...Environmental Issues and the Industrial Revolution Module 1 Assignment 5 Ecology and Environmental Sustainability Instructor: Janet Bargar Argosy University Aisha Freelove 3/13/16 Environmental Issues and the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was introduced in the late 18th century and progressed throughout the 19th century. During this era many advancements were developed. In addition to the many inventions, urbanization expanded, factories were built, and the environment suffered negative impacts due to air pollution, deforestation, and many other factors. Three of the most negatively impacted inventions to the environment, were the Canal, The Railroad and Locomotive, and the Automobile. There were some positive impacts to these three inventions, but the environment unfortunately was not one of them. Dewitt Clinton was one of the men behind the invention of the Erie Canal. Although history has stated that the idea was not originated by Clinton, he was a significant factor in the process. History states that an imprisoned flour merchant by the name of Jesse Hawley He envisioned building a canal across New York State. His initial goal was to provide an alternate route to help others navigate between the Great Lakes, the Hudson River, and the Atlantic Ocean. Hawley developed the idea after failed attempts to successfully transport his own products. Construction started in 1817 and was completed in 1825. The actual mileage span was...
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...Boston Tea Party: Destruction of Private Property or Justified Act of Defiance Francine Miller HIUS 221 - C03 - 202420 March 25, 2024 1 In the archives of American History, The Boston Tea Party illuminates the act of defiance and resilience, creating the path toward the nation’s identity. This event stands on its own as a crucial moment in history, standing in courage, rebellion, and freedom toward a life of independence. The frustration and infuriation of citizens, fueled by British taxes and demands, culminated in the decisive act that ignited a movement. This pivotal moment created a ripple effect shaping the course of a revolution. The enduring significance of the Boston Tea Party is evident by the justified defiance expressed through the...
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...Revolutions such as the American Revolution and the French Revolution are often referred to as major turning points in history. These revolutions have left lasting impacts on countless nations and regions worldwide. Revolutions represent major changes in a society, government systems and the economic lives of the people impacted. The French Revolution, which began in 1789 and lasted until 1814, set into a motion a course of revolutions that impacted not only the people of France but other groups around the world seeking independence and changes in their government. There were many causes of the French Revolution. One cause of the French Revolution was that King Louis the XVI could imprison anybody for however long he felt, and did not have...
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...You should focus your study on the essential questions for chapters 19-23. 19- Why did the Great War last so long and bring about so much change? – look at how fighting was different from all other wars- how did it affect German citizens on the home front- What was the post war peace settlement and how would you feel about it as a German citizen?- What do you think will be the lasting effects of the Great War? 20- What changes did the Russian revolution bring about within Russia and in world affairs?- focus on the events and the effects of the events- review the Revolution of 1905, February Revolution, October Revolution, Red Terror, new Economic Policy 21. What were the causes and effects of political unrest in Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries?- Understand the different tensions common in Latin American during this time period: conservative vs. liberal, elite vs. masses, peaceful change vs. violent change, dictatorship vs. democracy and nationalism vs. imperialism. Be able to apply this to Mexico during this time period. 22- How did colonialism lay the groundwork for the emergence of the modern Middle East? Be familiar with the regions (Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa) Be able to explain how European powers engaged in colonialism in the regions, how the region was affected by said colonialism. What nationalism is and how it was a reaction of imperialism. Be able to analyze and comment on imperialism...
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...The Industrial Revolution started around 1750. It began in Britain and it spread throughout the World. England was known as “the world’s workshop” because at that point in time, England was the major manufacturing center of the World. It took about ten years for the Industrial Revolution to spread to other places. It spread to America. The Industrial Revolution was favorable to the American colonies by bringing the factory system to America, supplying more employment which increased urban growth, and raising the national economy. Americans developed and profited from a variety of inventions that produced goods and materials faster and cheaper. The Industrial Revolution was an ongoing effort over many decades to increase production by using machines rather than the power of humans or animals. Groups of spinners and weavers gradually began working together in buildings known as mills, usually located on a stream or river, using the power of flowing water to run their tools. The British inventions took an immense impact on the American Industrial Revolution. Inventions like the spinning jenny, the water frame, and the power loom helped mechanize the processes of spinning and weaving cloth. An invention that played an important part in the revolution was the steam engine. The creation of the steam engine was credited to James Watt. James Watt developed the first practical steam engine in Britain between 1765 and 1785. The steam engine made it possible to pump water out...
