Nguyen 1 Leslie Nguyen Mr. Ramezane Period 4 U.S. History 6 October 2014 Captain of Industry OR Robber Barons? During the post-Civil War period‚ the economy of the United States grew at a rapidly rate. The richest men in the U.S. Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ Jay Gould and Cornelius Vanderbilt are the people who helped with industrialization since they made steel‚ banks‚ oil‚ and railroads. Since they donate their money to expand markets‚ provide jobs and establish buildings
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Question 1: What is fly ash? What is it caused by and what are the effects? Fly ash is small particles of ash‚ caused by coal combustion. The incombustible materials remain behind as ash. Fly ash often stored wet and in bulk‚ and can spill or seep out of the containment into the soil and ground water. Fly ash can also corrode metal structures and is harmful to human health. Question 2: How can a solid fuel substance like coal be introduced into a steam powerplant? Combustion of coal is C+O2
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Have you ever wonder how transport was created? In the industrial revolution between the years‚ 1750-1901 transport had a big influence on the society and Economy. Transportation inventions picked up in 1800 seeing the creation. Railways‚ steamboats and roads. Transportation in Britain roads were badly built and maintained. The railway’s lines were not around and instead‚ they had carriages pulled by horses. Transportation was created to get one thing from point A to point B which could be people
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Louis quickly transformed into a commercial city as western expansion drove settlers into the city. Steamboats and railroads‚ both coal powered‚ were the major means of transportation; although steamboats lost popularity as the railroads expanded throughout the city. The easy accessibility of resources inspired the development of industries on a continuously growing basis. Coal was no exception. St.
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England had many various factors that made it the most industrialized nation by 1820. It began in the eighteenth century with the dramatic rise in population. With increased population‚ the need for mass food production became paramount. Capital-intensive commercialized farming began to form in England earlier than anywhere else. The new invention of railroads was a catalyst for the industrialization of England. Trains allowed industrials(including coal)‚ garments‚foodstuffs‚ and personnel to be
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The setting is Arthur Shelby’s Kentucky plantation during the antebellum period. Although Shelby is not characterized as a harsh or unforgiving master‚ he has nevertheless suffered serious debts- forcing him sell some slaves to avoid financial ruin. Mr. Haley‚ the slave trader‚ purchases Uncle Tom‚ Shelby’s loyal servant since childhood‚ and five-year-old Harry‚ a handsome and talented child who sings and dances. Shelby regrets betraying Uncle Tom’s faithfulness‚ as much as he regrets taking the
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“Mortimer”‚ but was quickly shot down by his wife. Instead‚ she demanded a cuter name for the mouse‚ thus Mickey Mouse was born. Mickey Mouse first appeared on the cartoon skit‚ “Plane Crazy”. However‚ this wasn’t as controversial as the release of “Steamboat Willie.” because it was the first animation to synchronize music and sound effects. This got a lot of people talking and interested in Disney’s creations. Walt Back then when Mickey first made an appearance‚ he was much different than how he is seen
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The end of the Civil War‚ lasting from 1861 through 1865‚ brought the uprising of a new America; the newly reunited Union had to rebuild itself from the damages of the war‚ primarily in the South. The railroads were destroyed in the southern territories‚ and the lack of modernization was a large factor in the North’s win in the war. The main campaigns of the Confederate forces had to withdraw into their territorial lines to get food‚ but their supplies were off in different areas due to the lack
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Both figures are encased in a triangular-shaped haze of sky blue. With its three masts drawn up and broken spar jutting forward‚ impotent and incapable‚ the ivory white bodied‚ golden wooden rimmed elegance is being tugged by a smaller paddling steamboat. The light‚ timid brushstrokes and colors Turner uses on the ship gives it an ethereal‚ ghostlike look. So much‚ in fact‚ that the reflection of the craft is almost submerged in the serene waters. On the other hand‚ the tugboat‚ depicted in light
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"Our blood is as the flood of the Amazon‚ made up of a thousand noble currents all pouring into one. We are not a nation‚ so much as a world." We have a lot of differences in our country but we also have a lot of similarities from start to end. We fought through slavery and arguing between top and bottom or as in this writing North and South. People aren’t the same and the government found out that the hard way with the Civil War. We had to depend on each other in the end‚ north needed raw materials
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