The delegates unanimously agreed that George Washington should preside over the Constitutional Convention. George Washington eventually became the first President of the United States.
Industrialization (1800s but not sure if it was late 1800s...):
-economic development- led to more factories & factory workers
-development of railroads (especially railroads that made it easier to move, transported materials & trade) new technologies and innovations like steamships, spinning jenny, cotton gin... etc...
-people in many parts of the world started moving to the US for better opportunities
this led to people from diff parts of the world to migrate to the US (better to write about for late 1800s):
-extreme hardship
-war
-lack of economic opportunities/high unemployment
then theres new places (such as the US) where your overhear about:
-more jobs
-promise of a better life
-freedom to practice ones religion
-an overall better standard of living
During the eight years between Iraq's formal declaration of war on September 22, 1980, and Iran's acceptance of a cease-fire with effect on July 20, 1988, at the very least half a million and possibly twice as many troops were killed on both sides, at least half a million became permanent invalids, some 228 billion
The second great awakening was a large-scale religious movement in the United States that brought about more awareness on issues such as temperance and slavery. <span />
