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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Bibliography Ribeiro‚ A.‚ 1995. The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France in 1750 to 1820. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Tarrant‚ N.‚ 1994. The Development of Costume. London: Routledge Ribeiro‚ Aileen‚ 1983. A Visual History of Costume: The Eighteenth Century. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. Cunnington‚ C. Willett‚ & Cunnington‚ P‚ 1972 Revised‚ A Handbook of English Costume in the 18th Century‚ Page 14‚ Northampton: John Dickens & Co. Ltd. Page 32 Kalinsky‚ N.‚ 1995
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colonization was economically and socially distinct‚ as each area developed differently based on geography‚ immigration trends‚ and other factors. The New England Colonies The New England colonies spanned modern-day Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. New England’s economy centered on small farming‚ fishing‚ and home manufactures‚ as well as sea trade and shipbuilding. The region quickly expanded as immigrants streamed in and families grew. New England economy was based on
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not take sides. New York was the military headquarters for the Loyalists. During these years Loyalists were also arriving at Niagara and Detroit (then in British hands) and some had begun to settle at Niagara towards the end of 1780. The Stoddards moved from Connecticut to Canada along with upwards of twelve thousand men‚ women and children leaving America after the Revolutionary War‚ and settled in the Township of Bastard‚ District of Johnstown‚ County of Leeds‚ in Upper Canada (northeast of the
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British Army. Through his negotiations‚ Arnold received a commission as a brigadier general for the Brits. He was to lead British forces in raids on Virginia and Connecticut before the America victory at Yorktown‚ which ended the Revolution and also provide intelligence. Arnold provided them with some troop movement papers. In July 1780‚ Arnold was awarded command of West Point. Arnold and the British had schemed for Arnold to surrender the fort to the British‚ however their plan and the troop movement
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and general welfare. The Articles did not go into effect right away because the ratification‚ formal approval of each state‚ was needed first. (Crouse‚ Kaitlyn. “Constitution” October 2017. Slide #18) Also‚ the states constantly bickered during the 1780s. The were jealous of each other‚ refused to support a central government‚ made foreign agreements‚ created their own armies‚ taxed one another on trade and created their own money. The articles seemed to create a government unable to deal with the
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