slaves to plant and harvest America’s biggest cash crop: cotton. “The cultivation of the great staple crops cannot be carried on in any portion of our country where there are not slaves” (Document B). Eli Whitney‚ an inventor born in the Northern state of Massachusetts‚ created the cotton gin in hopes to create less of a need for slavery. However‚ this plan backfired when plantation owners used Eli’s invention to harvest even more cotton which required even more slaves. Slave owners also argued
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Cotton Gin’s Contribution Eli Whitney was born in Westboro‚ Massachusetts on December 8‚ 1765. As a young boy he enjoyed taking things apart and then putting them back together. When he was young‚ he worked in a plantation in Georgia‚ tutoring children. He noticed slaves had trouble taking the seeds out of the cotton boll. He then had an idea for a device that could help out both slaves and plantation owners. The invention of the cotton gin‚ by Eli‚ had many big impacts in the south‚ on slavery
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(important/interesting/relevant) because the paragraph is showing that from the Crusades people are numbers are growing very small. The knights were also abused often. In these Paragraphs I showed why the 4th Crusade was wasteful and destructive. Restate DBQ question‚ restate your thesis‚ wrap it up (3-4 sentences) In this writing I proved why the Crusades was more negative than positive.During the Crusades there was a lot of destructiveness to cities. Also during the Crusades a lot of people really gave
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2011-2012 DBQ The Renaissance was a period in history where European life changed drastically. It revolutionized lifestyle from that of the Middle Ages in the areas of art‚ science‚ and ideology. The Renaissance revolutionized ideology the most because in the Middle Ages humanism was almost non-existent and ideas were based more on religion‚ and human potential was unvalued. In the Renaissance period‚ people focused on human potential and values. Human potential was completely different in these
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A.P. United States History Dr. Parsons 1/3/2012 DBQ 1996 Question: In what ways and to what extent did constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution? Doc A: South Carolina declaration of Causes of Secession‚ Dec. 24‚ 1860. Evidence: Interpretation of the 10th Amendment--…powers not prohibited to federal govt nor prohibited to states are reserved to the states‚ or people. Inference: Challenges Article 4‚ section 4 and Article 6‚ section 2; assumes
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Peasant’s revolts DBQ In 1517‚ Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on a Church in Germany and began a change Europe. Many people second guessed how the Catholic Church was practicing religious teachings and this grew in Germany. After years of battling for religious reforms‚ a new religion was formed named Lutheranism. Between 1524 and 1526‚ German peasants began to revolt the Holy Roman Empire. The peasant revolts were caused by greed and wanting to get rid of serfdom and corrupt leaders in the
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Austin Higgins. DBQ Essay 1/30/12 At the turn of the twentieth century‚ Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface‚ several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “Great War.” One of these forces was nationalism‚ and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. Nationalism was only one of the many causes of World War 1. Who and/or what caused WW1? Well there can be many different points of views and answers to this question. Many people believed
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Keven muca 5-1-14 Clash of cultures 901 DBQ essay Throughout history‚ trade has influenced civilizations by expanding religions‚ spreading new products or ideas‚ and through transmission of diseases. As civilizations began trading more with other civilizations‚ trade networks were setup. Traders needed a safe route to get to cities in order to trade. With trade networks such as the silk roads‚ traders had a way to get from Europe to China to trade goods. With more and
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Arsheen Memon AP US History DBQ Imperialism was a significant factor in shaping the foreign policy of the United States from the 1890’s to the early 1900’s. Imperialism is when one superior country dominates their authority on other weaker or smaller countries. The concept of manifest destiny had dies down during the Civil Rights movement‚ but now that things were slowing down‚ the urgency of the United States to move to the West was more prevalent. By taking the path of imperialism the United
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Reconstruction Period DBQ From the beginning of the Civil War until the end of the Reconstruction‚ the United States went through what can be called a revolution. During the time period of 1860 to 1877‚ many constitutional and social developments brought great change to the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments‚ which could possibly have lead to a revolution‚ were the Freedmen’s Bureau
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