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    Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries new ideas and discoveries led to revolutionary changes. The evolution from the previous ways of thinking to these contemporary innovations developed through numerous adaptations‚ inspired by significant persons and groups of people. Through the influence of those like Napoleon‚ Parliament‚ and the Luddites‚ there were tremendous progressions in European society. Through outstanding movements and people‚ many social reforms were instated and adopted

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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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    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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    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 a hard life that made them who they were. In the 17th and 18th

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    In the 17th century rich women would normally be taught at home by a tutor‚ they were taught subjects like Latin‚ French‚ Needlework‚ and how to converse‚ and they were also taught how to look pretty and to play instruments like the piano. <br> <br>When they were older there parents would decide who they were going to marry and the family of the women would pay a dowry to the parents of the husband. They only got married to get more popular and look more important‚ if the wives husband thought the

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    in Southwest Africa. The ship was seized by British pirates on the high seas‚ not brought to Virginia after a period of time in the Caribbean.” As this was the beginning of slavery‚ it was a practiced thought the American colonies in the 17th and 18th Centuries‚ and slaves helped build the economic foundations of this country. The slaves represented one ethnic group‚ not many‚ as historians first believed. As we

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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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    -Women were raised to be a good housewife and to be a respected member of society. -When women were single‚ and therefore were not yet responsible for running a household or raising children‚ women had more freedom during these years than they would ever have again. Courting gave women power; it was their decision whether to accept or reject a suitor. -For the most part‚ women married quickly in fear that waiting too long might eliminate the availability or choice of husbands. The choice of a

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    There were very little opportunities for women in education in the eighteen century. "Women were considered to be incapable of abstraction‚ generalization‚ or the mental concentration necessary to comprehend such subjects as mathematics and the physical sciences‚…"(Osen pg51). There have been women who have made significant contributions to the mathematical and science world. The first of the five women in the eighteen century is Emilie du Chatelet. She was born on December 17‚ 1706. Her

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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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