economic and physical growth. Inventions brought a continuous growth in the population. New modes of transportation created a highly affective trading system. The three most important technological advances were the Erie Canal‚ Railroads‚ and the cotton gin. Built in 1825‚ the Erie Canal brought an enormous growth of wealth to New York by linking New York to the Great Lakes (Doc 1A). The Erie Canal changed New York from the fifth largest seaport to the busiest port in America (Doc 1B). The canal
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all of the rest. Primarily‚ the change in agricultural output led to the change in the need workers. Moreover‚ in the south‚ as talked about in the book‚ the cotton industry was beginning to boom at rates where plantations became so large they needed more workers. Mainly‚ these plantations owners would end up buying slaves to harvest the cotton. In the video “Brotherly Love”‚ it talked about the tens of thousands of slaves that were forced into the south per decade. This‚ in large part‚ can be attributed
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industries grew and increased the need for industrial labor. For example‚ the cotton industry grew and the creation of mill girls appeared‚ who worked in mills weaving cotton (Schaller et al. Pg.382). Industrial labor was also interconnected with slave labor as both participated in the cotton and tobacco industry. For example‚ there would be no mill girls in the cotton industry if there was no slave labor available to pick cotton in the South. The growth of industrial labor caused American cities to grow
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Tia Culbreth 10/30/12 English II Period #2 The Cotton Club No matter what happens‚ music is going to be popular around the world. Its beats are drilled into us like a file is programmed into a computer. In the 1930’s‚ Jazz and blues were in the prime of its fame‚ and the growth of the black society in music was increasing rapidly. People like Billie Holiday‚ Ray Charles‚ Duke Ellington‚ and many more were starting off legendary careers. On the other hand‚ the 20’s and 30’s were in a period
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To make fabric there were people spinners whose whole lives were spent running spinning wheels and turning cotton into threads to make fabric. People were relieved of this misery by the invention of a machine by James Hargreaves called spinning jenny that enabled workers to individually produce numerous spools of threads simultaneously. The machines that were
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The factory owners approach poor families and orphanages and offer them a home to sleep in‚ food to eat and clothes in exchange for hard labor. The first jobs children often work at are in the water powered cotton mills‚ they are called apprentices. The spinning factories require a humid and warm atmosphere to be able to function properly‚ steam engines contribute to the heat in the factory and the children have to work through long days in these uncomfortable
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Lay‚ Janine Group #5 December 4‚ 2012 Experiment 1: Preparation of Culture Media Materials: Erlenmeyer Flasks (2 pcs.) Petri dishes (11 pcs.) Cotton stopper Aluminum foil Masking tape NA powder PDA powder Pentel pen Stirring rod Casserole Electric stove Pressure cooker/ autoclave Steps in Preparation of Culture Media: 1. Calculate the total amount of media needed for the experiment (15ml for plates‚ 5-7 mL for tubes). 2. Weigh the required amount of powder needed to
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When thinking about the importance of many revolutions throughout history‚ it is hard to think of one that is more important than the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the late 1700s north of Britain‚ the Industrial Revolution sought to expand and bolster the economy of Britain and those who were to follow in their footsteps. Britain was the first country to industrialize‚ doing so by having a “robust empire‚ profitable overseas trade networks‚ and established credit institutions” (Coles‚ P. 506)
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and beliefs making them divide as a region. The Invention of cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 made gathering cotton possible. This caused an increase in plantations to grow cotton which caused the great need for cheap labor. It meant that slaves were the cheap labor to get the work done. The southern economy became dependent on slavery and cotton. While in the northern states it was established on industry. North was purchasing raw cotton and turning it into finished goods. In the North people had
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England because England had the resources needed for an industrial revolution‚ they had the land‚ and the people. England had the natural resources to make an Industrial Revolution happen. England had wool‚ coal‚ iron‚ cotton‚ lead‚ tin‚ and water (doc 1). They needed wool and cotton to make yarn and clothes.They needed coal for fueling machinery. Iron was used to make railroads. Water was used to
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