an Italian‚ went on four voyages between the years of 1492 and 1504. He had three ships: the Niña‚ Pinta‚ and Santa María. On his first voyage in 1492‚ he left Spain and thought he could reach East Asia sailing west through the Atlantic Ocean. He did not believe anything existed west of Europe and Asia‚ and he thought the world was smaller than it actually was. After ten weeks into the voyage‚ he thought he had landed on an island close to Asia‚ but it was the Bahamas. He also found Cuba‚ but first
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Focus Question 610 Key Terms Used: Industrial Revolution‚ Putting Out System‚ Free Trade Many events in Britain and other parts of the world in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century help contributed to industrialization. The evolution of manufactures in Britain was one of the most helpful and extraordinary events in human history. Many historians argued what could have caused such wide scale industrialization in England (611). One theory is that the people of England finally understood
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Between 1820 and 1850 the abolitionist movement was both a cause and an effect of the growing differences between the North and the South. Although slavery was tolerated‚ and very common in the South‚ Northern states did not tolerate it. They thought slavery was morally wrong‚ and it needed to be stopped‚ which led to southerners expressing their conflicting opinions throughout the North‚ and because of this‚ a divide between communities was created. The differences in the North and the South led
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John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington‚ all great men who founded our country. Each one with a different background‚ that changed their future. One of those men‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ was a well-known scientist‚ printer‚ politician‚ freemason‚ inventor‚ and much more. He had a different childhood‚ from what you might see today‚ but still came out being the brilliant man that he was. Like all of us he had dreams‚ but that wasn’t
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From Rags to Riches: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He helped write the Declaration of Independence‚ and co-wrote the U.S Constitution. However‚ he is remembered more as the face on the $100 bill than the man that invented electricity. Despite all of his accomplishments and contributions in the United States‚ Franklin believed himself to be more of a scientist than a political thinker. This irony is evident is his autobiography
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America’s revolution against the British was fought for freedom from high taxation. Many Americans did not approve of the monarchial government of Britain. When the American Revolution ended‚ America formed a new type of government based on the ideas of republicanism. This idea revolved around the concept that ultimate political authority should be vested in the citizens of the nation. Republicanism was a very radical idea because no government in the past had ever tried or succeeded with the ideas
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society. Modern Western etiquette instructs us to: greet friends and acquaintances with warmth and respect‚ refrain from insults and prying curiosity‚ offer hospitality equally and generously to our guests‚ wear clothing suited to the occasion‚ contribute to conversations without dominating them‚ offer a chair or a helping arm to those who need assistance‚ eat neatly and quietly‚ avoid disturbing others with loud music or unnecessary noise‚ follow the established rules of a legislature upon becoming
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Despite what the British initially accomplished in aiding the colonies‚ Britain eventually became a government that the colonists were not content with. Acquainted with freedoms such as self-government‚ colonists were hesitant and resistant when the British imposed any act upon them that might threaten their freedoms. Just because the British were used to their ways of government operation‚ doesn’t mean that the colonists were willing to allow themselves to be subjected to the same treatment. For
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Britain. The colonist opposes to this and thought they had put enough effort into the war to be made accountable of the debt. The violation of the rights from the British towards the colonists provoked a feeling of resentment‚ which lead to the American Revolution. Parliament passed a series of acts to force colonists to pay off the debt. This series of acts increased the fever of rebellion in the colonies. The first act that was passed was the sugar act of 1763. This acts purpose was to stop
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against Great Britain’s Parliament. Will this lead to a revolution? Is revolution the only way to resolve these tensions? The American Revolution ultimately was inevitable because of taxation‚ restriction of rights‚ and even violence. Unfair taxation was one reason the American Revolution was justifiable. The British Parliament imposed many taxes on the colonies in the new world to help
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