what it was like to live in London in the 1600 ’s? What did people learn? What kind of jobs did they do? I know you probably don ’t ever think about that‚ but maybe this presentation will leave you to walk away wondering: How could they live like that?!! Let ’s start with where we would be as children in London. The boys would be at a school getting a public education; the girls would be at home getting a private education from a tutor. Although a girl ’s education would usually include reading and
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How many of us like eating vegetables? Not a lot right‚ but growing vegetables is still as difficult today as it was in the 1700’s. The invention of the seed drill was really one of the most useful inventions in that time because it helped make the farmers work easier. The seed drill was created by Jethro Tull to make the lives of the laborers easier and not waste the seeds of what could’ve been a surplus of food. The seed drill was a mechanical machine that would plant the seeds in rows rather than
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Illnesses of the 1700’s There were many illnesses in the 1700’s and 1800’s that were life threatening‚ or even a sure death‚ that are in current times‚ not a concern‚ or highly curable. Examples are smallpox‚ bubonic plague‚ typhus‚ mumps‚ influenza‚ yellow fever‚ and measles. These diseases almost single handedly wiped out several native American tribes‚ and wreaked havoc on European communities. Small pox‚ overtook half of Boston in 1763. There was no cure‚ and to this day there is not one
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their fields. The utilization of diversions and reenactments for instructive purposes might be followed to the utilization of war recreations in the 1600’s. The reason for existing was to enhance the key arranging of armed forces and naval forces. Since the 1800’s‚ they have served as a part in the military arranging of real world forces. In the 1950’s‚ political–military reproductions of emergencies‚ inside the connection of the Cold War‚ turned into a staple at the Pentagon. The primary activities
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The ‘Black Legend’ of the Spanish conquest in the America’s stems from the backlash against the Spanish in the late 1500’s early 1600’s. Following the disaster of the Spanish Armada crushing Spain as a maritime power and the alliance of Portugal with England‚ it was convenient to use the reputation of cruelty and ruthlessness to motivate people to fight against them and to justify colonization methods. While the vilification of Spain as an entity in Europe has existed for centuries‚ with the Spanish
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be sent out of the city‚ sent to workhouses‚ or transported out of the country” (Zinn 42). The majority of lower-class people were forced into serving those of a higher-class with no pay. Like the involuntary servants of the slave rebellion in the 1700’s‚ these people who had to suffer substandard treatment would not stand for it. Their uprising began with Bacon’s Rebellion‚ “joined by slaves
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Slavery in the 1700’s and 1800’s was crucial to the economy in the southern states and impacted the northern economy as well. The advancement of the cotton industry directly and indirectly influenced slavery in the South. Advancements such as the cotton gin‚ the increase in demand‚ and the increase in available land were some of the major influential changes. The cotton gin was a rather simple invention but it increased the speed at which seeds could be removed from cotton. Due to the increase in
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history‚ many people have wanted to create a model society. During the 1600 ’s‚ Puritans in New England tried to establish a perfect society. The settlers sought to create a colony that was free‚ contained a strong sense of religion‚ and was perfect and admired. The Puritans tried to create a liberated society. They first wanted to be free from England. They wanted to prevent what had gone wrong in England from happening in their colonies. In England‚ many people faced persecution because of their beliefs
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former masters. This was frowned upon by the masters to say the least. Some other indentured servants would run as soon as on America soil‚ never to be seen again; this being a waste of money to get them here by the masters again frowned up. By the 1680’s‚ this practice was going away as a better way was coming in‚ at least to the
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American Political Culture in the 1700’s American political culture in the 1700s was mostly about the colonist fighting and taking back their freedom and rights from the British. In 1774 written constitutions and bill of rights were so unordinary that many American colonists did not think they would succeed. There was no natural judicial system to settle claims or unsettled. Congress had the power to make peace‚ it could make money‚ but there was little to make. It had the power to appoint army
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