Introduction In the years that followed the end of the American Civil War‚ and more than a hundred years after the first industrial revolution which was centered around textiles‚ the economy of the United States grew considerably as the country entered in its second phase of Industrial Revolution. The visual map of the United States has therefor been transformed by unprecedented urbanization as more and more people started to emigrated from the countryside to the cities. Also the new territories
Premium United States Industrial Revolution United Kingdom
from European countries. Smallpox is a rapidly spreading disease. There were different types of vaccines‚ but still tough for some Indians. Smallpox was split differently with how rare and deathly it was. There was many tribes affected with this disease and many people. It had many affects on the culture. Smallpox did a big thing in its history. It is literally on of the worst diseases known to the human race. The end eventually came but smallpox
Premium Smallpox Infectious disease Native Americans in the United States
and beliefs about races did not in fact exist in the 17th century. Race originated as a folk idea and ideology about human differences; it was a social invention‚ not a product of science. It is widely and popularly believed that the colonists brought Africans to the New World as slaves from the beginning and that Europeans were "naturally" prejudiced toward Africans because of their physical characteristics‚ specifically dark skin. Historians now hold that true slavery did not exist in the early
Premium United States Race Indigenous peoples of the Americas
little more than villages or tiny towns that occasionally ruled extremely tiny areas. The two biggest‚ strongest‚ and ultimately most significant Greek city states were Sparta and Athens‚ which were at the other end of this scale. When it comes to politics‚ they could not be more dissimilar. In the Peloponnesus peninsula of southern Greece‚ the vast and rich plain of Laconia was home to ancient Sparta. Athens‚ along with the Attica region it surrounds‚ is a major hub of both culture and commerce. Many
Premium
The Market Revolution would be described as the growth of cities‚specialization on the farms‚industrialization‚and the development of modern capitalism which ended self-sufficient households and a growing interdependence of people. The revolution took place during the 19th century and sparked economic growth.It was a shift away from local or regional markets to national markets. Although the market revolution developed a fast changing economy that presented challenges and problems‚ the economies
Premium Industrial Revolution United Kingdom Factory
Nat Turner’s Stand Against Slavery “Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.” (Nat Turner.) A lot of people think about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad when they hear about slave rebellions but Nat Turner also played a big part in slave rebellions. Nat Turner grew up a slave and had a big religious impact on his life that lead to his rebellions against slavery. Nat Turner was born on October 2‚ 1800‚ on a plantation in Virginia. Nat spent a lot of time as a kid
Premium Black people White people Slavery in the United States
Have you ever heard of the Black Death? A lot people are familiar with the horrible plague that spread across Europe from early 1348 to late 1349. However‚ most do not know just how big of an effect it had on the nation of Europe. Over time‚ the disease caused famine‚ mass death in highly populated areas‚ and even led to rebellion and uprising from poor people‚ or “peasants”. The disease ravaged the continent of Europe for around two years‚ yet it left tens of thousands of casualties in its wake
Premium Black Death Bubonic plague Yersinia pestis
Adjoa Amponsah Professor Lavina Williams English 102 November 6th‚ 2014 Genocide in Rwanda How did the Rwandan Genocide affect the world? The Genocide in Rwanda was one of the most memorable events that ever took place in the world in the 1990s. A large group of people killed at the same place at the same time is called genocide because it deals with murder. In Rwanda there are three major tribes‚ one called the Hutu‚ the other called Tutsi‚ and the Twa (“Rwanda genocide of 1994” par.1). As a developing
Premium Rwandan Genocide Rwanda Hutu
Abolition of slavery‚ or abolitionism‚ is the end of slavery within a place it was once a legal practice. Such was the state of America until 1865‚ when the 13th amendment was added to the US constitution. When America broke free of British rule‚ all the colonies were still participating in slavery and the slave trade‚ and this took some place within the American Revolution. There were African patriots who were promised freedom after‚ and there were also loyalists who fought for the crown. This was
Premium American Civil War Slavery in the United States Abraham Lincoln
Around 1930’s something hit the United States and that was the Great Depression. Not only did California got effected by it but everyone did in the United States. The Great Depression had a huge social and psychological impact on people. As it have result in the loss of income so that means they might need to move elsewhere so they could find some kind of job to support their families and maybe this depression will end soon. During the Great depression era the top 3 things that have effect people
Premium United States California Mexico