Britain’s resources‚ wealth‚ and innovation.The Industrial Revolution replaced man labor with man made machines which increased the wealth of cities. Although the Industrial Revolution led to positive effects‚ ultimately‚ the Industrial Revolution did not lead to the progress of society because it caused poor working conditions‚ fatal accidents in the workplace and pollution. The Industrial Revolution led to many negative effects. Working conditions in factories and other work environments were terrible
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outcome of the seven years war‚ Britain was left with a massive debt. Britain believed that the colonists were responsible for this debt and should pay the debt back to 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
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Was the stamp act justified? If you were a government that had to tax people because they had to pay for a war‚ what would you do? Back in 1763 the colonists were just enjoying a good day‚ but then the government started to tax everyone because they had just fought the war and won‚ but when they won they realized that they had been dept because they had to pay for their soldiers and supplies. People say it was not justified because they don’t know how many soldiers lost their lives out on the battlefield
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slavery was considered normal as well as a necessary part of Roman society. People in ancient Rome became slaves through a number of ways. One of the main ways was through the capture of enemies on the battlefield. When Rome would defeat their foes they usually left some survivors who would then become slaves. The Romans tended to associate conquest and slavery together; they almost always took slaves after they conquered an area. They sometimes reduced an entire population to slavery one of these being
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the civil war shot into action at fort sumter of the shores of virginia‚ the conflict had been building for years and now it has finally began. Why was this pressure there you may ask? It was based of of the topic of slavery and how the north had little use for slavery well the south’s whole economy was built off of it without it they would be nothing. There had been many activists against slavery but one book known as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” really lite up the eyes of the north and showed how bad they
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African Slaves Build their Own Community in Coastal Georgia Slavery was originally prohibited in the original 1732 Georgia charter; the ban was lifted two decades later when Georgia became a Royal colony. By 1770‚ 15‚000 slaves made up 80% of the population. Rice was one of the most valuable commodities of mainland North America‚ surpassed only by tobacco and wheat. The Atlantic slave trade grew to match rice production. “Saltwater” slaves (slaves taken from Africa
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connected by transportation innovations which furthermore increased the isolation of the South. Although the economy was booming in the Northern states‚ the South began to decline financially which created more tension that eventually blew up in the Civil War. ECONOMIC ISSUES Industrialization moved at rapid and seemingly different styles within the Northern and Southern states. While the Northern states began to rely on machines to manufacture their goods‚ the South began to become more agriculturally
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years before was eventually set to rest in the Missouri Compromise‚ but I guess it managed to arise again. The mexican war added new territories and the issue arose again in the 1840’s. Again‚ the issue was temporarily put to rest. However‚ the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 which was sponsored by Douglas‚ brought this slavery extension issue to the surface again. The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the Missouri Compromise which meant lifting the ban against slavery in territories
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Jefferson and His Slaves Thomas Jefferson our President‚ put in the Constitution that "all men are created equal." Before‚ while‚ and after he wrote this‚ he owned more than 400 slaves. He said he wanted slavery to be abolished‚ but he has put no action into his words. He believes slavery is the biggest threat to the new America‚ and that slavery contradicts the laws of nature. Receiving 175 slaves from his inheritance‚ Jefferson has only freed seven of his slaves. Although he has bought
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How did Southerners control the African Americans? They did many of things. They would torture‚ verbally abuse‚ and sexually abuse the African Americans. What kind of torture did they have to go through? One woman stated that her aunt’s hands and feet were tied to a tree. They would be hit with rawhide on their buttocks. Sometimes they would rub turpentine and salt over the raw places on the buttocks. If a slave had to go to another plantation they needed a pass. If they didn’t have a pass
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