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    we know today. Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution brought a change in the way goods were manufactured. Instead of producing by hand in homes‚ owners began using machines to produce multiple quantities in less time. In the late 18th century‚ the Industrial Revolution reached the United States. Textile manufacturing‚ glass making‚ mining and agriculture industry all underwent significant changes. The spinning wheel‚ water wheel and steam engine took over the role of the artisans.

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    rational‚ yet lavish‚ the disciplined‚ yet reckless‚ and the undeniably esteemed Madame Emilie du Chatelet. Her expansive interests and unquenchable desire for knowledge spread her paints far and wide upon the bare canvas of women’s influences in the 18th century. Emilie du Chatelet widely contributed to the

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    ethnically diverse of British colonies in North America during the 18th “We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars‚ like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.” --------- George H. W. Bush The United States of America has reputation as a country of freedom and diversity ever since the early time of its history- the colonial period. However‚ it is not until around 17th- 18th century that the British colonies in North America became the most ethnically

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    Augustan to Gothic period 1713-1789 Introduction The 18th century in English literature can be divided into two periods: THE AUGUSTAN AGE (The Age of Pope) - 1700-1745 and THE AGE OF SENSIBILITY (The Age of Johnson) - 1745-1785. This was the period of heavy colonizations of the new world and the time when cities rise. Various inventions‚ as well as the Industrial and Agricultural Revolution‚ influenced manufacturing and the British trade with the rest of the world; both of which grew tremendously

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    know began in New York in the early 19th century. "Reformation" was the goal of the founders of the system. During the colonial period and in the early years of the nation‚ long-term imprisonment was not a common form of punishment in prison. Instead‚ execution was the prescribed penalty for a wide range of offenses. People who committed less serious offenses faced public punishment such as pillorying‚ whipping and maiming. At the beginning of the 19th century‚ imprisonment had replaced public punishment

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    The Atlantic Slave Trade The Atlantic slave trade occurred between the 15th and 18th century in the Caribbean islands‚ Spain‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Britain‚ Portugal‚ Brazil‚ and in the Americas. The trade of black slaves between these countries worked like a triangle between Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia. Between 1650 and 1860 approximately 10 to 15 million slaves were transported to the different countries and Africans suffered greatly from this. “But soon to my grief two of the white men offered me eatables;

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    Throughout the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century‚ the development of the New World colonies in British North America and Barbados by Britain and its colonists made use of the option of slavery to benefit the new colonies economy. The reason that slavery was appealing towards the settlers was due to the strenuous labour and long hours necessary to grow cash crops on plantations. It takes time and effort to grow these crops‚ and the main crops we will be focusing on are sugar‚ tobacco‚ and rice. Since

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    Triangle Trade: a trading system between the Americas‚ the gold coast of Africa‚ and the West Indies. For example‚ liquor would be traded for slaves‚ which would be brought over the West Indies. There‚ he would trade the slaves for molasses‚ which he would bring to New England to be turned into rum. Great Awakening: A religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s. First started in Massachusetts by pastor Jonathan Edwards. He proclaimed that believing in salvation through good works and affirming the

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    Through six days of armed conflict in an all-encompassing citizen uprising‚ Irishmen and Irishwomen alike led their own people to freedom from an outside power. This came to a compromise in the form of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic‚ which gave the Irish freedom‚ while stopping the assault of innocent British. While the Irish followed in the revolutionary footsteps of the Americans‚ they blazed their own trail for other nations such as India to follow and learn from. The Removal of Home

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    was widely witnessed mostly in the 18th century. This consisted of many social and economical changes which have created the London we see today. I will be using the famous and well known “Somerset House” as an example showing these changes. Phil Pauley- Somerset House Sir William Chambers was a well known architect during the 18th century. In 1749 he studied architecture‚ first in Paris with the influential architectural theorist Jacques-François Blondel and then in Rome. Returning to England in

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