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...when the British government sent troops in to defend the colonists. Many problems arose when the colonist became enraged with imposed taxes and their unrepresented position in parliament. The results of the war were long lasting later leading to the start of the Revolutionary War. The French and Indian War had great economic, political and ideological effects on the American colonies. The political results of the war had many long lasting effects on Britain and the American colonies. English debt lead to unfair taxation of the colonists. After 1763, English colonies began to control the new world. This had a major impact on the political relationship between Britain and the American colonists as it lead to the Proclamation of 1763. Britain's abandonment of their salutary neglect policy created huge political conflict. After the French and Indian War, England found themselves deep in debt. As a result of their debt, they began to strictly regulate trade, and impose taxes on commonly used items. Angered colonists felt this was unjust taxation. Sudden taxation and regulation began to affect the economic relationship between the colonists and the British Mainland. Prior to the French and Indian War, the Wool, Hat, and Iron Acts forced the Americans to ship their raw the material to Britain, only to later buy the finished products from them. Heavy British taxation soon caused the colonists to abandoned mercantilism and fight back. The Stamp Act required that stamps...
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...Throughout the reign of the house of Hohenzollern it is clear to see that there was demand for change and World War 1 can be seen as a catalyst for the revolution. A revolution can be described as a forcible overthrow of power in favour of a new system and this it is debatable whether Germany actually experienced a revolution. The pressures exerted from Prince Max had a lasting effect however it is also hard to ignore the stresses that the lower classes exerted. The ‘Mittelstand” and the working class during and following World War one were severely affected especially with the basic principle of food. The naval blockade which Britain had put on Germany affected supply chains brutally. It resulted in a population which struggled to feed itself and therefore became restless. The change from the empire to the German republic can be seen to have occurred due to the pressures which the working class enforced on them. The introduction of the Americans In 1917 to the war worsened Germany’s deteriorating situation and could be seen as foreshadowing for the “revolution”. The reforms in October1918 were introduced by Prince Max of Baden the new chancellor and proved to show some form of compromise for the lower classes. He hoped that the changes would prevent the outbreak of political revolutionary disturbances. Wilhelm the second gave his powers over the army and navy over to the Reichstag, the chancellor was made accountable to the Reichstag not the Kaiser and armistice negotiations...
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...For our research project we began with the question “How much freedom did Cuba really achieve after their revolution?” After brainstorming together for a little we decided which lenses we should apply and which ones we should focus in on more. We decided the most important ones for us were environmental, economic, ethical, political, artistic, and historical. To begin our project we loosely divided up the lenses we wanted each other to cover, but we the ones we were assigned were only our base lenses to cover. This was we all knew that it was our responsibility to make sure at least those were done well, but we also had to research and make ourselves familiar with every person’s lenses. When we approached researching this topic we tried to be careful about not only getting the American perspective. Mostly because it could be more biased, or state the effects it had on America, rather than Cuba. To avoid this for some of the research we got views from British perspectives, since they weren’t directly involved. We also tried to get more Cuban perspectives, but that was actually a lot more difficult than we thought it would be. When we started this project we all quickly agreed that focusing on revolutions would be interesting for two main reasons: we focus on them so much in history classes through our life, and...
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...The death toll grew so large that corpses were hauled to mass graves to be buried with hundreds of their fellow countrymen. Identities were lost forever, and hundreds and thousands of children were orphaned and left homeless. The scale of the disaster was massive beyond comprehension, and foreign aid reached only small fractions of the population. The outside world began to ask, “What would it take to rebuild Haiti?” More importantly, “What would it take to remove Haiti from their 200 year pattern of poverty and failure (Smith)?” Throughout its history, Haiti has constantly depended on foreign aid, especially from the United States and France. Today, over two years after the earthquake, they’re still in great need of assistance. We as Americans owe it to our resilient Caribbean brothers to lead them to a prosperous and thriving future. While helping in Haiti, Paul Halvorsen, a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, speaks of the Haitian people saying, “you would not believe when you look in their eyes how strong they are and how much hope they have” (Huttes 4). In order to lead Haiti to a better future, foreign aid organizations need to focus on educating Haitians, which will lead to economic stimulus and a more self-sufficient...
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...Over the past couple of decades, people worldwide have been noticing differences in the earth’s atmosphere. They have noticed that the earth’s average temperature is rapidly increasing at a rate that is much faster than ever before, making winter season shorter and warmer, while making summer season shorter and lasting longer than usual. This is known as climate change. Climate change is a change in the earth’s climate, usually as a result of an increase in the atmospheric temperature. There are many factors that contribute to the cause of climate change, some of them being natural causes, others however, are caused by humans. The greenhouse effect takes major consideration to how climate change begins. This is because the...
