(Figure 10) Behind the salon was an ornate two-story octagonal drawing room with two large, square bedrooms in each of the east and west wings, extending from the central portion of the house. ... "Barbour devoted a great deal of time during the early 1800s to farming, taking a progressive, scientific approach that distinguished him from most planters of the day Barbour was one of Virginia's foremost agriculturalists."" ... For instance, "Barbour devoted a great deal of time during these years to intellectual improvement his hunger for knowledge, fed by a sharp awareness of his inadeq...

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The land that Napoleon would sell to the United States, in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase, was 828,000 square miles. ... This was an incredible deal for the United States; however, it did come with some complications. Thomas Jefferson knew that if he did not act quickly, Napoleon would take the deal off the table and France would become a military threat to the United States. ... To save time, President Jefferson did not address the situation with Congress; he simply decided to make the deal. ...

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Alan De Vilbiss, this gun was a more effective way than swabs to apply medication to the nose and throat regions. 1805 Amphibious Vehicle Oliver Evans uses a steam powered engine and wooded wheels to construct a vehicle capable of functioning in water which he demonstrated in Philadelphia's Center Square. 1807 Steamboat Originally invented by Robert Fulton, the steamboat used a steam engine and paddle wheels. ...

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The Developments Caused by Liberalism in the Rise of Socialism Early theories of the Enlightment philosophy formed an underlying theme through the history of liberalism and the development of socialism. However often contradicted through our own human err of bias perception, the works of great thinkers such as Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke have provided a pivotal influence on societal values. This philosophy is the groundwork for what we now more wholly understand as laws of nature, in whatever form, not to be exploited or undermined. The reality of contemporary liberalism, as it is inspir...

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