Why Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize The Industrial Revolution began during the eighteenth century‚ significantly altering the lives of millions and society‚ in terms of social order‚ industry‚ and technology. Due to many of its advantageous factors over other nations‚ Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize and prosper. The combination of social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and political factors allowed Great Britain to be first. Social factors‚ which contributed
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Social • An increase in size of slave population as hundreds of thousands of African slaves were imported annually into the New World • Change in racial composition of society – by the mid 18th century. Blacks far outnumbered whites‚ in some cases the ratio was as much as 25:1 • New laws were introduced to regulate and define the relationship between master and slaves. Deficiency Act was passed to deal with the unequal ration. Siete Partidas was passed by the Spanish‚ Code Noir was passed by the
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throne. Richelieu worked to centralize and strengthen the government‚ as well as clear any opposition against it. He eventually banished the queen reagent when she tried to overthrow him. Richelieu sought out to weaken the nobles‚ and strengthen mercantilism. He controlled trading companies and modelled them based on the Dutch and the English. Louis XIII truly wasn’t in power under Richelieu’s influence. LOUIS XIV: THE SUN KING “I am the state” summarizes the extent of the absolutism by Louis XIV
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The Columbian Exchange had dramatic demographic effects in both the Americas and Europe. One major factoring concerning both of the two regions was the spread of new diseases causing a decline in the growth of both the America’s and Europe’s population. However‚ the impact tended to be much more negative for the Americans. Through the Columbian exchange the Europeans brought multiple new diseases to the Native American population‚ including small pox. The coming of these diseases had such a great
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Four important philosophers created a watershed that made people think in different point of views. These reasons have affected the current modern age effectively with their ideas. John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. In the 1700s and 1800s‚ people wanted to hear them‚ they were not afraid what came for in consequences. In Document A‚ John Locke was a major source of inspiration for the enlightenment movement. John Locke was stating that all men are naturally in that state
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History Essay Chapter 7 Question 1: Explain the deeply rooted historical factors that moved America toward independence from Britain. In a way‚ Americas Revolution started when the colonist set foot in America; and the triggering of it happening was time. The war may have lasted for eight years (1775-1783) however‚ a sense of an independent country had already begun to develop because London was 3000 miles away. Sailing across the Atlantic in a ship would take about 7 weeks. Survivors from the
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astrolabes‚ and a Portuguese ship called a carvel. 4. The name given to the economic system during the age of exploration and colonization whereby colonies were exploited for the benefits and wealth they could bring to the mother country was mercantilism. 5. Martin Luther’s main disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church was how people could be saved from their sins. Luther preached that people were saved by a work of God through trust in Jesus Christ‚ not from penance. * The teachings of
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V. The Transformation of Eastern Europe‚ 1648-1740 26. THE “WESTERNIZING” OF RUSSIA pgs 234-245 Muscovy turned into modern Russia Russia = northern Asia and Eastern Europe Converted to Greek Orthodox branch of Christianity Geography made it commercially hard with Western Europe (1462-1505) Ivan III threw off Mongol rule (1682-1725) Tsar Peter the Great underwent closer European relations Europeanizing/Westernizing Russia = expansion of European civilization; purpose was to gain scientific
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colonies were economic in origin rather than rooted in political and social controversies and differences. Conflict in Great Britain was mainly economic because of the acts Great Britain imposed and views they had on why the colonies existed. Mercantilism‚ the thought of exporting more than importing to increase a mass
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American Revolution. When the British came back to the colonies they had to have a way to pay off their war debt. The British started to limit trade to only the mother country. This allowed Britain to make money off of the colonies‚ this was called mercantilism. When the king could not make enough money off of that he turned to taxes. His first act was called the Sugar Act. This act put taxes on sugar and the main drink in the colonies was tea. People were furious they had to pay taxes on sugar and molasses
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