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Feb 25, 1562
Slaves firts introduced in West Indies
John Hawkins wanted slaves and asked London Business men to contribute. -
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Production of Goods and Services
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Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown is important because it was the first successful settlement in America. -
Tobacco Started Growth in Jamestown
Tobacco was a huge part of the economy and this is when it started growing. -
Cotton Growth starts in America at the James River
Cotton was a huge part of the economy from 17-19 centuries and is still a important part of the global economy today. -
The First Slaves were introduced in America
Slaves did a lot of the producing and servicing. Slaves were a big part of the economy in 2 ways. The first, picking and growing the cotton. The second was they were a big part because of the Slave Trade. -
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U.S Economy Changes 1700-2000
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Agricultural Era
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First Industrial Revolution
This started in 1750, because this started in Britain, America realized they had to get caught up to there brother country. -
Samuel Slater Mills
He build many textile mills. They spun yarn for women who would use them for domestic reasons. Also for professional weavers. These mills increased the amount of yarn made at an exponetial rate, -
Cotton Gin-Eli Whitney
Cotton gin removed the seeds from cotton much faster then slaves could, becasue it took less time, it saved a lot of money and created a lot of profit. -
Portable Steam Engine
This was the driving force of the rise of Mills. Boost to economy. -
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Industrial Age
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Slave Trade
Slave trade has been happeneing for decades. It was a part of Americas Economy for a long time and was a huge business. It was a big boost. -
Lathes
Lathes are used for shaping metal. This increased the ability to shape metal at a much faster rate. -
Coal Mining
Growth of Coal mining increased because the demand for it increased. Thus creating new jobs and a lot of them. -
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Age of Information
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NBC Microphone
Microphone used on radio shows, was a big advance in communication. -
The ENIGMA
A German coding machine used to send messages secretly in WW2. People in America were given special jobs to intercept and decode the messgaes. -
The ENIAC
This computer was used to make data tables of ballistic reports. Many people were given a job to work on this machine. It was a big project during the WW2. -
RPM Record Player
1949 brought a new 45 rpm record. This alowed things to be recorded. -
First Personal Computer
John Blankenbaker’s Kenbak-1 was decided on as the first personal computer. Made in 1971, it had 256 bytes of memory. The buisness was folded because of low product distribution. This proved people could own personal computers, this sparking a new age of information. -
Showing of Apple 1
This was an important revelatation. This was to show members at the Homebrew Computer Club that soon people can have there own computers and have the power to do great things. -
Cotton Discovered in Caves of Mexico
It was discovered in Caves that dated 7000 years ago. -
Tobacco First Recorded
Tobacco use was discovered in 2010. This discovery implied that tobacco was used 2.5 million years ago in the Pleistocene Era.
