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    James R. Hamilton J. Haar HIST 1103-002 10/31/2012 Exam #2 Identification and Significance 1. McCulloch v. Maryland McCulloch v. Maryland was a Supreme Court case in March 1819. In this particular case‚ the state of Maryland had levied a tax on the Baltimore branch of the federal Bank of the United States. The unanimous decision that the tax was in fact unconstitutional was delivered by Supreme Court Chief Justice at the time‚ John Marshall. This case is significant because it set precedence

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    History Study Guide Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution during the 19th century • Industrial Revolution o Reason:  Natural resources • Coal o Used to develop the steam engine. o Needed for the constructions of machines and steam engines. • Iron ore o New methods of producing iron:  1709- Abraham Darby used coal to smelt iron (separated iron from its ore)  When he discovered coal gave off impurities that damaged the iron‚ he found a way to remove the impurities from coal

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    The Song Dynasty did bring about an industrial revolution‚ due to highly advanced technology in the fields of diverse agriculture‚ iron-working‚ and printing. As a result of this industrial revolution‚ populations increased rapidly as people began to move to the cities because of economic opportunities and the advanced government for its time. The industrial revolution is an “economic development characterized by replacing animal and human power with mechanical power‚ mass production and the creation

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    Industrial Revolution Essay Did you know that in England‚ there were children as young as three years old going to work? These kids were a part of the Industrial Revolution‚ and they fueled our industries today. The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative impacts on children because of tough work conditions and poor treatment‚ but ultimately led to better life for children today. Some of the children in the workforce of the 1800s had very tough working conditions. These children would

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    There are many strange things in The Giver. The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ has many good traits‚but even more bad ones. This book is a dystopia. A dystopia means world that looks perfect but is really not; utopia means a perfect world. The community is a dystopia because of lack of knowledge‚ sameness‚ and complete control. The Giver takes place in sameness. In sameness they have a lack of knowledge. The receiver of memory only knows the past.Each of the families have only two books. Every

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    Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Slavery The Industrial Revolution started in Britain‚ where population was sky rocketing and demand for goods was increasing. This higher demand forced innovators and scientists to invent machines that would make production much faster than their old ways. Before the push for new technology‚ goods were being produced through the putting-out system: one where a manufacturer would make part of the product‚ send it out for someone to finish it‚ then put it on

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    The Industrial revolution is something that led several countries to have economic success. Innumerable crucial discoveries and ideas were produced during that time period that affect a person’s life today. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of the pollution and unequal pay‚ it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were availability of goods‚ increase of job opportunities‚ and advancements

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    allowed it’s distinguished takeoff in the industrial revolution (in modern history‚ the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing). During the 18th and 19th many individuals of England began pursuing more self-interest‚ which resulted in the commencement of what is known today as the birth industrial revolution. England reached further success than other nations during the industrial revolution due to several factors for example the

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    LONDON—The Industrial Revolution‚ as it is being called‚ has taken England by storm‚ but is it actually worth the cost that it’s taking on our fair country? In this editorial I give all of you a sneak peak into the positives and the negatives of the rise of this new capitalist empire. First we shall examine the positives of this revolution in detail. Thanks to this new age of industrialization England has experienced a boost in the arts and has become one of the most cultured countries in the world

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    of employees and the unsafe or unfair working conditions‚ a very common occurrence during the Industrial Revolution. In an endless struggle for justice‚ organized labor unions fought‚ and continue to fight for rights deserved in working environments. The evolution of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution proved to be beneficial then as well as the modern day. During the Industrial Revolution‚ many workers were put out of employment or had their wages reduced because of uprising machinery

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