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Industrial Revolution
Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked in small-scale businesses. The two primary and predominant examples, are farming and artisan handicrafts. Those social structures had basically remained unchanged, since the Middle Ages. Life was lived in small to medium sized villages. Travel beyond a person’s village was rare. Then, during the middle decades of the 18th century, Britain and other European countries saw a rise in their population. In order to serve this increased number of people, a gradual transformation from villages and small-scale production into a large, mechanized system of higher productivity took place. Read more about this transformative time in history: Source: National Geographic
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Who Signed the United States Constitution?
These are the 39 delegates who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and the states they represented: Virginia New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Rhode Island, one of the original 13 colonies, did not immediately sign the Constitution of the United States (Text), but did so three years later and became a state in 1790. See United States Constitution.*The streets of Madison, Wisconsin, are named after the signers.
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The Founding Fathers
Who were the Founding Fathers? There were many people who were Founding Fathers. Some scholars like to limit them to a small number, such as seven: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. https://kids.kiddle.co/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
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Famous Speeches
The Gettysburg Address: The Gettysburg Address John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961: Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You “Tear Down this Wall” President Ronald Reagan June 12, 1987. Brandenberg Gate. West Germany: Tear Down This Wall Martin Luther King’s Speech: ‘I Have a Dream’ – The Full Text By The Rev. MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. Aug. 28, 1963: I Have a Dream
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What Were the Ages of the Presidents
Rank by Age(oldest first) ChronologicalRank President Age at Inauguration1. 47 Donald J. Trump 78 years 220 days 2. 46 Joe Biden 78 years 61 days 3. 45 Donald J. Trump 70 years 220 days 4. 40 Ronald Reagan 69 years 348 days 5. 9 William Henry Harrison 68 years 23 days 6. 15 James Buchanan 65 years 315 days 7. 41 George H. W. Bush 64 years 222 days 8. 12 Zachary Taylor 64 years 100 days 9. 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 62 years 98 days 10. 7 Andrew Jackson 61 years 354 days 11. 2 John Adams 61 years 125 days 12. 38 Gerald R. Ford 61 years 26…