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    Hamilton‚ a Briton‚ in 1791 entitled ‘Report on the Subject of Manufactures’‚ the industrial revolution era was when people started calling production of products as manufacturing. It was the time when products were mass-produced in factories. In 1750s‚ China and India were world-renowned countries that majors on manufacturing technologies. India was the world leader in cotton textile

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    It was difficult for me reading the story that was told about Mary Rowlandson’s Captivity. I have read so many stories about all of the awful things that have been done to the Indians; it surprised me I guess to here the reverse and all the cruelty that was taking place. I am sorry it is three pages also‚ I could have written so much more. The details of the morning invasion on Mary’s home and with forty-two people inside‚ the Indians set her home on fire‚ and shot at them when they tried to exit

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    Ethan Allen

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    Ethan Allen‚ an American Hero Born on January 21st of 1738 in Connecticut‚ Ethan Allen was destined to be a hero. Allen not only helped to make Vermont a state‚ but he also captured Ft. Ticonderoga‚ and attempted to capture Montreal. This true American performed many amazing deeds in his 51 years‚ and even today‚ he is a known piece of our country’s history. Allen‚ a tall‚ broad-shouldered man always had a love for Vermont which had been know then as the “Hampshire Grants”. After returning

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    ideas helped us today. He also was a clockmaker and bronze smith. He invented the first steamboat and the steam locomotive railway. Here are some facts on John Fitch inventions. John Fitch was born in Windsor‚ Connecticut on a farm. This farm is part of present day South Windsor‚ Connecticut. He had schooling from a clockmaker. Opened a brass and silversmith business in Trenton‚ New Jersey and succeeded until the American Revolution. In addition‚ he served the army for a short time and then started

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    Opposition to Slavery DBQ

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    APUSH: Growing Opposition to Slavery DBQ During the time span of 1776 to 1844‚ the opposition to slavery grew immensely in the United States of America. There were many contributing factors and reasons as to why this happened‚ including both underlying forces and specific events. Some people or groups made efforts to fight against slavery in hopes that it would be abolished completely in the United States. They did so by organizing groups‚ meetings‚ and even developing escape routes for

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    Industrial Revolution The greatest turning point in history began with the Industrial Revolution. Between 1750 and 1914‚ the Industrial Revolution drastically changed Europe economically‚ socially‚ and politically. Before the revolution‚ most of Europe lived in small‚ rural communities where their lives revolved around farming. People would supply themselves with their own food‚ clothing‚ furniture‚ and tools‚ as times were tough and incomes were meager. However‚ the Industrial Revolution brought

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    On April 12‚ 1724‚ in Wallingford‚ Connecticut‚ Lyman Hall was born to the Honorable John Hall and his wife‚ Mary. His great-great-grandfather‚ Richard Lyman‚ moved to America in 1621‚ leaving England behind. After graduating from Yale in 1747‚ Hall studied theology‚ taught by his uncle‚ Reverend Samuel Hall. He began preaching and was ordained by the Fairfield West Consociation‚ but was then dismissed in 1751 due to charges of immoral conduct. After confessing to his wrong deeds‚ he was restored

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    40). At an early age Mason was tutored by his mother and Scottish schoolmasters‚ where he showed his interest as a planter‚ businessman‚ and thinker (Rutland). Mason married Ann Eilbeck of Maryland in 1750. Before Ann’s death in 1773 they had 12 children‚ 9 of whom survived into adulthood. In 1780 he married Sarah Brent who was from a well known Maryland family (Dreisbach 40). He died on October 7‚ 1792‚ (Rutland). George Mason had many ideas‚ but most famously he wanted to end slavery.

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    don’t know it yet‚ but you will play a key role in the founding of Massachusetts‚ the first of the New England colonies. This is what it may have been like during these times. Massachusetts Bay was founded in 1630‚ followed by Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1636‚ and New Hampshire in 1638. These four colonies became what is now considered the region of New England. They were founded because of the environment‚ natural resources‚ and the economic possibilities. But which one of those three mainly

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    Being a Creek leader in the 1780s and 1790s‚ Alexander McGillivray was one of many Southeastern Indians with a Native American mother and European father. He used his European powers to protect Creek interests‚ and created nationalist reforms within Creek society. He used trade to increase his own position on the southern frontier. McGillivray was born in 1750 in Little Tallassee which is located near present-day Montgomery‚ Alabama. His father‚ Lachlan McGillivray‚ was a Scottish trader and his

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