1. How did Beringia form? - The Beringia land bridge was a land bridge created by the lowering of sea levels during the last glacial maximum. 2. What were 3 reasons why Portugal led Europe in 15th century exploration? (Why did they have advantages over their neighbors?) -Portuguese navigators mapped the prevailing winds and currents over the globe. -They learned how to mount heavy cannons on the decks of their ships. -Portuguese captains used the compass and adopted the astrolabe.
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England. I firmly believe and support religious tolerance‚ freedom of the press‚ and Parliamentary reform. I inspire American Whigs and other colonists with my attacks on King George III and the British government and by defending the liberties of Englishmen. Some call me the champion of the powerless against the privileged. Once the American colonists declared their independence‚ my support for them decreased and I slowly became a more conservative politician. Professional Experience: ·
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What was the stamp act? The stamp act was passed by british parliament on March 22‚ 1765. The people had to pay taxes for their papers‚ documents‚ printed material‚ newspapers also there playing cards. why did they do this? Well America was hoping to Raise the funds to defend the new American territories won from the french in the seven years war. The nation found itself with a national debt that they had to reach by 1764. In addition the government of the earl of brute made the decision to retain
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of country you live in. These two naturally affects culture a lot and the culture affects them so there are no sharp limit between them. An example from the book is the Australians‚ whose culture is rather close to the English‚ but there are few Englishmen who would have liked the loneliness in the big country Australia‚ and even fewer Australians‚ (I think)‚ would feel comfortable in the crowded England. Another example in the book that is more about religion and culture is the Japanese soldier
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1763 marked the end of French and Indian war and caused a great celebration and pride in the American colonies. But‚ in next twelve years‚ the same pride was altered by at bitter and violent conflict with the mother country. The injustices of the mother country finally led the American colonists to declare independence and wage war against it. American colonies were justified for waging war and breaking away from Britain because they were defending themselves against a series of measures Parliament
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of Burgesses met in 1619‚ they excluded the Polish community and threatened their rights. In reaction‚ the Poles launched the first recorded strike in the New World.[1] In need of Polish industries‚ the House of Burgesses extended the "rights of Englishmen" to the Poles (who included some East Prussians.)[1] In 1620‚ in an effort to create a more stable society‚ the company dispatched a boatload of marriageable women to the colony; the going rate was 120 pounds of tobacco for each bride. The changes
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Chapter six discusses scientific debates and the role faith and Christianity had in theories that were conceived. Educated Englishmen viewed the study of science to be a sort of religious pursuit. These scientific debates‚ which today would be considered pseudoscience‚ worked towards explaining scriptures in the bible scientifically. Those who presented theories were devout Christians whose purpose was never to disprove the scriptures nor the bible but to find scientific theories that brought historical
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went to the new world for free to work for a certain amount of time. Indentured servants were extremely useful and there was a high demand for them. Locals would sometimes travel a lot of miles to Philadelphia to obtain them (Doc C). However‚ Englishmen were no the only ones looking for new opportunities; Germans along with Dutchmen also arrived in America looking for a new start. African slaves were also needed‚ and by 1700‚ black slaves made up most of the region’s population (Doc. D). The arrival
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satirical essay “A Modest Proposal”‚ claims that Ireland and its people are being force into poverty by the English and because nothing productive has been done to change this he proposes the satirical solution of selling the poor Irish babies to rich Englishmen as food. Swift supports his proposal by taking on the persona of a rich Englishman and uses irony and sarcasm to make the proposal seem as horrendous and dehumanized as possible to the Irish so that they will stand up and rise out of poverty. Firstly
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place between him and the Native Americans. Columbus treated the Natives with no human respect. He enslaved and mutilated the Natives. The first of the Natives that Columbus encountered‚ as well as almost every other Native group‚ were kind to the Englishmen. Columbus did not care‚ as he treated them with no respect. He immediately looked at the Natives as slaves. While they were enslaved‚ if they didn’t collect enough gold‚ he would punish them with a loss of a limb or even death. Columbus was even
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