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    The geography‚ population‚ and natural resources had a strong impact on the development of the colonies in the new world between 1650-1750. Geographical resources such as the amount of farmland‚ rivers‚ and forests‚ natural resources such as fur‚ lumber‚ and waterways‚ as well as the religion and ethnicities that varied throughout New England‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies resulted in differences between how each region developed. New England had many rivers and harbors‚ but

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    Conflict in the South‚ 1600-1750 CHAPTER OVERVIEW Instead of becoming havens for the English poor and unemployed‚ or models of interracial harmony‚ the southern colonies of seventeenth-century North America were weakened by disease‚ wracked by recurring conflicts with Native Americans‚ and disrupted by profit-hungry planters’ exploitation of poor whites and blacks alike. Many of the tragedies of Spanish colonization and England’s conquest of Ireland were repeated in the American South and the British

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    And were they all for the better?There were many changes during 1750 to 1900‚ the majority of which were industrial and economic and not always for the better of then or the better of now. In this essay I will list two changes that I thought significant then I will list the negative short term effects‚ the negative long term effects‚ the positive short term effects and the positive long term effects. At the end of each change I will decide whether it was an overall positive or negative change.

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    Comparing African Empires in the Early Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that

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    groups not affected to show diversity To What Extent Had Life Changed for People Between 1750 and 1900 (Prevention of Diseases) The Industrial Revolution between 1750 and 1900 brought on major advances in medicine‚ especially in the fields of hygiene and vaccinations for previously deadly diseases. Scientists started thinking more logically about preventing disease and infection and‚ during this time‚ managed to greatly influence the health practices that we have today. In this essay‚ I shall

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    I am an addict‚ I made a lot of bad decisions in my life. But the worst was my decision to start using drugs. From the day that I started using to now I have loved it. And at times I would do just about anything to get it‚ I have done just about everything except sell my body. I stole from the people I love to get what I needed. Using drugs went from only on the weekends‚ to a couple times a week‚ to everyday. The worst part is‚ is I didn’t see that it was consuming so much of my life. There

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    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. The French had developed peaceful‚ mutually beneficial relations with Native Americans in the establishment of the French fur trade and culturally befriended them. On the other hand‚ the British tended to oppress Native Americans economically

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    Western civilization changed dramatically between 1450 and 1750. While remaining an agricultural society‚ the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing sector. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers‚ science became the centerpiece of intellectual life and ideas on family and marriage changed. These changes resulted from overseas expansion and increasing commercial dominance. Russia on the other hand was heavily concerned

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    into working in factories due to the increase of industrialization in this period. The factories proved to need more labor in them to produce a significant amount of goods. The demand for peasant workers was not as high as it used to be because of slave labor. As more people began to own slaves‚ they did not find much use for indentured servants anymore. Some freedom of the peasants was also being taken away. In this period‚ the Atlantic slave trade “skyrocketed” because of the prices of the slaves

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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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