The lives of women during colonial times were drastically different than from today. Women were expected to be married at a young age‚ have children‚ operate a household‚ and obey their husbands. Despite encountering restrictions put on them‚ women played an important role in the growth and survival of the American colonies. In many ways‚ it was the strenuous work of women that the United States was built upon. If I had to take one thing from colonial history and apply it to my own life‚ I would
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In document twelve it informs us that that England passed a whole series of laws dealing with colonial shipping‚ trade‚ and the money in 1660. They made this laws so it could make or help the mother country to improve it. By this law the England could buy their material at a very low price. Which also the countries had to send material to them especially
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Problem statement “The colonial cities in the ‘New World’‚ that is‚ the Americas‚ were founded and laid out according to specific rules and intentions. What were they? Did similar rules result in similar appearances or features in the cities of the different European colonisers? If not‚ why not? Use a specific city as suitable illustration of your argument.” Essay Plan 1. Introduction/argument (150) 2. Spain colonies rules (politics and religion) (200) 3. English colonies
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The girls of the American colonies were educated in order to grow and become fitting wives. After a woman’s homemaker education‚ she was ready for courtship. This took place at about 16 years of age. During this courtship‚ the woman did have full decision on which she was to marry. While it was ultimately up to her which man she would choose to spend her life with‚ her family did have some say. Before a man could date a girl‚ he would have to receive permission from her father. If he did not find
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Tokugawa Japan and Spanish colonial America led the world in silver production from 1500 to 1750. The primary flow of silver was from Japan to China and from the Americas to Europe. The documents explain the negative‚ bias and positive economic effects of the global flow of silver from the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century. Documents 2‚ 5 and 3 all deal with the negative effects of the silver flow. Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa‚ a Spanish priest‚ states that more than 3‚000
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Imperialism is when one country dominates or takes over another. Great Britain rapidly grew in the 19th century. India‚ Asia and parts of Africa joined with them to help expand their territory. Some reasons countries wanted to imperialize other countries is because‚ of things such as raw materials‚ military expansion‚ and to have a balance of power. There were many different causes to British imperialism‚ some being political‚ social or economic. Great Britain’s rule had both positive and negative
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among others because fewer problems at home. Germans- Settled chiefly on the rich farmlands west of Philadelphia. Maintained their German language‚ customs‚ and religion. Showed little interest in English politics. By 1775 Germans comprised 6% of Colonial population. Scotch-Irish- Had little respect for the British Government‚ which had pressured them into leaving Ireland. Most settled along the frontier in the Western parts of Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ the Carolinas & Georgia. Comprised 7% of pop
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Women AP essay q-3 1840-1890’s women’s activists in the intellectual‚ social‚ economic‚ and political spheres effectively challenged traditional attitudes about women’s place in society” Asses the validity of this statement. During the Colonial era and the first decades of the United States‚ there have always been women who strove to secure equal rights for themselves and others. Some assumed the business interests of a husband after his death. A few women challenged male domination of
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DBQ 1 Question: To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eave of the Revolution? Prior to the eve of the American Revolution‚ the American colonists definitely did have a sense of identity and unity. This unity and identity by no means came quickly up until the eve of the revolution. After the numerous acts imposed by Britain‚ more Americans saw the light and realized their place in society as patriots and as Americans. The colonists
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Articles of Confederation DBQ With intentions of creating a united nation‚ colonial leaders developed the Articles of Confederation. Although the Articles of Confederation helped lead the United States to the creation of the Constitution‚ it did not provide for an effective government from 1781 to 1787‚ do to its lack of power to control commerce and impose taxes‚ the failure to amalgamate its people as a country‚ and its inability to enforce laws. Though its overall ineffectiveness
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