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    The Industrial Revolution was the transition from a handicraft economy to one dominated by both machinery and factories. It started in 1760 and ended sometime between 1820-1840. One reason it helped to contribute to Britain’s expansionism was the construction of factories and thus its increase of production. Factories were located near power sources such as water or coalfields‚ and would then concentrate production in an area. This meant that many products could be mass produced. As more products

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    troubles did Kaiser run into when it first tried to implement the EHR system? During the first implementation of the EHR system‚ Kaiser suffered productivity losses that could be directly attributed to training employees on the new system‚ which thereby‚ disrupted the workflow. The problem was further exacerbated when Kaiser decided to limit physician’s hours in the clinic and hired temporary physicians to handle the workload. In effect‚ more than 50% of the total project costs‚ stemmed from training

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    History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V‚ Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king‚

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    Lance Griner How did people contribute on the political and grassroots areas to gain support of the Revolution? The political people served as motivators and leaders. The grassroots or everyday people were you fighting militia. Thomas Paine provided your motivational literature and part of financial needs for the revolution. Who contributed politically to support the Revolution? John Adams‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ and Thomas Jefferson were major political motivational leaders in the Revolution

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    The Declaration of Independence marked a significant turning point in American history. It has been rendered a sacrosanct document‚ an amalgamate of the anti-British sentiments that impelled the revolution. The declaration postulated several revolutionary ideas‚ influenced by the period’s increasing philosophical emphasis on reason and logic. Indeed‚ the Enlightenment fostered many of the dogmas presented in the declaration‚ the most inviolable being the idea of man’s unalienable rights. The declaration

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    In the 1700s Great Britain was on the bottom of the bottom. They had less agriculture production which led to higher prices. They were falling behind Asia. In 1750‚ Great Britain began to look beyond itself for economic power. They began to practice mercantilism. This meant that their government was going to begin to control foreign trade to ensure that their country’s prosperity and security. The first move in becoming a major power was their play for Indian Calico. Calico had become very popular

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    The period after Civil War is called Reconstruction. During Reconstruction African Americans were not being treated equally. African Americans did not gain their freedom after the Civil War. One way that African Americans did not gain their freedom was poll taxes which meant that they had to pay money to vote. Also there was the poll tests. Citizens had to take a test and if you were white you usually passed In Document J it stated‚ “....Had to take a literacy test and pay a poll tax of $1.50‚

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    The American Revolution is usually seen as being the same thing as the American War for Independence‚ starting in 1775 with the battle of Lexington and ending in 1783 with the treaty of Paris. This popular misconception has lead to the most important has lead to the real revolution being forgotten‚ the change in the way countries are governed and the ideas that lead to it. With the end of the French and Indian wars‚ the first worldwide war‚ the British found themselves with a huge national debt

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    Causes of American Independence Movement Answer the following questions using your NOTES‚ TEXTBOOK‚ and VOCABULARY. If you use another website‚ you MUST cite it in your answer. Questions 1. What does the term “independence movement” mean? ● That people are getting together to make a movement against their tyrant to gain Independence from them. 2. Which nation did the colonists’ wish to be independent from? ● They wished to be independent from the British 3. Define mercantilism as practiced in the

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    Mexican Independence from Spain In the late 18th century‚ the Spanish monarchy decided to improve the defenses of its empire because of its many military losses in Europe. Because of this‚ the Spanish Crown was forced to increase revenues. Between 1765 and 1771‚ Spain sent José de Gálvez on an official tour of inspection of New Spain. He restructured the current taxes and their collection methods.. In 1778‚ Spain‚ attempting to increase its own revenues‚ lifted restrictions on colonial trade

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