it was like to live in London in the 1600 ’s? What did people learn? What kind of jobs did they do? I know you probably don ’t ever think about that‚ but maybe this presentation will leave you to walk away wondering: How could they live like that?!! Let ’s start with where we would be as children in London. The boys would be at a school getting a public education; the girls would be at home getting a private education from a tutor. Although a girl ’s education would usually include reading and arithmetic
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was young‚ but the one that stood above them all was the subject of education. He always told me that if I wanted to be successful I would have to go to college to make something out of myself. My family is not a wealthy family. Therefore‚ my dad saved every single penny he earned from work to buy anything that I needed. He always encouraged me‚ and still encourages me go to school‚ because he knows that the value of an education will determine a future for me. As a result‚ I admire him. My dad has
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CCOT Western Europe - France 1600 - 1850 Western Europe and specifically France had continuities and changes that occurred in the political and social structures over the time period of 1600 to 1850. In the year 1600‚ France was a monarchy ruled by Henry IV. He ascended to power after his childless cousin‚ Henry III‚ died. Ruling from 1589-1610‚ Henry IV survived at least 12 assassination attempts. The reason so many people tried to assassinate him was because the Catholics felt he usurped
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During the 1700s the Europeans traveled to Aotearoa‚ the land of the long white cloud‚ and met the Māori who then traded and taught them their ways. The Europeans arrived in 1769 when captain Cook arrived in New Zealand and spoke to the Māori. This essay will argue that the arrival of the Europeans had a negative effect. The Māori population almost halved because of the Europeans. When the Europeans first arrived in 1769 they carried diseases which they thought were merely common colds‚ but when
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There were some similarities and some differences between the South before the Civil War and the South after the Civil war. The old South and the new South had some similarities. One of the similarities was that the attitudes of many white southerners didn’t change regarding African-Americans and support for certain policies. Before the Civil War‚ many southerners supported slavery‚ nullification‚ states’ rights‚ and secession. After the Civil War‚ the southerners tried to elect many of the same
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The North-South Divide In a system rooted in competition what happens if one side gains a dominant advantage? Theory dictates that the capital will flow and that production will increase on the side of the disadvantaged‚ but what if the dominant power decides to change the rules and make its dominance more absolute? These are questions fueling the discussion of North-South conflict. Many reasons for these problems existing have been explained‚ and also many different conclusions on ways to remedy
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How many of us like eating vegetables? Not a lot right‚ but growing vegetables is still as difficult today as it was in the 1700’s. The invention of the seed drill was really one of the most useful inventions in that time because it helped make the farmers work easier. The seed drill was created by Jethro Tull to make the lives of the laborers easier and not waste the seeds of what could’ve been a surplus of food. The seed drill was a mechanical machine that would plant the seeds in rows rather than
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The Turbulent Life of a Merchant in the Revolutionary Era The following paper‚ through the mind and words of a fictionalized character‚ examines the crucial issues and various changes the imperial relationship between Great Britain and its North American colonies underwent in the mid-to-late eighteenth century. Drawing upon various historical events and enactments‚ the story of Gerald Gardner‚ a Bostonian merchant‚ will try to synthesize these events and provide a reflection upon the American Revolution
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The ‘Black Legend’ of the Spanish conquest in the America’s stems from the backlash against the Spanish in the late 1500’s early 1600’s. Following the disaster of the Spanish Armada crushing Spain as a maritime power and the alliance of Portugal with England‚ it was convenient to use the reputation of cruelty and ruthlessness to motivate people to fight against them and to justify colonization methods. While the vilification of Spain as an entity in Europe has existed for centuries‚ with the Spanish
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The Renaissance was a period of European history‚ considered by modern scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of new inventions and beliefs. The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages the church held most of the power and it’s economy was agriculturaly based. Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. During the Renaissance society was transformed into a
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