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    was Chartism? A working class movement for reform in Britian. The workers were looking for social reform. A petition was rejected in 1848 which brought a end to the movement. Why did European states create police forces in the nineteenth century? The european states were fearful of future chaos and social unrest. The population was growing and as it did‚ so did the crime rate. Police forces were created to provide security and justice. III. Essay

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    The Columbian Exchange was the trading of goods‚ people‚ and ideas between continents in the times of exploration. The exchange took place between the New Word and Europe in the 15th century to the 16th century. It was caused by exploration and the increased need for materials within the continents. The settlers sent corn‚ potatoes‚ tomatoes‚ peanuts‚ beans‚ and tobacco from the Americas to Europe. From Europe to the Americas‚ the people sent wheat‚ rice‚ oats‚ barley‚ guns‚ horses‚ cattle‚ pigs

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    Paper Assignment #1 The Nobility of France: 17th and 18th Century Impressions The nobility of the Kingdom of France has been evaluated by various scholars of history. There is something to be said‚ however‚ for those who chronicled their impressions while living them in the 17th and 18th centuries. The excerpts of Charles Loyseau’s A Treatise on Orders‚ written in 1610‚ and Isabelle de Charriere’s The Nobleman‚ written in 1763 provide two very different glimpses on the French nobility from

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    well as civilian displacement is widely accepted and encouraged? Unfortunately‚ this situation continues due to the economic benefits provided by stripping away human and animal rights. This type of environment was present in Russia during the 17th to 19th century‚ the time of the Russian Fur trade. The Russian Fur trade‚ also known as the Continental Fur trade‚ was an exchange of expensive Russian fur goods and European gold. During the time of the trade‚ Russians were involved in the conquering and

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    Throughout the 17th century‚ many European countries sent explorers and settlers to America. The two most eminent countries that colonized area of America were Spain and Great Britain. Britain began to establish colonies in the northeast; in the area they called New England. The Spanish interest lied in the southwest. Living in two unassociated areas caused the Spanish settlements and the New England colonies to be quite unlike each other. When faced with the task of finding similarities between

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    Columbian Exchange After Christopher Columbus’s voyage in the 15th and 16th century The Columbian Exchange started which was the trade of food‚ animals‚ and different resources between the new world and old world. The new world was affected more by the Columbian Exchange because of the introduction of tobacco‚ diseases‚ and horses. One of the reasons the new world was affected more by the Columbian Exchange was because of tobacco. Many people were and are still being affected and or ruined because

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    Primary Sources from the 17th Century: Weakness and Strengths Not very many accounts have survived from the early Northern Colonies; thus‚ the accounts that have survived are held with great esteem. However‚ primary sources are not always the best things for an historian and students to study if they are wishing to receive a completely accurate and unbiased outline of history. In many cases primary sources‚ such as Words of the Bewitched‚ and Observations of New England Indians‚ are riddled with

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    Back in the 16th century‚ absolute monarchies ran rampant. Unlike other European countries‚ England took a different approach. The development of England’s constitutional monarchy was different to the absolute monarchies of Spain and France because England had a parliament‚ Spain ruled with an iron fist‚ and France had many internal religious conflicts. England is set apart from other monarchies because of its parliament. English monarchs often fought with parliament over their divine right

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    Punishment of Crimes in the US Criminal Justice System One of the greatest challenges facing the criminal justice system is the need to balance the rights of accused criminals against society’s interest in imposing punishments on those convicted of crimes. The U.S. criminal justice system deals with punishment of those in violation of the law in several ways; retribution‚ incapacitation‚ deterrence‚ and even the possibility of rehabilitation are all different options that are utilized by the

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    During the 17th and 18th century‚ colonial American life was not easy and there were hardships for both women and men to overcome. The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies made up the original 13 colonies and each one had a different view on school‚ religion‚ family‚ and business. However‚ colonial lifestyles‚ the start of the education system‚ and who went to school were much different for all (children‚ women‚ and men). Life in colonial times were much harder than what most Europeans thought

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