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Hammer v. Dagenhart is an important case in U.S Constitutional law because it carried significant implications about the power of Congress to regulate commerce through the Commerce law. This influential case was centered on the constitutionality of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. The controversial act was brought into play on the first of September 1916. This statute prohibited the transportation in interstate commerce of goods produced at factories that violated certain restrictions on child…

Despite the fact that since the first century there had been experimenting with steam engines, it was not until 1712 that Thomas Newcomen invented the first successful steam-powered machine. It was elaborate and huge in design, but was the breakthrough in technology that society needed. This machine allowed industries to evolve into platforms that were more efficient and eased the heavy labor that people were accustomed to at that time. It even relocated average living from rural to urban areas…

The industrial revolution in Great Britain The industrial revolution took place all around the world, from the 17th century to the late 19th. It changed the usual rural society into a modern and industrial one. The first country where the industrial revolution began was the Great Britain, as it has the legal conditions for this movement to take off. One of the most important reasons was the population rising. It doubled in less than one century. Even if it wasn’t the unique country with…

During the Industrial Revolution the world as we know it today started to take form. New inventions were becoming developed at a very rapid speed all over the world. At the end of the nineteenth century the telegraph, camera, and electricity was invented (Fiero, 2015). This period brought forth many goods and job opportunities for the economy. These inventions were not the easiest to produce until the Industrial Revolution came about and switched the production from people to machines. A group…

The importance of stopping at stop signs may significantly be a matter of life and death. In order for a community to be safe, people follow the social norms and abide by these street signs. A stop sign I came across, among many others located all throughout the country, is the one near Uplands Drive. Additionally, the reason I selected this particular sign is to stress and prove its importance as well as its social and cultural existence. As someone who has lived in a country with uncommon…

Advancements of Second Industrial Revolution The benefits and opportunities of the Industrialized American society outweighed the risks and challenges of life. During 1840-1907, when industrialization of America was transpiring, there a considerable influx mass immigration into America. Which posed problems and advantages to American society and further contributed to the industrialization. The Industrial society lead to a number of new advances in technology and working strategies that…

Transportation in the 1800’s People sometimes wonder when the world started to change to get to where we are today. During the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, major changes took place in the lives and work of people. These changes resulted in the Industrial Revolution. The growth of the Industrial Revolution depended on the ability to transport raw materials and goods over long distances. Transportation played a huge role in the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution,…

in communication led to inventions such as the typewriter, the telephone, phonograph, transatlantic cable, and the incandescent light bulb while advances in business growth led to other inventions such as barbed wire, electric motor, and the diesel engine. Inventions that improved communication made it more efficient by speeding up the process and improving legibility, allowing for faster sharing of information, altering musical entertainment by no longer needing it to be played live for people…

Many inventions played key roles in American expansion. Canals and railroads set a path connecting towns and settlements. Trains and boats featuring steam engines carried goods needed to sustain life and luxury in these places. The tin can made it possible to transport previously perishable goods. Although all of these made expansion possible, one invention in particular made southerners want to expand; the cotton gin. These inventions catalyzed US expansion in the 1800’s. Canals spread…

Did you ever think about how the way we view literature was impacted by? In the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution made a huge impact in the world with there new and improved changes. Also during that time period, Realism was showing literature a new way to view stories. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a famous Realism author in the 18th century,who wrote a well-known story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. This story is about a lady who was consider needing help, was lock in a house not leaving the…