Assessment #1 by Shelby Wagner

1804 - Steam Locomotive

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The steam locomotive had a major impact on The Industrial Revolution. It helped reduce transport time for goods when trading. Also this locomotive makes it so you could travel further with more goods to maximize the amount of trading happening.

1849 - John Birley Interview

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John Birley’s interview brought to light the conditions in the factories that he and other children and adults had to go through. He used personal examples that he had gone through to give us more sense of reality. He also used the people’s real names so you could find them and so you knew who had done these horrible things.

1854 - The Treaty of Kanagawa

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The Treaty of Kanagawa opened up two Japanese ports for American ships that allowed the U.S. to buy and ship supplies. Within five years of this agreement, it opened up to allow harbor trade. All of this caused Japanese people to be angry and the emperor to step down.

1855 - Dadabhai Naoroji

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Dadabhai Naoroji impact started in 1855 when he built a branch in an Indian company. It continued in the 1870s when he helped establish the Indian National Congress. Eventually Dadabhai Naoroji was elected into Parliament and made a study on how much colonization of India was costing.

1838 - Queen Victoria Coronation

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Queen Victoria had a major impact on The Industrial Revolution. After her coronation, she led Great Britain to reach their Golden Age. She also helped Great Britain become the most powerful nation and get to control about one quarter of the Earth’s surface.

1874 - Colonization in Ghana

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During the Ghana colonization the British used a Customs House to deal with taxes and imported goods. The British also put in railroads to help with transportation of goods also. All of this caused Ghanaian people to try to find their own ways to make money and fight back against the British.