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    HIS 131-07 The Cotton Revolution in America: We often view the twentieth century as the era of the most progressive time for technology‚ but often what are not often thought of are the astonishing advances of the century prior. The inventions of the nineteenth century seemed to bring the world out of the Dark Ages. With all the amazing advances in science and technology‚ it trumped any time before hand. Between the railroad‚ the telegraph‚ electric lighting‚ the photograph and the steam boat‚ the

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    the North‚ which proved to be a significant advantage during the Civil War because the Northern troops could be resupplied far faster than Southern troops. The South was entirely dependant on slaves‚ while the North was increasingly dependant on technology and Southern farms. Since the South remained agricultural‚ the technological gap between the South and the North was widening and becoming evermore noticable. However‚ there was a downside to the North’s technological advancment. More and more people

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    After the phone many new inventions came out‚ the computor‚ mobile phone‚ etc. but I think the  phone started it all. From having to write letters and then waiting weeks for a response‚ to simply being  able to turn on an electronic rectangle and type some words and hit send‚ technology has helped us  communicate with each other.                    © 2009 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited.  Page 1 of 2          Graded Assignment   HST202B: Modern World Studies |

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    revolution was the time period when products were made by machine rather than by hand. There were many causes of the growth of industry. In addition‚ there were many effects of the growth of industry . the age of industry was a turning point in american history. There were many causes of the growth of industry. One cause is new inventions‚ the new inventions increased productivity‚ transportation and communication. The bessemer process was one of these new inventions the bessemer process was a new way

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    reasons why the industrial revolution began in England. The most important reason was that one process led to another. Inventors were able to do with machines what used to be done by hand. The Industrial Revolution was about advances of machinery and technology. The main reason the Industrial Revolution took place was that one process led to another. Spinners and weavers who were mostly women work handlooms. They were producing wool fabrics that were used to make clothes. In order to make more money

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    The economic stability of a country depends upon the planned programme of industrial and scientific research. Before science influenced industry‚ man-power played a domi­nant role. Everything depended upon the manual labour. Men had to work everywhere. Naturally things were produced at a very slow pace. The use of steam in driving the machines brought about a revolution in the industries. The discovery of steam-engine made it possible to turn the wheels of mighty machines with the help of steam-power

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    Froelich in 1892‚ which ran on gasoline and threshed crops quicker than earlier machines. Before‚ farmers had to use steam engines which were heavy‚ hard to maneuver‚ and a safety hazard to the crops. These are just two of the many instances in which technology aided the development of

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    Since the beginning of time‚ the mankind has faced confronted numerous uncommon changes in history. Our history included many worse of times‚ but even the best of times. One of the best of times that shifted our human instinct was the industrial revolution. It was the age of machinery amid the eighteenth century in England. It was a change to the general population’s regular ways of life in Great Britain. The advancement additionally improved transportation and communication than any other times

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    Laziness is the Mother of all Inventions I think it was Isaac Newton who said. “Necessity is the mother of all inventions”. I beg to differ. In my opinion‚ Laziness is the mother of all inventions. Consider the original lazy caveman. All the hardworking cavemen were busy sneaking through the bushes in the hot sun‚ risking lives trying to catch animals without any tools. But then there was this lazy caveman who thought‚ “Hunting is too much hard work. I think I should come up with something to make

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    Our Country (Josiah Strong) The industrial revolution was a point in history that took part in the 17th and 18th century. (History) During this time‚ Britain was becoming a manufacturing powerhouse. It wasn’t until Eli Whitney stole plans from Britain that America also begun its industrial revolution period. This brought complete change for America. People from all over America and the world heard of this wonderful new chance. This all led to a process known as urbanization. People were moving from

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