telegraph was not as long as expected‚ it was the stepping stone for current technology. Samuel Morse helped pave the future of communication. Even with some initial problems‚ the invention of the telegraph and its benefits would change the lives of Americans and the way of business. Preacher’s son‚ Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born April 27‚ 1791 in Charlestown‚ Boston Massachusetts. He studied philosophy and mathematics at Yale University before turning his passion to art. Morse was an accomplished
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Whether we know it or not‚ black inventors have impacted our lives drastically. From the time we wake up‚ until we go back to sleep at night‚ we use at least one thing that has been made by an African- American inventor. Whether it is something as big as a traffic light or as little as a hair brush‚ black inventors have made major contributions to our everyday lives. Many people know about the big inventions‚ but both small and big inventions have impacted America. (Lund 2008) During slavery‚ most
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HIST 121 SAMPLE TEST (Chap. 1-6) revMT 1. One distinctive characteristic of the society of the Iroquois Indians was the A) peaceful nature of their society. B) unusually high status and importance accorded Iroquois women. C) lack of agriculture. D) construction of huge and elaborate stone pyramids. 2. The Aztec culture was famous for its A) ritualized human sacrifice. B) peaceful nature. C) written constitution. D) representative government. 3. A disease that may have originated
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New world to the American Revolution (1492-1789) Political and religious reasons behind exploration of new world by European counties Effects of settlement on Native American tribes and resulting tension Major differences among New England‚ middle‚ Chesapeake‚ and southern colonies Causes and effects of the great awakening Events (laws‚ act‚ skirmishes) leading to Revolutionary war The results of First and Second continental
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the better. The American Revolution was certainly a period of time in which the country we know today underwent somewhat of a change and created a ripple in our country’s history. However‚ the American Revolution was not truly revolutionary. Taking into consideration the experiences of both racial and ethnic minorities in the new United States‚ it becomes apparent that the American Revolution’s label is incorrect. The American Revolution was not like the French or Russian Revolution because there was
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The American Revolution was a war between colonists and the British that depended on women and their roles to carry out their many duties for the men in the war. This war brought much danger into the lives of the women and men in America. Americans faced scarcity‚ death‚ and poverty. During the American Revolution‚ women‚ while battling racial and class boundaries‚ faced many dangers such as rape and destruction of their homes‚ while serving as caregivers‚ helpmates‚ nurses‚ cooks‚ maids‚ and soldiers
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During the late seventeen hundreds‚ many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditions of rights of the colonists will slowly be changed as the constriction of the parliament becomes more and more intolerable. During the Seven Years’ War England was not only alarmed by the colonists’ insistence on trading with the enemy‚ but also with Boston merchants hiring James Otis inorder to protest the legality of the writs of assistance (general search warrants) used to
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The American Revolution began over the Navigation Act which was supposed to regulate the colonial trade. The purpose of was to encourage British shipping and allow Great Britain to retrieve monopoly of the Britain colonial trade and to benefit the British merchants. The cause of the American Revolution is the Navigation Act. The Navigation Act is a series of laws that did not allow foreign ships to trade between Britain and its colonies. This started in 1651 and lasted over 200 years. They
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the most important values of the Enlightenment included the emphasis on the physical world instead of the supernatural‚ the pursuit of knowledge‚ and the protection of basic human rights. Perhaps the biggest effect that the Enlightenment had on the American colonies was that it truly stoked the fire that would
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Women’s Contribution to the American Revolution Not only did the men have to fight and contribute to the American Revolution‚ but so did the women. Avoiding the fact women did not have the same rights as men. Thousands of women contributed to many wars including the American Revolution. Even though women were not considered part of the army‚ their actions and participation helped soldiers in the militia fight their enemy accurately. Women’s performance was simply amazing and very supportive. Women’s
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