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Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill -
Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham introduced the philosophy of utilitarianism -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations -
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin
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Capitalism
Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo -
Robert Fulton
Used a steamboat to ferry passengers, thus adding to its success -
Cyrus McCormick invented the Reaper
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Factory Act of 1833
Made it illegal to hire children under 9 years of age. Children 9 to 12 could not work more than 8 hours a day. Ages 13 to 17 could not work more than 12 hours. -
Samuel F. B. Morse first sent electrical signals over a Telegraph
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Communism
Marx published the Communist Manifesto -
Karl Marx
Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto -
U.S Public Scools
First Public Schools are established -
I. M. Singer improved the sewing machine by inventing a Foot Treadle
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Jane Addams
Jane Addams ran settlement houses which are community centers that served the poor -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in America -
Andrew Carnegie
Steel mill owner contributed much to industrialization -
Graham Bell patented the Telephone
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Thomas Edison invented the Electric Light Bulb
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International Council for Women
Women activists around the world joined to found the International Council for Women