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...Each one of these revolutions had major effects on changing things in America, for the bad and good. During the Jeffersonian revolution of 1800, Thomas Jefferson promised a future of equality for all Americans by convincing Americans and the world a government that would answer directly to the people and lead to a lasting national union. It would prove that free people could govern themselves democratically (The Yawp,). He reduced taxes and cut the government’s budget, he also made the Louisiana purchase in 1803 which effectively doubled the size of the US. He was a president that said “all men are created equal”, but yet enslaved more than hundred people over the course of his life. He did attempt to change some legislatives against slavery and had regret for its existence. At one point he wrote that he suspected black people to be inferior to white people in his Notes on the State of Virginia. But later conceded that servitude may have had an impact on black Americans abilities. He tried to advocate allowing private...
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...The Great Migration happened for an assortment of different reasons. Some of these reasons revolving around “Resettling in Northern cities, where they sought better lives, employment, some degree of social equality, and an escape from daily violence…” (Link) African Americans traveled from the Southern States, where rules such as the Jim Crow Laws still ruled over them and basically controlled their lives and took away their promised freedom, to the Northern States just to have the promised rights that they deserved. The Jim Crow Laws basically separated AA’s and whites in all public aspects, whether it was separate water fountains to separate eating places, they just were not allowed to interact or share space. The Great Migration was focused...
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...New York to focus on being a mother and wife. She quickly became displeased with the role she had to acquire. She became active in the abolitionist, women’s rights, and temperance communities while still focusing on her family. In 1848 Stanton felt it was time for an event to initiate discussions about women’s rights. Like Stanton, Susan B. Anthony felt empowered to fight for women’s rights. Expert in Classics and Philosophy, Olivia Coolidge (1966) claimed Anthony and Stanton founded the American Equal Rights Association and in 1868 they started publishing the newspaper The Revolution in Rochester, with the masthead "Men their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less," and the aim of establishing "justice for all" (p. 56)....
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...is the last of the Mohicans. This movie overall enriched my understanding of US history, especially the context of the French and Indian war. It gave me a deeper understanding of how this war affected such a wide range of people and had lasting effects on history. It really put into perspective how this greatly impacted the Native American’s as they were a part of the victims of this war, wiping out entire tribes of Indians. One thing that I wasn’t sure about was how they depicted the conflict and tension between the colonists and the British. While they did show a glimpse of the tension between the two I believe they should have gone into a little more depth with it; considering that historically there was a great amount of tension between the two which ultimately leads to the American Revolution a few years later. I feel like the increase in tension between colonists and British is an important aspect of the French and Indian war that should have been touched on a little more in this movie. I would rate this movie four stars because overall it is good and broadens your understanding of history putting events into perspective. I would recommend this movie to my 8th grade history teacher because he loves war movies and the American Revolution era, so this movie is kind of a mix of both. ...
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...Daryl Smith Introduction to African-American Studies March 23, 2014 Professor Yeboah Midterm Paper: Essay Questions 1. Describe (3) three African (Ancient or Medieval) civilizations that pre-date enslavement? Kush, Axum, and Ghana are three Ancient African civilizations that pre-date enslavement. The Kush civilization started in 1700 BC, where it reached its first peak. Its second peak dated to 1500 BC. The Kingdom of the Kush was also known as Nubia. It is located south of Egypt and was built at the bottom of the mountains, beginning at the Nile River. The Kush kingdom was exceptionally wealthy with many natural resources. They had gold mines, iron ore, and rich soil. Their soil was rich due to the ample amount of rainfall they had all year long, which kept all of the natural resources fresh and growing. Many kingdoms were jealous of the Kush’s wealth and prosperity, and wanted to take it over, but the Kush did now allow it to happen. The “Iron Age” was when iron ore was at its peak and every kingdom wanted it to make weapons and tools. Kush was the center of the iron trade in ancient Africa. Burnt wood was needed to produce iron from ore and because wood was running out, the Kush had to trade other goods. The Kush was the reason for the Trans- Saharan Trade Route. In 750 CE, the Kush used camels and camel trains to cross the sand. They knew it was a miserable and dangerous journey, but knew it could be done. Attention was then turned to trade with West...
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