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History of the Americas
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- Who suffered the most during the Great Depression?
- Was the U.S. the only country affected by the Great Depression?
- wrote "The wealth of nations" and believed in 'hands-off economics', also known as "Laissez-Faire."
- What were the two natural resources that were the backbone of the industrial revolution?
- Because the steam engine was a source of power, factories could be built
- Who developed the process of getting steel from iron ?
- What other revolution started the industrial revolution?
- What was the name of the group where delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and promote independence in 1774?
- Who was killed at the Boston Massacre and is considered the first death of the American Revolution?
- What did rivers provide for Britain in the industrial revolution?
- Which group made up a large portion of the workforce in early New England factories?
- Which colony was absent from the First Continental Congress?
- What was needed to smelt and produce iron?
- Who designed the first EFFICIENT steam engine?
- Did the telegraph go long or short distance?
- What Invention planted seeds in a straight line?
- What connected cities together and were used to transport? To move products and goods to places faster and how industrialization spread.
- At what event did Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patiots in throwing tea into the Boston Harbor?
- Who was an enslaved African American who spied for the patriots and had to fight for his freedom after the war?
- The Declaration of Independence states that government is meant to _______