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Inventions in Industry
Flying Shuttle by John Kay. An important step toward automatic weaving. It allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, for automatic machine looms. In previous looms, the shuttle was thrown, or passed, through the threads by hand, and wide fabrics required two weavers seated side by side passing the shuttle between them. -
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Industrial Revolution
Science, agriculture, supply and demand of a growing population, social changes in demographics all affect a revolution in industries. As Industries improve inventions to keep up with competing suppliers as well as nations, reform is born in order for nationalism to succeed. -
Inventions in Industry
Single Acting Steam Engine - only on the upthrust, by James Watt, sporadically from 1763 to 1775, later the Double Acting Steam Engine - on the up and down thrust -
Age of Revolutions
Santa-Domingue; Slaves Revolt started the motion for Civil Rights, beginning with the National Convention to abolish slavery in the colonies. -
Inventions in Industry
Interchangeable Parts by Eli Whitney, components that are for practical purposes, identical, to fix it faster. -
Age of Revolutions
Haiti; Constitution for Haiti by a former slave Toussaint L'Ouverture, a governor and general. to have an Independent Republic. Napoleon sent a force to re-establish French control and slavery. Jean Jacques Dessalines, caused the downfall of L'Ouverture -
Nationalism = patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts; feeling of superiority over other countries; political independence.
Congress of Vienna; After the defeat of Napoleon, re-established balance of power, worked to suppress development of nationalism. -
Age of Revolutions
Monroe Doctrine
– “The American continents . . . are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.“
– The United States would consider any attempt on the part of the European powers to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.
– The U. S. would not interfere with existing European colonies.
– The U. S. would keep out of the internal affairs of European nations and their wars. -
Nationalism = patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts; feeling of superiority over other countries; political independence.
Unification of Italy; divided into several small states, papal lands, and French and Austrian territories; common enemies were the Hapsburgs. -
Nationalism = patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts; feeling of superiority over other countries; political independence.
German Unification; Prussia determined to never let French occupy them. Led to land and social reforms.
