In Chapter 24 there are plenty main topics that are discussed. It looks back on Liberty and Political Theory‚ The birth of the Economic Theory‚ The Philosophes‚ The Crusade for Progress‚ and the Enlightenment Literature. This Chapter goes through the Philosophes that were the intellectual activity gathered in salons to exchange views on morality‚ politics‚ science and religion. The two philosophes that advanced the idea of government based on the social contract were Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
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abandoning the traditional agricultural economy (“Industrial”). Because of the rise of factories‚ goods were manufactured quickly and inexpensively‚ and women and children were used as cheap labor sources (“Rise”). The seed drill‚ cotton gin‚ spinning jenny‚ sewing machine‚ and steam engine were some of the most important inventions to emerge from the Industrial Revolution‚ and they changed the landscape of the economy and society during this time. However‚ despite its evident benefits‚ the Industrial
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disgusting‚ it still makes money by selling goods. People were now buying stocks to support businesses. Not to mention that production was now more efficient‚ new jobs also helped speed up processes. During this time‚ new inventions soared‚ such as the spinning jenny and reliable steam engines. The new inventions made the industry advance and made production
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From 1750 to 1900 there were some big changes which had an impact on every day life. Progress is defined as continuous improvement over a certain period of time. A revolution can be known as a big change. So a revolution‚ and then everything being at a standstill isn ’t progress. Furthermore you cannot improve over a period of time and have big hindrances in between; if any‚ hindrances can only be very minor. So the big question is how much consistent improvement was there from 1750 to 1900?
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wouldn’t have been able to keep their economy up the way they did. The southern colonies developed with a focus on agriculture as the primary economic activity. Unfortunately the technology to decrease the labor demands such as the cotton gin or spinning jenny weren’t invented during the colonial times. Without that technology the southerners instead took advantage of the immigration and came up with the indentured servants. The indentured servants were I guess you can say happy for having the opportunity
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“Genteel Women in the Factories” Reflection During the Industrial Revolution‚ many advances were being made in textile factories. New technology in machinery such as the cotton-gin or spinning-jenny were being invented to increase production. This decreased the need for agricultural labor‚ forcing farmers to move into the city to find work in the factories. The types of people to work in these factories were known as the working-class. Employers began to see that they could hire women and children
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Industrial/Agrarian Revolution Notes: Agrarian Revolution: - before life expectancy was 20-30 - Education was a privilege not a right - no sewage systems - 80% of pop. was farmers - Enclosure Acts! - Cheeper food - small scale farmers had to move to towns and cities to seek jobs - city pop. rose - farming less difficult - farming: Survival > Business - 1750 ~15% lived in towns - 1850 ~50% lived in towns - 1880 ~80% lived in towns The population explosion: The social and economic effect of
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eventually these were replaced with steam engines that were improved by James Watt in 1763. After this improvement there were other inventions that were made as well. The cotton gin‚ invented by Eli Whitney‚ removed the seeds from the cotton. The spinning jenny‚ invented by James Hargreaves‚ allowed weavers to spin the threads more quickly. Lastly‚ the Flying Shuttle‚ invented by John Kay‚ allowed the weavers to push thread back and forth on the six foot wide loom much faster than was previously possible
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is that since product was manufactured quickly‚ they can sold it also more quickly. Furthermore‚ the document D emphasize the inventions of different kind of machine in the textile industry. For example‚ cotton gin‚ water frame‚ flying shuttle‚ spinning jenny and power loom. It also helped cause of industrialization because it increase the speed production and furnished the product into better quality. Therefore‚ they can produce more product in a
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inevitable‚ couldn’t be stopped. The machines had made their way to England‚ and nothing could stop them. By the 1750’s‚ the industrial Revolution had begun. At first‚ inventions were strictly limited to cotton weaving. Inventions such as the spinning jenny and the water-powered frame‚ both of
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