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    Imagine a world where nothing new ever happens. There are no new products‚ no new shows or movies‚ no new music‚ and nothing ever changes. For something new to happen‚ something has to change‚ of course. America is full of different people with different ideas‚ perspectives‚ and experiences. Some may be different in almost every aspect‚ and others may only differ in a few. Every single person has a different experience‚ but everyone experiences one thing that is the same‚ and that is change. People

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    Have ever wondered if African Americans in the South used to live a normal life or if they lived a unpleasing life? The southern population had a total population of 12 million people and 3.8 million were enslaved African Americans. They went from resisting slavery to developing culture and religion. The role of cotton production and agriculture all played big roles in the lives of African American slaves in the south. The life of African Americans in the south were mostly based on southern farms

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    Slavery impacted the United States overwhelmingly politically and socially‚ from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. The most significant effect was to riven American political culture into two progressively opposing parties until the transformations exploded into a Civil War. As a contributory cause to the Mexican American War‚ and ultimately to the Civil War‚ slavery would be impacting federal policies in Westward expansion. Much of the industrial development (structure of factories to

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    A major movement that helped to shape‚ advance‚ and rebuild the United States around the Civil war took place in the 1800s. This was known by many as The Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of the shift towards factories‚ industries‚ and machine produced goods. The Industrial Revolution called for new tools‚ technologies‚ as well as changed ways of transportation and communication. All of these new inventions would improve how work was able to get done and the way Northeastern

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    the American Revolution‚ slavery had been proven to be unprofitable in the North and began to die out. The same institution in the South had become less useful to farmers due to tobacco prices fluctuating and dropping. However‚ in 1793 Northerner Eli Whitney invented to cotton gin; a device that made it possible for textile mills to use the cotton most easily grown in the South. The high demand for cotton replaced tobacco as the South’s main cash crop and slavery became profitable again. Although

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    Causes Of The Civil War Civil war was from 1861-1865 and began when a confederate shot a union at Fort Sumter‚ but what led to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery was a major cause of the Civil War because Northerner were against slavery‚ while the southerner were pro-slavery. The tension between the two side led to the civil war. Abraham Lincoln declared "government cannot endure permanently half slave‚ half free"(historyplace.com). Slavery is the main cause of the civil war comparison to the western

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    Online). The Civil War was caused by a domino effect of events that started over a dispute over slavery between the North and South. Though slavery was not the only reason the Civil War was fought‚ it was a prominent underlying reason. In 1793‚ when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin‚ slaves could‚ as a result‚ produce up to 50 pounds of clean cotton a day. As a result‚ cotton became very profitable and the Southern economy turned

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    Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt Ralph Lauren polo shirts have been in production since the 1970s. I am writing about polo shirts because I own many of them in different colors so I am interested in how they are made. Polos are composed of 100% cotton. I like to wear these shirts mainly because they are comfortable and look good‚ but also because they are easy to maintain. Cotton is machine washable and can also be dried in a standard dryer‚ even though they may shrink if over-dried. Cotton is made

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    ith the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney and throughout the addition of many new territories in the United States‚ the issue of slavery had never been so prominent and controversial in the states. Due to the Fugitive Slave Act that forced citizens to assist in capture of runaway slave‚ idea of citizens deciding whether territories would be free or slave states - known as popular soveirgnty‚ as well as the varying interpretations of the constitution‚ especially on the subject of slavery

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    transportation‚ goods‚ and services. Entrepreneur- Entrepreneurs are people who risk starting new businesses. Putting-out system- A system developed to manufacture textiles at home. It played a big role during the industrial revolution. Eli Whitney- Invented the cotton gin which is one of the most useful inventions of the industrial revolution. Turnpike- Private Roads built by entrepreneurs. Turnpikes were used to make profit by

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