their seeds so much quicker (which was actually very time consuming) than by hand. The inventor was Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented it in 1794. A revolutionized cotton gin is still used today. Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion Nat Turner was an African-American who led a slave rebellion in the morning of August 23‚
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started what would be called the Shays’ Rebellion. Because it involved fundamental economic‚ social‚ and political issues‚ such rebellion forced ordinary Americans such as farmers‚ and small plantation owners‚ to think about their understandings of the promises of the American Revolution and what kind of government they desired. The Shay’s Rebellion was a representation of the economic troubles faced by the majority of people in the United States. With this rebellion they hoped to finally experience equality
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VI. Bacon’s Rebellion A. Berkeley’s fears of the freedmen were justified. B. In 1676‚ sparked not by a Dutch invasion but by an Indian attack‚ rebellion swept Virginia. C. It began almost as Berkeley had predicted‚ when a group of volunteer Indian fighters turned from a fruitless expedition against the Indians to attack their rulers. D. Bacon’s Rebellion was the largest popular rising in the colonies before the American Revolution. Sooner or later nearly everyone in Virginia got in on it‚ but it
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stronger central government was needed. It was used by important people such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ and Alexander Hamilton to help convince the different states to give more power to the central government. <br><br>I believe that the rebellion in itself wasn’t very significant or important‚
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another individual or a group who are perceived to be similar or desirable. Social influence dictates many areas of our lives and various greatly from one culture to another. Social influence has three main components: conformity‚ compliance‚ and obedience. Conformity occurs when an individual changes their behavior to be consistent with the social norms.
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consequences of the gold rushes have been exaggerated‚ especially when studying the political effects of the Eureka Rebellion‚ it is still clear that through the intensity of mining a significant change occurred economically‚ urbanely and industrially‚ that has benefited Australia to this day. The primary consequence and gain of the gold
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European cultures have been killed off. The old times have been forgotten forever. There is however an undercover rebellion working with the government and peasants. One man Damon Somerhalder is apart of the rebellion. The rebellion has discovered time travel to any time in the past. They send people back to show them the miraculous old times‚ so that they will fight with the rebellion. However‚ when in the past‚ they are nonexistent to the old time people. They do
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Witness/Narrative: Nat Turner I believe I was chosen by God to start the slave rebellion in 1831. Let me guide you through my life and tell you about what happened at that time. I was born October 2‚ 1800 and sold out three times in my childhood before I was hired to John Travis in the 1820’s. I regularly read the bible and became a preacher of African-American slaves. When I was a young slave‚ people said that I showed “uncommon intelligence” and I was also taught to read and write things. When
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Obedience to authority is defined as a social influence in which an individual follows explicit instructions and orders from an authoritative figure. For example‚ in the beginning scene‚ the judge commanded that the jury must bring a non guilty verdict or else the verdict would face the death penalty. This is an example of obedience to authority because the jury has to listen the judge due to the fact that they have
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Teen Rebellion is common in “The Lion King 2” and the play “Romeo and Juliet”. I think this because in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet are both from different feuding families (Capulets and Montagues)‚ but end up falling in love. In The Lion King‚ Kovu and Kiara are from opposite families (Pridelanders and Outsiders) but like Romeo and Juliet‚ they fall in love with each other. What we can learn from this is that‚ “Sometimes in life‚ the tragic consequences of conflict‚ shows us why keeping
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