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    DBQ it was the prompt from the summer essay; access why over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries colonists went from considering themselves British subjects to indentifying themselves as Americans During the 17th century‚ colonies along the east coast were being created. Some of these colonies include New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Maryland. The people living in those colonies were known as‚ colonists. The majority of the colonists were from Great Britain‚ and were still British

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    18th Century Literature The 18th century is a period of great literary works. The styles are different throughout the period‚ but the unity of the work is still present. Much of this period focused on public and general themes‚ until the Pre- Romantic era when literary works began to focus upon personal expression. 18th century literature can be broken down into three main parts: the Restoration‚ the Age of Pope‚ and Pre-Romantics. The literature of the Restoration period covers a time span

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    Differences between 17th and 18th centuries Before the Revolutionary period of politics and patriotism began in the 18th century‚ the last thing on the minds of the colonists of the new world was politics. These colonists of the 17th century were more concerned with their religion‚ religious revival‚ and reasonable thought. They were far more theological. Many of the first settlers of the new world made the dangerous journey to the new world to escape religious persecution. Puritans‚ Pilgrims

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    HISTORIC & CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF ENGLAND IN THE 18TH CENTURY The Silver Age of the European Renaissance 1. There was a sense of relief and escape‚ relief from the strain of living in a mysterious universe and escape from the ignorance and barbarism of the Gothic centuries –not referring only to Gothic literature. The dark period provokes that people want to change and improve their lifestyle when they entered the 18th century. There was a general desire to emancipate from the dark aspects of rural

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    acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political and other matters. During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ monarchs and rulers sought to increase their power within their own states and internationally by adding to their territories and populations. In the 17th century some European states considered to be great powers are France‚ Austria‚ Spain‚ Netherlands‚ and Sweden. Great powers in the 18th century were Great Britain‚ France‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia. King James says “Kings are justly

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    The 17th and 18th centuries are commonly referred to as the Enlightenment. The ideals of the period are based upon reason. People began thinking for themselves rather than the government or the church think for you. People began questioning‚ and not relying on fear‚ superstition‚ government or faith to guide them. Instead people used reason and logic to search for truth. Searching for the truth leaves out faith and science becomes the new focus. The scientific method becomes the standard when

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    17th and 18th Century Enlightenment Dustin Perry 11/30/14 17th and 18th Century Enlightenment The Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th century was a period in which philosophers‚ and scientists contributed to society with ideas that were based around reason. This was a very important moment in humanities timeline‚ since during this time both the church’s and the monarchy’s powers of the world grew less absolute and influential. During this time period the philosophers defended current beliefs‚ like

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    Isabella Noble-Hartzler Mr. Young SOCS 51A 23 January 2015 Lesson 2 During the seventeenth and eighteenth century in North America‚ toleration for religious differences did increase. North America was an area of the world that was considered much more tolerating of different religious groups than in other parts of the world. There were many reasons for this‚ and just some of them had to do with Jonathon Edwards‚ a radical preacher during this time period‚ the Maryland Toleration Act‚ a law that

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    ENG 113 (950) Literature Research Paper July 11‚ 2011 The Role of women‚ sexuality‚ and Independence in the 17th and 18th century There are two short stories that relates to the women in the 17th and 18th century. There is “The story of an hour”‚ and “Astronomer’s wife” and the two short stories related by the women being in a disconsolate marriage. Both Kate Chopin and Kay Boyle suggest to their reader that a woman need a man to connect with her physically to be happy. The two women experience

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    so long‚ however; especially when such Gothic fiction comes too close to reality. Gothic literature grew in popularity in the 18th century because people wanted an escape from their lives‚ and were able indulge their curiosity with tales of the‚ often horrific‚ supernatural‚ leading to further generations of inspired writers and scientists who learned to be skeptical of what seems obvious; Gothic literature fell out of popularity‚ however‚ due to a change in taste as its darkness and

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