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The Industrial Revolution (1750–1900)
The term Industrial Revolution, like similar historical concepts, is more convenient than precise. It is convenient because history requires division into periods for purposes of understanding and instruction and because there were sufficient innovations at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries to justify the choice of this as one of the periods. The term is imprecise, however, because the Industrial Revolution has no clearly defined beginning or end. Moreover, it is misleading if it carries the implication of a once-for-all change from a “preindustrial” to a “postindustrial” society, because, as has been seen, the events of the traditional Industrial Revolution had been well prepared in a mounting tempo of industrial, commercial, and technological activity from about 1000 CE and led into a continuing acceleration of the processes of industrialization that is still proceeding in our own time. The term Industrial Revolution must thus be employed with some care. It is used below to describe an extraordinary quickening in the rate of growth and change and, more particularly, to describe the first 150 years of this period of time, as it will be convenient to pursue the developments of the 20th century separately.
Windmills
Meanwhile, British windmill construction was improved considerably by the refinements of sails and by the self-correcting device of the fantail, which kept the sails pointed into the wind. Spring sails replaced the traditional canvas rig of the windmill with the equivalent of a modern venetian blind, the shutters of which could be opened or closed, to let the wind pass through or to provide a surface upon which its pressure could be exerted. Sail design was further improved with the “patent” sail in 1807. In mills equipped with these sails, the shutters were controlled on all the sails simultaneously by a lever inside the mill connected by rod linkages through the windshaft with the bar operating the movement of the shutters on each sweep. The control could be made more fully automatic by hanging weights on the lever in the mill to determine the maximum wind pressure beyond which the shutters would open and spill the wind. Conversely, counterweights could be attached to keep the shutters in the open position. With these and other modifications, British windmills adapted to the increasing demands on power technology. But the use of wind power declined sharply in the 19th century with the spread of steam and the increasing scale of power utilization. Windmills that had satisfactorily provided power for small-scale industrial processes were unable to compete with the production of large-scale steam-powered mills.
Steam engines
Although the qualification regarding older sources of power is important, steam became the characteristic and ubiquitous power source of the British Industrial Revolution. Little development took place in the Newcomen atmospheric engine until James Watt patented a separate condenser in 1769, but from that point onward the steam engine underwent almost continuous improvements for more than a century. Watt’s separate condenser was the outcome of his work on a model of a Newcomen engine that was being used in a University of Glasgow laboratory. Watt’s inspiration was to separate the two actions of heating the cylinder with hot steam and cooling it to condense the steam for every stroke of the engine. By keeping the cylinder permanently hot and the condenser permanently cold, a great economy on energy used could be effected. This brilliantly simple idea could not be immediately incorporated in a full-scale engine because the engineering of such machines had hitherto been crude and defective. The backing of a Birmingham industrialist, Matthew Boulton, with his resources of capital and technical competence, was needed to convert the idea into a commercial success. Between 1775 and 1800, the period over which Watt’s patents were extended, the Boulton and Watt partnership produced some 500 engines, which despite their high cost in relation to a Newcomen engine were eagerly acquired by the tin-mining industrialists of Cornwall and other power users who badly needed a more economic and reliable source of energy.
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How were English and Dutch interests in the New World similar?
Hint: it has to do with gold
Answer:
both the Netherlands and england had a great naval power and relied a lot on their colonies in America and East Asia. These colonies provided them with wares such as spices which gave traders huge profits. i hope this helped:)
Continue your research on a current event. Select one reliable news story on the topic that contains at least one graphical element. In one to two paragraphs, briefly describe the graphic(s) and then explain the purpose of the graphic(s) and how it affects the "telling" of the information from the original source.
What do I do?
It means your topic do research on it. Then, find one real news story about that topic. then write one or two paragraphs in those describe what your topic's about.
The law of _______ suggests that older rock strata are at the bottom, and younger rock strata are at the top.
A intrusive relationships
B horizontality
C superposition
D lateral continuity
Answer:
The principle of superposition
option C
Answer:
c is the answer
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The answer is riches and a route to the Orient (3 and 4).
Sargon created the world’s first empire by :
A :defeating Hammurabi in battle
B: destroying the city-state of Ur.
C: uniting Akkadian and Babylonian lands.
D:conquering Mesopotamian city-states.
Sargon created the world’s first empire by conquering Mesopotamian city-states. Thus the correct option is D.
What is Sargon?The world's first empire is attributed to Sargon of Akkad, a monarch who governed the city of Akkad in Mesopotamia (current-day Iraq) in the 23rd century BCE.
Sargon wanted to safeguard his control over the regions, so he appointed reliable officials to rule in each Sumerian city, establishing an efficient administration.
Then, he started to expand his domain by conquering neighboring city-states after first establishing himself as a strong leader in Akkad. He attacked and conquered these cities with the aid of his army, and after that, he replaced their native rulers with slaves that served him.
Therefore, option D is appropriate.
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What was the purpose of both the charter and the founders of Jamestown?
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The charter of 1606 gave the founders rights to the area of the North American Atlantic coast.
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Basically gave people rights to settle on the coast.
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The theory of uniformitarianism refers to the idea that geological processes that occur today are ________ they were in the past.
A different than
B the same as
Answer:
B The same as.
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The answer is D (Vasco Nunez de Balboa).
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letter B would be the answer
Reasons for
settlement
Geography and
climate
--Religion-
Massachusetts
-Settlers-
Economy
Government
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Reason for settlement:
Like many of the early American colonies, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, founded in 1630, has its roots in the search for religious freedom. The Puritans of England came to Massachusetts in hopes of living free from persecution for their religious beliefs.
Geography and climate:
The Massachusetts Colony was classified as one of the New England Colonies. Geography & Climate: Mountains, trees, rivers but poor rocky soil that was difficult to farm and unsuitable for crops. Mild, short summers and long, cold winters.
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Settlers
The first settlers in Massachusetts were the Pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony in 1620 and developed friendly relations with the Wampanoag people. This was the second permanent English colony in America following Jamestown Colony.
Economy:
The early colonial economy of Massachusetts was primarily based on agriculture. ... By 1641, the characteristic activities of Massachusetts—fishing, shipping and trading—were well underway. Deep, sheltered harbors and a long coastline, together with abundant fish and timber, fostered the emerging maritime economy.
goverment:
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a charter colony. This meant that the administration of the colony was elected by the colonists and the colony was allowed to self-govern, as long as its laws aligned with those of England.
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