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    The Industrial Revolution

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    Industrial processes like accelerating production and improving the the process of manufacturing. it was also brought by the invention of weaving and spinning machines such as the sewing machine invented by Elias Howe‚ and the cotton gin invented by Eli whitney. The iron and clothing industries were together helped with the development of the steam engine as said‚ a great dent in history. The Industrial Revolution took place from 1820 - 1870 that was the start of a new civilizations that would affect

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    Prior to the war of 1812‚ the United States was riddled with domestic political conflicts between the Federalist and Republican parties and diplomatic conflicts with Britain and France. The Federalist and Republicans’ opinions differed in every subject and diplomatic policies against Britain and France divided the nation. At one point‚ disunion was so apparent that during the Hartford Convention in 1814‚ New England almost seceded from the Union. After the war of 1812‚ from 1815 to 1825‚ some Historians

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    Shawn Corey Carter Jayz

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    change for the worst. Shawn was given the name “Jazzy” from neighborhood friends due to his swagger. However‚ he later changed his name too Jay Z after the J and Z trains which ran through his neighborhood. As a child Jay Z went to school at Eli Whitney High School and Westinghouse Career and Technical High School in Brooklyn‚ Jay eventually dropped out of school and dove head first into the streets. From this point on he sold drugs and carried a pistol. Jay Z shot his brother at the age of 13

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    Kill a Mockingbird: “Cry about the simple hell people give other people- without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks‚ without even stopping to think that they’re people too.”[3] Suddenly everybody recognized the name Eli Whitney‚ he transformed the agriculture by inventing the cotton gin in 1793. Before the cotton workers toke a full day to clean up one pound of cotton‚ however with the cotton gin it was easier and faster to clean up 50 pounds of cotton each day. The central

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    When thinking about the importance of many revolutions throughout history‚ it is hard to think of one that is more important than the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the late 1700s north of Britain‚ the Industrial Revolution sought to expand and bolster the economy of Britain and those who were to follow in their footsteps. Britain was the first country to industrialize‚ doing so by having a “robust empire‚ profitable overseas trade networks‚ and established credit institutions” (Coles‚ P. 506)

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    Chapter 29 The Making of Industrial Society MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The industrial revolution began in a. the United States. b. Great Britain. c. France. d. Italy. e. Russia. Answer: b Page: 652 2. Crucial to industrialization was a. the leadership role taken by the Luddites. b. the willing support of the major industrial unions. c. the peasants’ planned and willing relocation to the cities. d. the leading role that Russia provided in technology. e. the replacement of human and animal power with

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    Slavery

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    total population and the cotton-producing states of the Deep South‚ around half. Slavery was rapidly expanding westward and its population was also growing and even reaching the millions. The invented of the cotton gin in 1793 which was invented by Eli Whitney played a major role in expanding slavery. People in the south had different opinions on the ways a slave should be treated. There was a vast majority of people who believed slaves were nothing and they are just regarded as property and not people

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    mechanical reaper. These machines used in the North more than South—the South had slaves. Land was “worn out” by overfarming in the East‚ so farmers came up with new techniques (new fertilizer and animal feed). TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS: Eli Whitney began the interchangeable parts/unskilled labor trend. By 1851‚ Europeans called this trend the American System of Manufacturing. This success convinced people to invest in new inventions/machines. Morse sent the first telegraph—made many Americans

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    Periodization 5

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    Period 5: Industrialization and Global Interaction (1750­1900)    I. Key Concept 5.1: Industrialization and Global Capitalism   A. Industrialization fundamentally changed how goods were produced.  1. A variety of factors led to the rise of industrial production  a) high agricultural production in Great Britain‚ Yangzi Delta‚ and  Japan resulted in significant population growth  b) navigable rivers and networks of canals facilitated trade and  transport  c) these sophisticated economies ran up against ecological 

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    Imperialism: 1 countries domination of the political‚ economic‚ and social life of another country. Forms: colony(control everything) protectorate(had its own gov but policies guided by a foreign power) sphere of influence(economic only). Needed raw materials + desire for new markets. Acquire lands often thru military measures. Nationalism: pride in 1’s own nation. Desire for independence‚ self-rule‚ + restoration of their customs and traditions. Helped stir revolts. Bcame 1 of the most pwrful

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