have some kind of decision making power. The most important change that the colonies in America had to make was to become a society quite different from that in England. By 1763 although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. During the mid-1600’s England was a Christian dominated nation; the colonies‚ however‚ were mainly Puritans. When Sir Edmond Andros took over a Puritan
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Sin‚ Love‚ and Solitude as Stimuluses in the Identification of One’s Individuality An oak tree’s leaves are constantly changing by the season‚ reacting to the world around them. They are easily swayed by the wind and rain‚ or battered and torn by these external influences. While a tree’s beauty may be judged by its leaves‚ the trunk is what truly holds it together. The trunk does not change with the weather; it is steadily and constantly growing‚ grounded to the earth with a grand yet invisible
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To what extent and why did religious toleration increase in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Answer with reference to three individuals‚ events‚ or movements in American religion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. People went to America to search for religious freedom and to escape religious persecution. They came from all of the world and so with it came religious diversity. As a result‚ religious freedom began to replace religious persecution
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an advisor to you Mr. President‚ I want to discuss how several events have influenced our corporate structure as well as the economic‚ and civil impacts of these events. At the foundation of it all‚ the Second Industrial Revolution further advanced our new country. The Second Industrial Revolution (1871-1914) saw new inventions set a precedent of great things to come. There was the introduction of the telephone‚ electricity‚ machinery and the transcontinental railroad. These three inventions were
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which there was religious and political freedom. He‚ through enlightenment philosophies‚ created religious tolerance where people won’t be prosecuted for what they believe in. He also created a democratic system with fair trials‚freedom from unjust imprisonment and free elections; ideas that greatly influenced the American Constitution. Pennsylvania was considered the most successful English colony due to this new democratic system. This colony had treaties with the Indians dues to their acceptance of
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significant social impacts on the whole nation. The effect that the American Revolution made on the nation though was determined by how significant the desire for freedom was. It should also be taken into account how important the philosophies and beliefs of the revolutionists were leading up to the American Revolution. Esmond Wright could not have said it better himself when he wrote that “[the American Revolution] is the central event in American history” (Wright‚ 11). “[The American Revolution]
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The enlightenment is a philosophical transition between the 17th and the 18th century‚ characterized by belief in human reason and revolutions in political‚ religious and educational principles (Enlightenment last updates 2015). Many philosophers have tried to answer the question‚ what is enlightenment‚ the most influential philosopher believed to have answered this question is Immanuel Kant in his text “An Answer to the question: What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points:
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Motivations to Settle in the American Colonies Sailing across the Atlantic to access all the possibilities for religious‚ social‚ economic and political liberty‚ promoted by the colonies‚ had its risks. These risks seemed insignificant compared to the aspirations of a more hopeful and liberal life. Even though some colonies showed economic potential‚ they still used religious diversity as a motivational tool. Besides‚ the New World offered a remarkably tolerant
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The eighteenth-century Enlightenment was a movement of intellectuals who were greatly impressed with the achievements of the Scientific Revolution. One of the favorite words of these intellectuals was reason‚ by which they meant the application of the scientific method to the understanding of all life. They believed that institutions and all systems of thought were subject to the rational‚ scientific way of thinking if people would only free themselves from past‚ worthless traditions‚ especially
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The American and French Revolutions were both fundamentally based on the Enlightenment ideas. The main ideas that they followed were by John Locke. His ideas inspired the Americans and the French to have a revolution. In these revolutions‚ the Americans had success and the French failed. The success that the Americans experienced wad due to the protection of rights they had. These rights are "Life‚ Liberty and Property." In America a constitution was put together that provided for a stable
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