1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World‚ 1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)
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the late 1840’s. “Popularity was spread during the Civil War and baseball was played in Union Camps all over America” (Stewart 4). Baseball first gained popularity all over America‚ in about 1880 when people learned the full game and started playing it for the first time. Baseball has changed greatly over time in many positive ways because of changes in rules‚ popularity‚ and strategies. Changes in rules overtime have made the game more fair and made the game easier to play. “By the end of the 1940’s
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some join up with others for the same kind of meaning. In this category there are three sections which are Clever Kids‚ Young love and Baby boom. Young love is about after 1700‚ Couples got married earlier in their early twenties so they had more time than others to have children‚ because they were married. Also there is Clever kids which was that education improved by a mile so schools taught things like English‚ Maths‚ Cookery‚ Needlework and so on. Then Children get better jobs and get paid so
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Hobby is activity that individuals do for pleasure on the spare time. Most of us have hobby because having a specific interest on something makes our physical and mental balance. We choose hobby base on our own interest and practice it on a regular basis. In today’s fast moving society‚ many people experience stress on a daily basis. This can cause them many sleepless night. Stress affects us mentally‚ physically and emotionally. One of the best ways of dealing with stress is having a hobby. The
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The Renaissance in Western Europe marked the end of the middle Ages and the start of Europe’s rise as a global power. States in Western Europe became more centralized‚ and monarchs exercised more control over their subjects. Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America and triumphant return signaled the beginning of a new era of exploration. Likewise‚ Prince Henry the Navigator’s expeditions along the West African coast led to increased trade with Africa. Long isolated from the rest of the world‚ the
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still remained. Changes in Latin American religious ideologies are easily seen from 1450 to the present day. A new religion entered their society. With the discovery of the new world in 1492 by Columbus‚ many more conquistadors and explorers would come to colonize and explore the new world. Also‚ a group of people called the Jesuits came to the new world. The spread of Catholicism really began in the 1600’s by the Jesuits who controlled much of Latin America at this time‚ and gave special privileges
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The English language has gradually changed over time. Beginning with Old English‚ proceeding with Middle English‚ and eventually Modern English. Although English now sounds and looks nothing like it did back in the Old English language‚ many of modern day English words originate from Old English. In comparison to Modern English‚ Old English was a very complex language. Throughout history many things have contributed to the change in the English language. In 400 CE‚ Germanic tribes began invading
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Throughout history the United States Foreign Policies have changed drastically‚ and are still changing today. Over time it has been necessary for the foreign policy to change due to the vast advancements in technology and weapons. With WW1 and WW2 being the first world wars since America was founded‚ no one expected our foreign policy to perfect and it was not by any means. Throughout and following WW1 and WW2 our foreign policy changed dramatically and forced us to modify our policy‚ and modify
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Change over time is inevitable. Thomas Paine’s comments may reflect on American ideals in the seventeen hundreds‚ however‚ the character of today’s society‚ especially American political culture‚ has drastically improved. The perfection that is American society can only be surpassed by works of fiction‚ such as the utopian Brave New World invented by Aldous Huxley. American tolerance of foreign peoples and ideologies proves itself often‚ and nothing threatens the rights of the individual today.
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