Jeremiah Blocker – HIUS 713
American Entrepreneurship
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- The Ray Family and the Creation of Silver Springs
- THE INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
- Gold Standard, Restrictive Monetary Policies and Deflation: A Theory for the Great Depression and American Recovery
- Henry Ford: American Innovator and Early 20th Century Business Leader
- A Comparison of Post Antebellum Economic Growth in the South and Northern States
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My family has deep ties to Marion County Florida and the Silver Springs State Park located just north of Ocala, Florida. The history of the Ray family in Silver Springs is closely tied to the rise of Florida’s early tourism industry and the transformation of Silver Springs into one of the most famous natural attractions…
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By Jeremiah R. Blocker, HIST 701 Roman Catholicism played a complex and often misunderstood role in early American history. It was at once a foundational force in continental colonization and a contested minority tradition within the English colonies and early United States. The tension between these realities—Catholicism as both establishment and outsider—shaped the development of…
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Jeremiah R. Blocker HIUS 713: American Entrepreneurship Since 1900 Introduction – The Great Depression was the most severe and prolonged economic downturn in modern history, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began in the United States and spread worldwide, characterized by mass unemployment, sharp declines in industrial production and trade, and widespread bank and business failures. The Great…
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Jeremiah R. Blocker HIUS 713: American Entrepreneurship Since 1900 Introduction – Henry Ford is remembered as one of the great American innovators and business leaders during the formative years of the early 20th Century. Primarily remembered as the founder of the Ford Motor Company and creator of mass production, his influence extended well beyond these…
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Jeremiah R. Blocker HIUS 713: American Entrepreneurship Since 1900 Introduction – In the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War, the Northern States went through a sustained period of rapid economic growth that was mostly driven by industrial expansion throughout Northern states. In contrast, the Southern states, including those from the old Confederacy as well…
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