Dozens of factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution but the inventions are the most important‚ such as the Spinning Jenny‚ the Telephone‚ and the Steam Engine. Before the Spinning Jenny was produced‚ workers would have to spin yarn on a spinning wheel with only one spindle. This was a laborious task and took way too much time. In 1764‚ James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny‚ which allowed workers to spin yarn on eight spindles. The Spinning Jenny rapidly increased the process
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Peter Stearns claims that the industrial revolution was an intensely human experience. What initially arose as scientific advancements in metallurgy and machine building‚ the industrial revolution period saw a redefinition of life as a whole. As industry changed‚ human life began to adapt. Work life was drastically changed which‚ in turn‚ resulted in family life being affected. As is human nature‚ major change was met with great resistant. Ultimately‚ the most successful people during the transition
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occurrences like the French Revolution (1789–1799)‚ the American Revolution (1775–1783)‚ and the independence movements in Latin America. The Enlightenment principles of liberty‚ equality‚ and democracy propelled these revolutions‚ which ended in the overthrow of monarchies and colonial rule. As a result of the American Revolution‚ the United States of America was established‚ a republic founded on individual rights and democratic ideals. During the French Revolution‚ republicanism flourished‚ the
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Industrial Revolution Open Response Capitalism built the Industrial Revolution and helped mankind advance‚ the effects of the Industrial Revolution politically created new forms of governments such as socialism and communism. Capitalism was reflected by the Industrial Revolution because the economy was a capitalist economy. This meant that private business’s produced products that were cheap and useful. The business men also known as entrepreneurs at the time invested into business ventures to
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The so-called American Revolution was a result of taxation‚ military occupation in the colonies‚ and also the prior neglect rendered by the british for the past 150 years or so. In concurrence with historian John Alden’s opinion‚ I believe the mistakes of the british government caused this said "revolution." The British taxation was a large contributing factor to the start of this inevitable revolution. Even though the taxes were necessary to support the British empire‚ the arbitrarity
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Spain Main article: Spain in the American Revolutionary War Spain did not officially recognize the U.S. but became an informal ally when it declared war on Britain on June 21‚ 1779. Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid‚ general of the Spanish forces in New Spain‚ also served as governor of Louisiana. He led an expedition of colonial troops to force the British out of Florida and keep open a vital conduit for supplies.[65] Native Americans Main article: Native Americans in the United States Further information:
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Valeria Delgado AP US History 5th Period Many elements influenced the American rebellion that lead to the American Revolution‚ specifically taxation‚ mercantilism and the First and Second Continental Congress. Mercantilism is an economic theory which argues that a nation must strive to attain a favorable balance of trade so that the country will accumulate gold and silver‚ which made the country wealthier and safer. In the Navigation Acts raw materials were taken from America and sent to the
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Socialist Ideology (a)The origins and principal tenets of the socialist thought. Before the Industrial Revolution Britain was an agrarian society with approximately 90% of the population living in the rural areas. Most people worked in the field as farmers and farmhands on land owned by a small minority (Aristocrats). During this time‚ the manufacturing of goods such as textile was a slow process because everything was done by hand. However‚ a series of innovations changed the way people lived
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Americas‚ settled by Englishmen searching for a new start. But in the end they turned into two very separate distinct societies. New England area with fewer opportunities for vast wealth‚ but attracted more of a family setting. While Chesapeake Bay area had a very high mortality rate but was more appealing to the average man for the chance of vast wealth. New England had been founded by the puritans for religious freedom from the very Anglican English culture. The Puritans claimed that the Anglican
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world. England was one of those countries to explore the Newfoundland and settled into colonial America. By the 1700’s‚ Britain’s settlers divided into three distinct cultures within America. The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies were formed because of their differences in religious beliefs‚ geographic aspects‚ and occupation types. The variety of religious view in the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies helped evolve the differences between them. The New England colonies heavily
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