As a whole‚ I believe economic development had a larger impact on colonial settlement than religious concerns‚ but this varies with the individual colonies. Each colony had something different to offer England and a different motive for settling. New England came about because the Puritans and Separatists wanted a place to worship free the original Church of England. Virginia‚ on the other hand‚ was established at first as a trade colony and base for gold and precious metal expeditions. The Maryland
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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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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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John Hopkins AP Euro History Project Science Science in this century completely changed scientist’s opinions on laws ruling the universe and also on microstructure of matter. It was a time of many astronomical disasters in astronomy and also a time of great mathematical achievements. Newton’s discoveries created new ideas which remained until the 20th century. These new types of ideas were mostly based on logic. Some of these ideas include the new study of the atom by Boyle. Another revolutionary
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The ship of the line was the last of the sailing wooden warships. A ship of the line is a ship that fit the standard of a ship deemed suitable to sail in the line of battle. It evolved during the 17th century‚ and significant advancements were made during the Anglo-Dutch wars. By 1700‚ the ship of the line reached the form it would retain until wooden sailing ships were done away with entirely in the 1830s. It was during this era that the English grew to become a great naval power through the use
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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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North America their home throughout the 17th century. Beginning with the southern Chesapeake colonies‚ the North American regions were assembled by their founding nations. English Puritans and Separatists and Spanish Conquistadores eventually formed settlements in the New World; however‚ Puritans and Separatists and Spanish Conquistadores differed fundamentally in their original motivation to explore the foreign paradise. After facing prosecution in England‚ the Puritans and Separatists traveled to
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Religious conflict has centered itself in American society through many ways in the 17th century. Due to the close-mindedness of the Puritans‚ people would be constantly judged for every sin they committed. For example‚ religious conflict takes place in literature such as “Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God” and The Scarlet Letter. Real historical figures include Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. Religious conflict has shaped American society. In The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is
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and shocking reminder of what people are capable of. To say living 17th century Europe was miserable would be a gross understatement. The legal system that Cesare Beccaria advocated reform of was plagued in injustice and corruption‚ this was one of the leading factors for the terrible conditions in Europe. Attributing the witch trials to mass hysteria‚ socioeconomic problems and division between the people is fair. However‚ religious zealots should take most of the responsibility. As the first
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No one would deny that the 17th century was a century of witch hunts; thousands of women were accused and then subjected to tortures and interrogations such as being completely shaved so that the courts could ascertain if she had a witch’s or devil’s teat. Witchcraft was considered a crime against the church or state; an act of treason and a capital offense.” This meant that women found guilty of witchcraft or devil worship were put to death. The 1604 Act against Witchcraft and Conjuration was the
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