Monday October 3rd 2011

Today we had blog disscussion

  • Susan B. Anthony- was Quaker where they beleive in following the light, she was a head part of the woman movement to get equal rights.
  • Inventions- if the type writer wasn't invented a lot of things wouldn't be possible to day and the keyboard is the same it was when it was first invented
  • John Rockfeller- he started the standard oil compay wich took over the oil indristruies with monoply then it was broken up.
  • Immigrents- they went through a lot of hardships to get here and were overwellmed because everyone spoke different languages and had different traits
  • child labor- children as young as six worked in factories, harsh treatment.
  • Tohmas Jefferson- was elected in 1801 as president of the US. one accomplishment was the Louisiana Purchase
  • Jane Adams- she traveled the world, she wanted to be a doctor to help the poor but she couldn't make it through medical school because of her health, she beleived that it was her duity to help the poor
  • The right brothers- Orlval & Wilber they invented the first air plane
  • George Estman- he invented the Kodiak camera which was the first camera to be invented, the first kodiak camera cost $25 and came with a 100 picture roll
  • Steam Engine- Savory first invented it

 

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