After times of famine‚ war and economic dislocation‚ poverty increased with close to 80 percent of a region’s population was faced with possible starvation each day while almost 50 percent of Europe’s population were living on the subsistence level‚ barely having enough food and shelter to survive. The attitudes of those in the middle class and the more elite ranged from pity to distaste‚ proposing different solutions like punishing the poor‚ regulating them‚ or giving them help out of sympathy.
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Between the 1450‚ and 1550‚ as the Europeans infiltrated and dominated the Americas‚ this revolutionizing contact altered “the way of life” for the Native Americans. The Spanish empire imbibed the Native American culture and took them under their rule due to the Spaniards advanced weapons and technologies which overpowered the simple defense systems of the Americans. Although the Spaniards opened the American’s eyes to the potential of their lands‚ the Americans were put under slave trade and were
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Spanish and English colonization efforts were very different with the English’s methods being more successful and profitable. Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus found the Americas and mistook them for India. Spanish Conquistadors came with the goals of “God‚ Gold‚ and Glory” and came seeking gold and riches. The Spanish also came with instructions to convert the natives to Catholicism. They invested in short term ventures that while initially very profitable
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Mahfuz Chowdhury How Significant Was Slave Trade in the Growth of the British Empire in the Years c.1680-1763? I agree to some extent that slavery played a significant role in the growth of the British Empire in the years 1680-1763. This is because slavery allowed the British to import a high amount of goods that were in demand such as sugar and tobacco which generated profits for plantation owners especially as slave labour was cheap. The slave trade was mainly involved in two key aspects:
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QUESTION 2: Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonials’ resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values. By 1763‚ the American colonies were becoming increasily divided from Britain. Over the next 13 years‚ new imperial policies led the colonies to Revolution and Independence. From 1763 and 1776 Britain began to enforce new taxes and establish restriction on colonial life; these changes led the colonies to establish new values
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2. Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonial resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values. As generations grew up in America‚ nationalism within the colonies grew towards their new country. These settlers slowly lost their patriotic tie to Great Britain and it’s ruler‚ King George III. So when the French and Indian War ended in America‚ and the indebted England needed some compensation from American settlers in
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The English colonies on the eastern coast of American can be divided into three groups‚ the North‚ the Middle Colonies and the South. They all have very different attitudes but they all came here to America to escape from the oppression back in Europe and to develop a new‚ democratic country. To establish democracy‚ they all have to face the same enemy‚ the British. Modern democracy involves the right to vote‚ check and balance‚ and an elected representative. The main reasons for development of
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FRQ 1 - From 1600 – 1763‚ several European nations vied for control of the North American continent. Why did England win the struggle? Support your answer with details of each nation’s successes and failures. From the early 1600’s to the mid 1700’s‚ several European nations vied to control North America. Spain‚ Great Britain‚ and France were all powerhouses trying to colonize the free world and create a massive empire. Out of the three‚ England won the struggle because of failures made by the
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Causes: The Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from 1756 to 1763‚ forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years’ War. In the early 1750s‚ France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies‚ especially Virginia. Groups involved: France ‚ New France‚Wabanaki Confederacy‚ Abenak ‚iMi’kmaq ‚AlgonquinCaughnawaga Mohawk‚ Lenape ‚Ojibwa
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