17th-century English colonial architecture resembles the late medieval forms that survived in rural England. Houses were built in a range of sizes. Gables‚ overhangs‚ and lack of symmetry reflected the late medieval style of Europe. In Virginia and Maryland‚ brick construction was preferred for the typically story and a half homes with chimneys at both ends and a more nearly symmetrical facade. Aside from fortifications‚ the principal nondomestic structures in the 17th-century colonies were churches
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Racism‚ it started so long ago and still goes on now. It’s just stupid‚ hating people because of their color is wrong and it doesn’t matter which color does the hating‚ it just plain wrong. It’s not about being black or white because we are all human. Through out trials people‚ found out their flaws in jury cases such as Dred Scott v. Sanford‚ Plessy v. Ferguson‚ and Brown v. Board of Education ‚with people fighting for justice ‚freedom ‚rights and beliefs. In 1846 a slave named Dred Scott and his
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William II following the 1688’s Glorious Revolution during which deposition of James II took place. It enumerates certain rights to which common people and permanent residents of the constitutional monarch were thought to be entitled in the late 17th century. The Bill of Rights is the English precursor to the Constitution‚ the petition of right and the Magna Carta. It limited the English sovereign power because King William and Queen Mary accepted it as a condition that dictated their rule. The bill
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Bills of Exchange‚ Centralized Banking and Pawning The rise of intercontinental trade between Europe‚ Africa and the Americas radically changed European markets and led to an enormous commercial expansion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. What did such a world look like? Regular scheduled cargo ships from the Americas arrived at European ports‚ increasing the supply of luxury goods such as rum‚ sugar‚ mahogany and tobacco. Slave ships regularly sailed for and to Africa in search of human
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Carver Lagos Modern World History Christopher Freeman March 14‚ 2013 Orientalism During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ it was very common for European explorers to come across native people in countries in different continents. Naturally‚ things such as these people’s culture‚ and overall way of living differed very much from their own European way of life. This caused them to be Orientalized‚ or criticized for the way they lived. People at this time were very skeptical and unaccepting of when
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The similarities and differences during the 15th through the 17th century amongst the Europeans‚ Muslims‚ and china is that much of their beliefs varied which than caused much differences among these three types of ethnic backgrounds. How the community interacted with each other influenced the way society acted in general‚ some communities acted in a well concerned manner‚ while some were stressed and disregarding the effects to being able to live in a well adjusted community. The Europeans were
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Enlightenment Philosophers of Europe in 17th Century When the time of enlightenment cast upon Europe‚ many individual have uncover the need of communicating with others to share and learn new knowledge. These communication create many view and aspect of how society should run. Many of these view are in contradiction with others. One of these contradicting idea of society is form by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Hobbes was a champion of absolutism for the sovereign. He supported the government
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The 15th and 16th centuries were a time of great turmoil for Europe. The various religious wars‚ the 30 years war‚ and the fluctuation in the economy were just some examples. There was also a rise in population‚ which led to overpopulation and unemployment‚ which in turn led to poverty. There were a great number of poor people in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries. There were varied attitudes and reactions towards those in poverty. The attitudes towards the poor included people feeling it
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During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ a group of people known as the Puritans wished to “purify” the Church of England and reform the Church from its Catholic practices. At the time‚ these people were more of an unpopular unit‚ but still persevered and grew to be a very well known religious group. The Puritans had a set of beliefs that set themselves apart from other practices‚ and these values that they had influenced their daily lives‚ their own style of writing‚ and even life today. First and foremost
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The 17th and 18th centuries are commonly referred to as the Enlightenment. The ideals of the period are based upon reason. People began thinking for themselves rather than the government or the church think for you. People began questioning‚ and not relying on fear‚ superstition‚ government or faith to guide them. Instead people used reason and logic to search for truth. Searching for the truth leaves out faith and science becomes the new focus. The scientific method becomes the standard when
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