The Scarlet Letter and its Portrayal of 17th Century Colonial Puritanism The Scarlet Letter‚ written by Nathanial Hawthorne‚ is a novel which epitomizes 17th century Puritanism as well as its social and political implications on the people of Massachusetts Bay. The story exemplifies the contemporary social hypocrisy of the time which was characteristic of New England’s insecurity as a fairly new colony. The Puritans pushed to distance themselves from the corruptions of the Church of England they
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During the second half of the 17th century‚ the enslavement of African Americans began within North America. First‚ African-Americans that arrived in Jamestown in 1619 were brought as servants‚ not slaves. This quickly changed to a different approach‚ when the House of Burgesses in 1670 declared‚ "all servants not being Christians imported into this colony by shipping shall be slaves for their lives (Earthlink)”. The exploitation and capture of slaves were “rationalized” through the reasons of religion
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Race‚ class and gender interacted in 17th Century Virginia in several important ways which include the English changing the slave system that was not based on race into one that was‚ population of free blacks were also strictly controlled which resulted in their slave status as being inevitable and they created the perception that masculinity and femininity only existed among white men and women. The first law to discriminate blacks from the Europeans was created in 1640 where all blacks except
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Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries new ideas and discoveries led to revolutionary changes. The evolution from the previous ways of thinking to these contemporary innovations developed through numerous adaptations‚ inspired by significant persons and groups of people. Through the influence of those like Napoleon‚ Parliament‚ and the Luddites‚ there were tremendous progressions in European society. Through outstanding movements and people‚ many social reforms were instated and adopted
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the Caribbean colonies to Europe came to be in their sugar production."¹ After the European explorers realised that the Caribbean was not naturally rich in gold and other precious metals; they were desperate to find other ways in which they could use these islands to benefit themselves. After several failed attempts to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton (on a large scale)‚ the Europeans realised that sugar had a greater potential to be sold in Europe than any other crop‚
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The 17th and 18th centuries were a period filled with nation building and expansion across the globe as extensive‚ and often overseas‚ holdings became an indicator of a strong and wealthy country in this politically competitive era. However‚ the extent of a ruler’s control was not their only concern. Many monarchs throughout Europe took great initiative to consolidate and increase their power‚ building absolute monarchies in which they held absolute power. The pursuit of political absolutism frequently
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Europe Day Celebrating the creation of the European Union. Europe Day commemorates 9 May 1950‚ when the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe‚ to help maintain peaceful relations between European countries. This proposal‚ known as the ’Schuman declaration’‚ is considered to be the act that created what is now the European Union. Today‚ the 9th of May has become a European symbol (Europe Day) which‚ along with the flag‚ the
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did African slavery expand so rapidly in the late 17th century? Over one-half of all the immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans‚ virtually all of them sent to the Americas against their will. African society was portrayed as primitive and uncivilized. Africans were kept as slaves in Africa because of criminal behavior‚ unpaid debts‚ or from being captured in wars. Africans began to sell slaves as early as the eighth century to traders from the Mediterranean and later to
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Lindsay David Art History 6D 3 June 2008 Dong Qichang‚ In the Shade of Summer Trees‚ 17th century‚ Ming Dynasty This painting is from the Ming Dynasty‚ and very clearly depicts and captures the essence of The Southern School‚ or Literati painters. The first thing to note is the overall composition of the painting. First and foremost it is a landscape painting. The colors are very monochrome; the space is stretched to reveal a depth to the painting that the eye cannot capture; and there
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Throughout time Europeans and Native Americans influenced each other’s cultures. However‚ the lifestyle of the Native Americans was significantly changed with the influence of the Europeans‚ especially European traders and settlers. On the other hand‚ the Europeans influence the culture of the Native American by bringing diseases‚ constant fighting because the overtaking of lands‚ guns‚ steel hatchets‚ pots‚ and kettles of brass. Europeans also taught Native Americans the way to produce clothes and
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