plan attacks together and give each other feedback on what could be improved. One of George Washington’s generals‚ George Athan Billias explained‚ “Lafayette avoided the factions jealous of Washington because he recognized that Washington was the Revolution and that should be reduced in power or replaced‚ the whole cause would collapse.” Lafayette saw this and immediately respected Washington for it. Due to Lafayettes relationship with George Washington‚ he was able to become a commander with the
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Agricultural productivity can be measured in terms of new crops and techniques‚ which include changes in land tenure. During the Agricultural Revolution‚ the diversification of crops and the conversion of arable land to pastoral land resulted in greater output and greater productivity. Changes in land tenure were drastic; a series of the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament created laws to privatize previously shared land. This is known as the enclosure of open fields‚ which contributed to the rise
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Jazz Music during the Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution included major changes in technology‚ manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ transport and music. The arts were maintained and enhanced as the economy was improving. Significantly‚ the history of jazz began in the late 1800s along with the Industrial revolution. Jazz was a type of music that has originated in the United States. Also‚ jazz music greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution era. Initially‚ jazz originated
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Every major historical event has a precursor. For example‚ the Russian Revolution began with the mutiny on the cruiser Aurora. Likewise‚ it is believed that the famous Boston Tea Party was the symbolic event that sparkled the American War of Independence. The conflict between the thirteen American Colonies and the Great Britain Government began long before the events in Boston. The Colonists believed that it was not fair that they did not have official representatives in the British Parliament while
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labor for farming prevented the south from keeping up with the industrial and financial growth of the north. Leading up to the American Revolution women were socially and economically beneath men. They were expected to be diligent wives and mothers without legal rights‚ such as the ability to vote or own property. Women’s social and political roles began to change during the civil war bringing about greater rights for women. As women began to advocate for their own rights the women’s movement gained
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During the Industrial Revolution technology was beginning to be introduced to society and started to affect people all over the world. The Industrial Revolution first started to make an appearance in the 1800’s. This was huge event during this decade because it made a lot of changes throughout the world. The Industrial Revolution would introduce the world inventions and a new way for transportation‚ which would later be used throughout the whole world and still goes on today. The only reason that
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The American Revolution The Underdog: I am home‚ staying safe and I am so nervous for my husband. I know he can do it‚ but I am so scared for his army. His army only has 20‚000 troops and the British had over 30‚000 mercenaries. I was worried sick. Elizabeth cared so hard for the sick‚ and dead and sometimes served in combat. I knew George was nervous‚ he didn’t have a standing army and the British did. Our army was on a shortage of gunpowder‚ clothing‚ and food‚ I so badly wanted to risk my life
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During the American Revolution‚ colonists had many utopian ideals of freedom‚ representation‚ and independence. They fought for them through the Revolutionary War and Thomas Paine emphasised them in his book Common Sense. The british colonists kept those principles at heart when writing the Declaration of Independence and continued pursue them even until the mid 1800s with the rise of cotton in the Mississippi Valley. When the soil in the southern states proved fertile‚ King Cotton became the new
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How successful was the new Deal in improving the lives of ordinary Americas during the period 1933 – 41? So… the New Deal did improve the lives of ordinary Americans in many ways – job creation‚ emergency relief‚ social security‚ labor rights… but it neglected some sections of society – blacks‚ women… and only World War II returned real prosperity and full employment to the USA. The New Deal’s aim was to get people back to work and to help industry and agriculture back to where they were before
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moving towards independence. Americans were under the control of the British while this all started. The main point of the revolution was so that the American people can gain the respect and freedom that was rightfully theirs. The British were in high debt and decided that a fast and easy way to make revenue was by taxiing Americans and having them provide housing for British troops in America out of their own pocket. Some of the taxes put up against Americans were the sugar act of 1764which
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