The Experience of France and England in the 17th century demonstrates the intellectual and practical superiority of absolutism over constitutionalism. Absolutism in France was much more secure than Constitutionalism in England. Absolutism controlled all competing interest groups and organized all religious sects. Louis XIV had centralized power and control under his authority in France while Constitutionalism in England failed to create absolute monarchy. Constitutionalism in England dealt with James
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it was almost impossible to get privacy‚ many desired it and greater riches meant more privacy. Privacy became an issue during the growth of literacy where people began using private letters for correspondence. The initial use of letters in the 17th century was not private because it was difficult to seal them. Although there was a formal post system‚ there were suspicions that the postal clerks were reading the letters. Some individuals deliberately wrote their letters in code to ensure they were
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Constitutions are codes of rules which aspire to regulate the allocation of functions‚ powers and duties among the carious agencies and officers of government‚ and define the relationships between these and the public (Finer 1979: 15). The German Constitution known as the Basic Law was adopted on 23 May‚ 1949 by the West German State and became the constitution of the entire Federal Republic of Germany with the 1990 reunification. Its French counterpart came into effect on October 4‚ 1958 leading
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The New England colonies and the Southern colonies are slightly similar in some aspects‚ but drastically different in most. For example the new england colonies were strictly puritan and they did not tolerate any other religion but the southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. The economy of New England was powered mostly the manufacturing in factories‚ whereas the Southern colonies’ economies were more agriculturally
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Colonial America in the 17th Century could be summarized as the establishment period. Colonists had explored and claimed enough land to call theirs‚ and they were focused on implementing customs such as religion‚ politics‚ and ethics. In order to do this‚ colonies decided to force their ideas onto other civilizations such as foreigners or indigenous people. Accomplishing this would open doors to land and overall economic development‚ but it would also lead to battles and wars between the two conflicting
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In the 17th Century‚ as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere‚ they soon learned the profitable ventures they could soon enjoy. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America‚ on a number of Caribbean islands‚ and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish‚ sugar‚ and furs‚ selling them for profit to others in Europe. The European relations with the native peoples of the Northeast were characterized by a confusing and shifting
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The Puritans of 17th century New England believed in witches and witchcraft. They were a group of people who had left England to escape religious persecution‚ yet their beliefs centered on an intolerant and rigid code. They shared many of the same beliefs as the Church of England but felt that neither the church nor the country was up to snuff. They believed that all sins should be punished and that God would be the one to do so. Any misfortune that was suffered was seen as God’s will or as the work
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The Puritan Family Number of male and female inhabitants were unequal which caused fatherly authoritative figures to only take place in Chesapeake at the end of the 17th century Puritans wanted male authority; common law tradition that restricted women’s rights Women were only equal in relation to spirit and religion; could become official church members; divorce was legal; marriage = two-sided love; Man = God in church & governor secularly; magistrates (law enforcers) supported male superiority
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The Christmas Carol‚ by Dickens and religion. The Ban on Christmas in 17th century Puritan New England shaped the attitudes towards the
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When looking at how science of the early modern period provided foundations for‚ and gave rise to modern science‚ many historians turn to the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. However‚ a major problem with many writings about historical science is that they have a tendency to divide historical figures into ’good guys’ fighting for truth‚ and ’bad guys’ who opposed these truths as a result of ignorance or bias. This kind of writing is known as Whiggish histories of science. Whig history
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