Puritans felt God had a plan for their lives‚ that he had led them to the New World with great intentions for them; feeling God had led them to the place they came to call home‚ Puritans sought out to discover the purpose God had brought them here. In doing so they developed a theory that God had determined they be bestowed with literacy‚ leaving illiterate ministries in the past (as noted in A Statement about Education in New England‚ 1643). The expansion of literacy influenced Puritans to become
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American Indian‚ decreasing their numbers immensely (McCarthy‚ 2014). The Europeans were far more advanced in weaponry verses the Native Americans with bow and arrows that accounted for a lot of life loss. The Europeans also brought many diseases the New World had never seen resulting in the death of millions. To date that number is believed to be a decree from about five million that were here in the 16th century to about 600‚000 now. This was the greatest reason for the decrease in the Indian population
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The French and Indian War in the course of seven years was a trigger to many changes in the relationship between the British and American Colonies. The French and Indian War‚ brought many positive and negatives to the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between the British and the colonists. Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War gave Britain much power and it became the dominant force in the North Americas but because of war debts‚ the colonist’s loyalty to the British was deeply
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Rebellion Against the British In the 1700s there was growing anger with the British because of the taxes being raised. They passed acts that included the Currency Act and the Stamp Act. The colonists were justified in rebelling against the British government because the colonies had multiple problems with the British rule. The colonies believed that the government was taxing them unfairly and they didn’t like the fact that one family was running the government‚ and the government was not giving them
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CCOT Western Europe - France 1600 - 1850 Western Europe and specifically France had continuities and changes that occurred in the political and social structures over the time period of 1600 to 1850. In the year 1600‚ France was a monarchy ruled by Henry IV. He ascended to power after his childless cousin‚ Henry III‚ died. Ruling from 1589-1610‚ Henry IV survived at least 12 assassination attempts. The reason so many people tried to assassinate him was because the Catholics felt he usurped
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The Renaissance was a period of European history‚ considered by modern scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of new inventions and beliefs. The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages the church held most of the power and it’s economy was agriculturaly based. Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. During the Renaissance society was transformed into a
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In his book‚ Foucault identifies the roots of sexuality back to the 1600s‚ where Christian ideology resulted in an augmented interest in sexuality within families. As sexuality began to intensify throughout society‚ ruling classes began to regulate it by seeking guidance from mentors‚ doctors and pastors that resulted in a massive dissemination of discourse on sexuality. Over time‚ sexuality has become rather significant to individuals‚ something that defines them spiritually‚ physically and socially
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Illnesses of the 1700’s There were many illnesses in the 1700’s and 1800’s that were life threatening‚ or even a sure death‚ that are in current times‚ not a concern‚ or highly curable. Examples are smallpox‚ bubonic plague‚ typhus‚ mumps‚ influenza‚ yellow fever‚ and measles. These diseases almost single handedly wiped out several native American tribes‚ and wreaked havoc on European communities. Small pox‚ overtook half of Boston in 1763. There was no cure‚ and to this day there is not one
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Multiplicity of voices in Indian English novels:A Postcolonial study A foundational text in the discussion of postcoloniality is Edward Said’s Orientalism. Said identifies how the western world “spoke” for and represented the Orient‚ while the Orient was kept silent to maintain and allow this position of power for the westerner. In Said’s Orientalism‚ he gives a brief history of these phenomena he identifies and describes. He says‚ [t]aking the late eighteenth
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Spanish Decline of the 1600s Nathan Meyer History 116 Professor Ruth Frost October 2‚ 2012 Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries‚ Spain‚ under the Habsburg name‚ had become a dominant force in not only Europe‚ but the rest of the world as well. Through strategic marriage‚ the Habsburg Empire was a quilt of different religions‚ cultures‚ class and lifestyles. With the emergence of agro towns and ideologies circulating from the arbistras‚ the Spanish population started to see options
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