Without these Revolutions, Where would we be?

I believe the Scientific Revolution has had the largest affect on the world today. For example, many things were invented and many inventions were improved.

1. Galileo Galilei improved the telescope and with the improvements he discovered many astronomical observations like phases of the planet Venus and the moons of Jupiter. Without these improvements and finding we probably would know to much about things that go on with the planets and other objects in space.

2. Isaac Newton developed calculus which lead to new applications of the methods of mathematics to science. He discovered the law of gravity and explained the orbit of the planets. Without these things that Newton discovered we wouldnt know anything about the way gravity works or the way planets orbit around the sun.

The Industrial Revolution was when most things were invented and some things were improved.

3. Thomas Savery made the first real attempt to use steam power for industrial use. Thomas Newcomen made the first safe and successful power plant. These attempts made it so that the factories and mills could be more fuel and energy efficient.

4. Gas lighting was a major industry. Gas lighting allowed factories and stores to remain open longer. Today, if the method had never been developed, all the stores and factories would probably close at sunset instead of at night.

5. Canals being built allowed ships to travel between different seaports. Therefore, trade and buying and selling in different parts of the country became possible. The building of canals also lead to the idea of railways. Without the canals buying and selling in different parts of the country and different cities would have not be possible.

6. Roads were not something that you didnt see but larger roads such as highways and interstates were not very popular. John Metcalf, Thomas Telford and John Macadam built these new larger roads also known as turnpikes. These roads would charge tolls therefore the money could be used to maintain the actual road. Tolls are still used today, not so much in the south but in the north.

7. Benjamin Franklin was involved with writing the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of 1787. The United States probably wouldnt be an independent country if it werent for Benjamin Franklin helping write the Declaration of Independence.

8. Thomas Paine was famous for writing Common Sense. The pamphlet was a key in fomenting the American Revolution. During the American Revolution is when the United States gained Independence from the British.

9. Nationalism can be defined as many things but the main idea of it is political movement. Cultural nationalism is one of the most important type of nationalism because it means to share different cultures. If cultural nationalism were not accomplished then everyone would hate others who were not the same culture as them. Therefore, people would be racist. Today, racism is not that big of a problem due to cultural nationalism.

10. Scientific imperialism had a large impact on the country. It is the idea that all decisions have a scientific method. This idea is kinda like being able to explain the problem and find a solution to it in different steps. This idea is taught in schools today. Its like an easy way to slove problems.