The Agricultural Revolution‚ increased population‚ and the Scientific Revolution spurred the first Industrial Revolution in the middle of the eighteenth century. With the Industrial Revolution came a series of changes in working class families. A decline in the domestic system forced men and women began to look for work outside the home. Women were given unskilled labor positions‚ and as a result‚ they were treated as replaceable workers. Examples of their poor conditions include low pay‚ long
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By the eve of the Revolution‚ the colonists had developed a strong sense of unity as Americans. Many events leading up to the American Revolution had been responsible for a small part of uniting the colonists together as Americans. One of the first visible steps was the French and Indian War. Especially after the embarrassing failure of Braddock’s battle‚ Britain’s strong and invincible image was shattered in the eyes of the colonists. The American and British victory in the French and Indian War
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The Industrial Revolution itself refers to affects from social‚ cultural and economic conditions. Throughout the years‚ changes have taken place in the home production to machine and factory and now modern technology. The Industrial Revolution (1820-1870) was of great importance to the economic development of the United States. In the late 18th century‚ Britain and Europe began the first Industrial Revolution. After sometime‚ the development centralized on the United States and Germany. Inventions
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The Second Industrial Revolution is also known as the Technological Revolution. The second industrial revolution started in the late nineteenth century and continued through the 1930’s. The revolution supplied great opportunities for American people along with troubling times. The second industrial revolution changed the lives of the working population for the better and the worse. Most of the workers had an increase in the standard of living but at the same time they experienced harsh and dangerous
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Before the American Revolution‚ women were considered housewives that only needed to worry about having children and making sure chores around the house got done. During the American Revolution‚ women were considered rebels if they decided to go against what society wanted them to be. Women would take roles of men such as becoming a soldier‚ they would dress as men to be accepted into the role and this was considered inappropriate. (Zeinert 7-8) Although women were not mentioned much‚ they were
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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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To an extent‚ it is accurate to call the American Revolution a civil war. The definition of a civil war is a war between to opposing groups of citizens belonging to the same country. The American Revolution war split the colonies up between the patriots and loyalists. Both the colonists and British soldiers were all English and therefore became the opposing groups of citizens. In this case‚ the colonists were fighting their own countrymen in which they were apart of the same country. The British
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Amber Muni Industrial Revolution Essay Period 2 12/27 The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on Western society and the effects were numerous and mainly positive. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the 1790’s and spread throughout Europe and eventually to America. The extensive effects of the Industrial Revolution influenced almost every aspect of daily life and human society in some way. During this time period‚ widespread transportation such as railroads became available
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During the American Revolution what caused the people to make radical changes The American Revolution was radical in the ideals established throughout the revolution. The American Revolution had significant effects on American society as a whole radically changing certain aspects including its social‚ political‚ economic‚ and religious contexts. Also‚ the status of women‚ slaves‚ and Loyalists were radically changed. A new democratized political system was formed through the constitution‚ which
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History CC Essay 2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were
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