Frederick William was smart‚ and visited the Netherlands to see how they were able to achieve economic prosperity despite their geographic disadvantages which the Prussians had to deal with too. Frederick William then would later invite in the French Huguenots and their money to Prussia because they were being persecuted once again in France after the Edict of Nantes was revoked
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How did concerns to keep Catholics happy influence Elizabeth’s religious settlement? For both personal and political reasons Elizabeth was anxious to retain certain Catholic ceremonial traditions within her Church. Personally‚ she disliked the idea of a married clergy‚ she loved elaborate Church music and refused to accept that all images were idolatrous. Equally‚ she was aware that she had to persuade Spain that her Church was little different‚ externally‚ to theirs. At the same time‚ she had to
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In the wake of the Reformation‚ two countries experienced a century of great change‚ and whether growth or decline‚ this change was drastic. After Elizabeth I died at the turn of the century‚ James I took the throne of England and took absolutism with him. He and the next five successors would oversee the growth of England from an erratic‚ absolutist monarchy to a working‚ stable Constitutional monarchy. France was not fortunate enough to experience such growth. In contrast‚ it experienced great
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The colonial establishment of European in North America began early as the 1490 into the1500s all the way into the 1700s. By the beginning of the eighteen century‚ there were three main colonial empires in the New World; the British‚ French‚ and Spanish empires. They had various differences in societal‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious outlooks. At the start of the seventeenth century the only colonial outpost on the North America mainland was controlled by Spain. Soon‚ other colonial
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cession of New Frances and Great Britain in 1793. Back in France‚ the Protestant Reformation was going strong. Many Protestants resided in France at the time‚ although they were persecuted by the state and angered the Catholics. This persecution of Huguenots and Protestants was a bloodbath of sorts‚ leading up to the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572. Very strong ideas of what religion was and what it should be were circulating in full force among the French during this
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Catholics at odds with the Protestant Huguenots. Also‚ once the colonies were created settlers did not stay‚ many either came home or never trekked out into the wild. There were very few reasons to travel to the colonies for the French. This is because the colonial government was under direct rule of the crown. The one gain that could be obtained by immigrating to the colonies was religious freedom. However‚ France would not allow the passage of the prosecuted Huguenots. The main trade was Canada’s fur;
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Were Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great effective rulers? Were their reign’s characterized as good or not so well? Disregarding the opinion of those who reigned concurrently or historians today‚ these two ruled their country in a time of turmoil and uncertainty! The world and the people within it were undergoing a major transition. New lands were being discovered as well as major role-playing continents and countries were changing status. Some losing power while others gained it. Queen Elizabeth
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Does religion cause war? On this planet Earth‚ there have been many wars fought over many different things. They can range from freedom‚ oil‚ and religion. There were many wars fought over religion. For example‚ the thirty years war. The thirty years war was one of the major wars fought over religion. It was mostly fought in what’s now Germany. The thirty years war was one of the absolute longest and most destructive‚ and brutal conflicts in European history. The war was mainly between Protestants
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eighteenth century. The Dutch‚ French‚ and Spanish accompanied them. 8. Trying to find solace in numbers‚ the colonies experienced a lot of racial and ethnic diversity within. The main groups escaping prosecution were Jews‚ Swedes‚ Welsh and French Huguenots. 9. The “triangle trade” is used to describe the many “triangular” trading routes that crossed the Atlantic. The commerce would supply colonies and Africa with manufactured goods‚ the New World with slaves‚ and Europe with colonial items. 10.
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Question 1 Prior to the arrival of Europeans‚ the Iroquois developed a confederation to: control violence that may have occurred over territory conflicts. Question 2 The religious dissatisfaction‚ that ultimately played a factor in the colonization of the New World by "Separatists‚" began in 1517 when which of the following men publically protested the Catholic Church? Martin Luther Question 3 Refer to the map entitled "Indian Groups in the Areas of First Contact (Map
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