A few years after Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses‚ Johann Guttenberg improved the printing press‚ effectively spreading Luther’s ideas. This invention led the way to a new age. At this point in history‚ there was no longer one dominant belief in Europe‚ making it easier for Protestant ideas to be voiced. Alongside this‚ cities grew‚ roads improved‚ and more and more people traveled away from home. Trade increased‚ and
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New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived
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The United States is the result of influence from an officious era‚ the Enlightenment era. The Enlightenment era was an era of influential philosophers throughout Western Europe‚ who used reason to explain everyday life. Many of those influential philosophers work can be found in newer governments and communities throughout the world. The Enlightenment era paved a path of equality in social‚ economic‚ and political areas‚ that can be found in the United States today. The Enlightenment era during
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1:The American Revolution is when the 13 American colonies overthrew Great Britain’s rule. After they won the war America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. The war caused a great debt and the newly founded government realized they did not have the authority to levy taxes; therefore‚ they developed the Constitutional Convention which led to revising the Articles of Confederation. 2: George Washington was an influential leader because he listened and considered the people’s opinions‚
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Europe and the Americas Over the course of several years in the 15th and 16th century‚ the Europeans conquered and colonized much of the New World. Conquistadors conquered much of modern day North America. During this‚ the Europeans affected the Native American’s lives in many ways. Over time‚ a new culture was formed as a result of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies‚ which affected the entire World. The European colonization of the Americas shaped global economics and societies in several ways. The
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for mocking The Regent Orleans. After that‚ in 1717‚ he returned to Paris and was arrested and exiled again because he wrote and published libelous poetry that offended a lot of people. From there he was exiled to England for 3 years because he argued with The Chevalier De Rohan. In England he angered the church and government by publishing offensive letters on the English nation and fled to Lorraine. Finally in 1778 he returned to Paris as a literary hero and genius‚ where he lived out the rest of
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Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil
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Elizabeth I‚ Queen of England was a fine example of the enlightenment. One of the best known feuds between two female rulers at this time was that of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary‚ Queen of Scots. These two powerful women were cousins and ruled about the same time. Looking at how each of these rulers reigned in their own countries and the relationships between the two expresses a lot about how things were handled during the sixteenth century. Queen Elizabeth I of England was born on September
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Puritans in the Wilderness Corruption in the Church of England led to the seventeenth century puritan’s departure for the New World. Puritans strove to live in keeping with the biblical principals that they thought would please their god. The Puritan belief system lent itself to the group’s success in the wilderness setting. Their structure and discipline provided them with organization and endurance to succeed in the untamed land. Seventeenth century puritans lived a heavily structured life.
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English common law runs all the way back to Anglo-Saxon days in England‚ but it did not begin to take shape until late in the twelfth century during the reign of Henry II. It passed into North America with the coming of the first English settlers to the New World‚ and over the centuries was incorporated into the American system of laws by legislation and judicial decisions.” Two of the most popular documents that prove the influence of the English are the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
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