented the engine Whitney lived with Catherine Greene‚ a widowed plantation owner. While staying with Greene‚ Whitney learned a lot about the production of cotton. He learned it was a tedious‚ time consuming and labor intensive job. Whitney was a graduate of Yale and was talented in the field of mechanics and inventive engineering. Eli’s solution was simple‚ an engine that separated the
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so very simple‚ yet change the lives of millions. Take‚ for example‚ the cotton gin. The creation of the cotton gin‚ by Eli Whitney was significant in history because it gigantically impacted the african american slaves in america’s lives‚ dramatically increased the number and use of slaves‚ and sparked a series of events of the course of 68 years that eventually led up to the start of the civil war. The cotton gin GIGANTICALLY impacted the african american slaves in america’s lives. The number
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