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    Cinthya Perez History 102 “Letters to King Jao of Portugal‚” was written by the king of Kongo‚ King Affonso‚ who’s real name was Nzinga Mbemba. King Affonso writes this letter directed to the king of Portugal‚ King Jao‚ to inform him about his concerns of his people. The letter is dated 1526 and takes place in the Kingdom of Kongo‚ which by during this time slave trade is going on (705). Throughout the letter of King Affonso seems to beg King Jao for help rather than being demanding‚ “again we

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    goods with other humans the revolution of industry established its roots. For thousands of years the revolution advanced at a much slower pace than the “Dawn Of The Industrial Age” pg 194. During the modern industrial revolution there were both winners and loser‚ positives and negatives. The positive effects on the Industrial Revolution far out weighed the negatives. The textile industry in Britain was one of the main contributors to the early industrial revolution. “textile manufacturing is one

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    industry would be as free as possible from Government regulation. d) It was suppose to benefit everyone because it would create a wealthy and productive economy‚ the wealth created by the business would benefit everyone in society. e)It could harm workers because it meant business owners wanted to keep wages as low as possible. 5. The texture industry was important to Britain because it helped them become a rich and powerful country. 6. Wool was an important British product because Britain’s climate

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    The Transatlantic/ Triangular slave trade played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. If not for the slave trade‚ the Industrial revolution might have been delayed or never taken place. During the 18th century‚ Britain experienced huge industrial development. Due to this development‚ Britain became one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In this time period Britain was involved with the slave trade more than any other European country. Many people in Britain became

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    A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include: original documents (excerpts or translations acceptable): diaries‚ speeches. creative works: poetry‚ drama‚ novels‚ music‚ art  relics or artefacts: pottery‚ furniture‚ clothing‚ buildings Examples of primary sources include: Diary of Anne Frank

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    The Industrial Revolution began over two hundred years agone. It modified theway within which several merchandise‚ as well as fabric and textiles‚ weremanufactured. it’s referred to as a "revolution" beacuse the changes it causedwere nice and unexpected. It greatly affected the method folks lived andworked. This revolution helped to originate the trendy world weknow these days in many ways. the economic Revolution was a significant modification within the nature of production within which machines

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    Final: The Industrial Revolution and its Effects I obtained my information from the book Created Equal as a secondary source. More information was gathered from The Industrial Revolution by Charles Beard. Some sections of the book The Condition of the Working Class in England were used as well. Another book used as a source are Lectures on the Industrial Revolution in England: Popular Addresses‚ Notes and Other Fragments. In order to get data on population increases during this time‚ statistics

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    The industrial revolution had a number of consequences on the entire set up of the American civilization whose effects are still felt to the present moment. The effects triggered both productive as well as harmful effects on the contemporary American society. The industrial revolution led to the development of cities and other metropolises as a result of rural to urban migration that was sparked by the people’s need to move closer to the industries so as to acquire job opportunities (Lehrman).  The

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    Candidate ‚ China Community Party School Abstract With the development of the industrial civilization in the 20th century‚ human has the science and technology to create the great productive power and social fortune. So‚ science and technology have become the basic content and key lever for development of human civilization. The science and technology is also the power of urbanization. At the same time‚ due to the effects of the technological alienation‚ the environment pollution‚ the resource crisis

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    The Industrial Revolution had many aspects‚ one of which was Child Labor which happened from 1760-1840 and is still occurring to this day. During this period‚ children were used as labor in factories‚ mines‚ and agriculture. This happened because children were cheaper to hire than adults‚ and they kept the costs low. Young children were paid an insufficient amount of money to climb under dangerous machinery and to move coals through narrow shafts. This often led to their tiny hands and feet being

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