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    they needed by hand or by basic machines. This meant that production took a much greater time for construction and that the individuals that made certain products had to be specifically trained to master that skill. This would all change by the mid 1800s with the start of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.  “Industrialization refers to a process that transformed agrarian and handicraft-centered economies into economies distinguished by industry and machine manufacture.” (Bentley 492) The

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    Revolution of 1800

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    Writing Assignment : Revolution of 1800 The election of 1800 is called by many the “Revolution of 1800” due to the fact that this election‚ was the transition of power from one political party to another. There were many foreign policy changes‚ judiciary changes‚ and political changes during the election of 1800‚ which is why it was named the “Revolution of 1800”. Adams never really had a jump on Jefferson‚ due to the fact that he had earned enemies with the Alien and Sedition Acts. The election

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    Immigration 1800

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    IMMIGRATION IN UNITED STATES 1800s Thousands of immigrants were forced to leave their countries of origin in the mid-1800s for different reasons: political‚ war‚ religious persecution‚ unemployment‚ and food shortages. When they learn that in America exists the hope of a new beginning they did not hesitate to take this opportunity. In an unprecedented wave‚ immigrants left their countries and embarked with a suitcase full of dreams without having the slightest suspicion of the battles

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    Progressives In The 1800s

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    late 1800’s-1900’s Our nation lost its way during the Gilded Age (1870s-1920s). The Gilded Age was a term made up by Mark Twain due to him having a book called the Gilded Age‚ which satirized American society in the late 1800s. It was a time of government corruption‚ poverty‚ and awful labor conditions but it being covered up by big businesses‚ or “gilded”. Progressives were people who were advocating social reforms such as the prohibition of alcohol sales‚the riddance of the spoils system‚ and women’s

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    Rev of 1800

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    Revolution of 1800 In November 1800‚ a bloodless revolution began as the election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson took place. This election caused a significant change in government as Federalist‚ John Adams‚ would be replaced by Thomas Jefferson‚ a Democratic-Republican. There was an opposition in foreign policies‚ as both parties had opposite ideas on the topic. To a great extent‚ the election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was properly named “The Revolution of 1800” for its change

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    Revolution of 1800

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    were 2 rivals that were candidates in the tense election of 1800. Eventually‚ Jefferson had defeated Adams in the electoral voting column 73-65. However‚ his running mate‚ Aaron Burr tied with him in the electoral ballot. The situation was taken to the House of Representatives to try and break the tie which eventually was‚ thus electing our president of the time‚ Thomas Jefferson. The election of 1800 was regarded as "The Revolution of 1800" in regards to a change politically from control of the federal

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    Radio In The 1800s

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    date: In the 1800s inventors were interested in capturing sounds and sending them across space without wires .While others wanted to capture sound others wanted to sell it to other places. The growth and development of radio has been gradual over the decades . Radio developed out of pre-existing technologies that is ;telephone and telegraph .It was believed to have originated in 1873 when James Clerk Maxwell wrote his electromagnetic theory

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    Feminism In The 1800s

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    the sexes that originated earlier than what people today may believe. The earliest acts and ideas of feminism have been traced back to ancient Greece‚ but the most well-known time period that fueled the feminist movement can be traced down to the 1800s. Studies made by the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation reveal that a group of Americans‚ today‚ do not understand the true values and ideals of the feminist movement. A majority of the people that voted against the feminist movement and

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    everyday. Back then there was only a few ways to transport people and goods around the country such as Horse and buggie or by boat. Transporting goods around the country was a much slower and longer process to do back then than it is today. Soon after during 1970 new ideas were being created to provide a faster and quicker ways to transport goods and people across the country. Theses new ways were going to replace sailing through the Atlantic Ocean to the other side of the country to transport goods.

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    Revolution of 1800

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    Thomas Jefferson gained the presidency in the election of 1800. The election and subsequent shift in the government control was dubbed the “the Revolution of 1800.” It signaled the inundation of the Democratic Republican ideals in the Presidency and Congress in contrast to the Federalist ideals of the Adam’s administration. The election of 1800 was a revolutionary election for it significantly altered economics by resulting in lowering and removing taxes like the Whiskey Tax and government expenditures

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