1450–1750: 22% of the AP Exam Overall Changes 1) The world became truly global - the western hemisphere came into continued contact with the eastern hemisphere. Technological innovations‚ strengthened political organization‚ and economic prosperity all contributed to this change that completely altered world trade patterns. 2) Maritime trade dominated the world - Technological advancements and willingness of political leaders to invest in it meant that sea-based trade became much more important.
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Europe Meets the New World In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Everyone knows this phrase‚ but that was just the beginning of a very complex story. Europe was all unified under the Roman Catholic Church. For years Columbus tried to convince the King of Portugal to support him in his idea for an easier western route to the Indies but he was turned down‚ so he looked elsewhere. Finally‚ King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to sponsor the voyage because they thought it would create
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Technology‚ Demography‚ and the Environment 1450-1750 The main trend relating to technology‚ demography‚ and the environment from 1450 to 1750 are … Some of the most influential new technologies were guns‚ improved shipbuilding‚ and better navigational devices. The invention of guns would forever change the way wars were fought. Instead of swords‚ bows and arrows‚ or lances‚ guns would emerge as the dominant global weapon. They were lighter than cannons and more efficient than bows and arrows.
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Brazil o Spread t Caribbean • There was Spanish‚ Friend‚ English‚ Dutch islands o 80% of slaves will end up Brazil and Caribbean o America is looked at in Europe for recourses • Cash Crops Silver was BIG • More of it so it can be used for world currency • All Spanish o Sugar was mostly Portugal but not the Caribbean • Potsoi Mines in Bolivia (Andes) o Huge city miserable conditions for the Incas o Repartimiento – continuations of the Mita. BUT WORSE? Instead for government for Spanish
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Summary Of North American Societies Around 1492 The Native American life was well-established in the late 1400’s‚ before the encounter with the Europeans. The different environments in the North America lead to diverse Native American Tribes. Some of these diverse tribes were non migratory farming communities and others were nomadic‚ the complete opposite. Native American societies were never similar to each other but shared some cultural traits like; certain religious beliefs‚ social values‚ patterns
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Nick Loughlin AP US History 9/5/11 The New World started for many reasons. Some of those reasons are for religious freedom‚ overpopulation in places like England‚ and for people hopeful to find gold and become wealthy. Religious freedom existed in the New England colonies prior to 1750. The New World was thought to be a religious haven but not all colonies allowed certain religious freedom. Some colonies had complete religious freedom such as Pennsylvania. Others had limited religious
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Keum Yong (Andrew) Lee DBQ – Score 8/9 (95) In what ways and to what extent did the “American identity” develop between 1750 and 1776? Though the American colonists had not achieved a true‚ uniform sense of identity or unity by 1776‚ on the eve of Revolution‚ the progress towards unity and the inchoate idea of an “American” between 1750 and 1776 is inevitable in both existence and significance. Previous to the French and Indian War‚ America as a whole had been‚ more or less‚ loyal mercantile-based
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1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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Themes and Issues in American History September 27‚ 2006 1492-1789 The Indians were a hospitable and sharing race and sharing was part and parcel of their culture. They were not influenced by the frenzy of the day‚ capitalism and feudalism. Columbus was motivated by his quest for gold to pay his backers. Gold was the new currency of the day‚ better than land because it could buy anything. After the wholesale slaughter of the Indians with no gold to show for it‚ Columbus and the Spaniards
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“discovery” by Columbus of the New World in 1492 was followed by the establishments of European colonies with French initially in the north and down the Mississippi. The arrival of European settlers in the late 1500s-early 1600s in North America disrupted the Native American tribes that had been living peacefully there for centuries. The responses European settlers had to Native American tribes reflected their own cultural and economic viewpoints. As a result‚ the Native Americans’ lives changed drastically
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