The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times.
Important Inventions:
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Assigned Blog #3- Social Darwinism.
Social Darwinism is the belief of survival of the fittest. Social Darwinists based their beliefs on theories of Charles Darwin, a British naturalist. Some believed that the government shouldn’t become involved in th
Assigned Blog #3- Social Darwinism.
Social Darwinism is the belief of survival of the fittest. Social Darwinists based their beliefs on theories of Charles Darwin, a British naturalist. Some believed that the government shouldn’t become involved in th
so when i got up tonight, i found my oldest sister in the front room on the computer shopping for shoes. when i asked her why all she had to say was " when it comes to shopping its like a compution to have the best of the best first". then i asked he
The Invention of the Plow
The cast iron plow was invented by Charles Newbold of Burlington County, New Jersey and was patented in June,1897. But the farmers wouldn't use it cause it "poisoned the soil" and made the plants grow thicker. Many other inve
Standard Oil Company 
Standard Oil is considered one of the most stunning events in history of the United States economy. The boom of Standard Oil happened at just the right time when the U.S was converting from mostly agriculture business to biggest
Jonh D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1939, in a town named Richford which was located in New york. He was the second of six children. When he was a boy, the family moved to Moravia and later to Owego, New York,
before going west to Ohio in 1853.
In the year of 1867, a famous lady was born her name is Laura Ingalls Wilder. Many people know her as the author of the books Little House on the prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her books on her pioneer life. Laura Ingalls Wilder books are g
Segregation
Segregation- The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. (Google definition)
Segregation was a time in America where the whites were separated from the blacks in everything,
Native Americans in the late 1800s
The Native Americans began to struggle with keeping their land in the 1600s. As soon as the first settlers came across the Atlantic Ocean and step foot on what they thought was untoched land, the Native Americans wer
The Building of Skyscrapers:
George A. Fuller invented the first skyscraper starting in 1851 and ending in 1900. George Fuller worked on solving the problems of the "load bearing capacities" (which is the Captivity of the soil) of tall buildings. Geor
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie came to the U. S from Scotland as a young man. When he came over here, his family was extremely poor and consequently he had to get a job to help support his family. The first job that he had was working in a bobbin fac
John Sherman
The Standard Oil company was started in the year 1870 in Ohio. It was the largest oil refining in the world. It was started by John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, Samuel Andrews, Stephen V. Harkness, and Oliver Burr J
My topic was over JP Morgon was born on April 17, 1837 in Hartford Connecticut, and died on March 21 of 1913 of the age of 75 years old in Rome, Italy. He was married twice his first wife was Amelia Sturges, and they were married from 1861-1862 so he
"In the good ole days Cowboys were the glue that held the west together!"
Cowboys are animal herders that tend to cattle on ranches and often do other ranch related tasks on the farm! The term cowboy goes back to the American Revolution that describe
For my assigned blog this week, I picked Ellis Island. It is an island in Upper New York Bay. Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of immigrants to get into the United States. Before it was expanded, Ellis Island was called Fort Gibson. From, 1
John Davis Rockefeller was his name, and getting rich just happend to be his game. He was born July 8th 1839, in New York. At age 97 on May 23rd, 1937. John's mother Eliza, was the one who taught him so work, to save, and to give to Charities. Whatev
One of the busiest and most popular immigration inspection centers was started on January 1st, 1892. In the New York Harbor there is a very small island, which is where Ellis Island is located. Many immigrants came to America through Ellis Island, a
Gone again.
Gone.
