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    Analysis of the Human Cultural Identity This paper is intended to contain the analysis of the human cultural identity‚ as seen in the following five historical cultural periods: Enlightenment Culture; Greco-Roman Culture; Judeo-Christian Culture; Renaissance-Reformation Culture; and Industrialization-Modernism Culture. It also embodies examples of each era that are clearly stated‚ and how they relate to the cultural period. The cultural identity of the Enlightenment can be described

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    Andrew Jackson looked on toward a new democracy after his victory at New Orleans. The changes in this time period‚ after the war of 1812‚ would send America into a troubled future. The Post war political and economic changes would prove to be another stepping stone in America’s evolving democracy. The political changes after the War of 1812 would redefine America’s newly founded Democracy and contribute to a greater national government. Andrew Jackson gained America’s respect after his victory

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    States has funded dreams to come true for fleeing immigrants from socio-economic problems since the innovation of many brilliant inventors have come to play‚ to provide jobs for many at an easy cause effort. Many innovators such as Samuel F.B Morse‚ Eli Whitney‚ and James Watt who have engulfed the old agricultural world and modified it into a more industrial carefree environment for all in the United States making the

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    each region. The North being more industrial did not need labor work since most of the work was done in factories rather than a farm and also religious groups were against slavery. Compared to the South‚ with the invention of the cotton Gin by Eli Whitney‚ the South needed more labor work since their society depended more so on the agricultural side of things including farming‚ and thus they resorted to slavery. During the American Revolution‚ the British granted slaves freedom if they were

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    invention was the cotton gin. Invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney‚ the cotton gin was to the South what the reaper was to the West. It turned cotton farming from a tedious and expensive process to a quick and profitable one. It brought about the growth of American made clothes. The southern economy became completely tied to King Cotton. This invention was more important than reaper for one main reason. At the time‚ slavery had been dying out. Eli Whitney assumed that if he made a machine that required

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    Americans and women had their own concerns and opinions. Therefore‚ the American Revolution changed the American Society. ‘ The American economic system was greatly changed between the 1775-1800. Eli Whitney had a huge impact on the United States becoming a more modern nation. In 1794‚ Whitney created the cotton gin. It was created to speed up the process of picking the seed from the cotton fibers. After the cotton gin was created‚ farmers were able to grow more of it‚ and harvest in more abundant

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    In the first half of the 19th century there were many mode of transportation invented. The Cotton Gin was invented‚ the Railroad was invented‚ the Erie Canal was dug‚ clipper ships were invented‚ and there was the creation of steamboats. In 1794 Eli Whitney invented something that would help the american economy greatly. He invented the Cotton Gin. The Cotton Gin sped up the process of harvesting cotton a lot. Cotton was a very high income crop with a high yield too. But‚ it was a very difficult crop

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    buy food‚ they needed money. This problem sparked a need for inventions in order to make money. For example‚ when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin‚ he had enough courage to take a risk by not having a stable food source. However‚ when he got the patent for the cotton gin‚ he had huge benefits. The leaders of the Industrial Revolution were all of the inventors including Eli Whitney‚ who also invented interchangeable parts as well as James Watt (steam engine)‚ Samuel F. B. Morse (telegraph)‚ Elias

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    Chapter 8 Vocabulary 1. Era of Good Feelings: Monroe’s presidency marked by nationalism‚ optimism‚ and goodwill Republicans dominating politics in the North‚ South‚ and West During this era there were heated debates over tariffs‚ the national bank‚ internal improvements‚ and public land sales 1816 to the Panic of 1819 2. Sectionalist: tension between North and South over slavery 3. James Monroe: prominent member of Republican party Served in high-level diplomatic roles as President Jefferson’s

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    amount of time it took to separate the lint from the seeds. This problem was solved by a man named Eli Whitney. “Eli Whitney (a Northerner) changed all this in 1792 when he invented the cotton gin. The problem this new machine addressed was the inherent difficulty in separating the lint of a cotton plant from its seed. It took a slave an average of 10 tedious hours to produce one pound of clean cotton. Whitney ’s inspiration was

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