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    Bogdana Oliynyk Period 1 Sara Bohn Dr. Alvarado Luz Altamirano 9/9/14 18th Century Medical History Report The 18th century consisted of a lot of social and political events. Some of the social happenings that occurred in this century were the French and Indian War‚ the African slave trade‚ and many developing ideas and inventions were growing throughout the world. Many medical happenings were present as well. Smallpox was the main

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    Throughout the nineteenth century three political ideals began influencing states and their  citizens like no other ideals had done before. These ideals were liberalism‚ socialism and‚ the  most important‚ nationalism. Each one possessed its own uniqueness which inspired mass  followings of people that would last thoroughly into the twentieth century. Each one also proved  to form a catalyst for the modernisation of many European countries. However‚ in comparison‚  none of these ideals had the impact that the nationalistic approach had

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    Pastoralism in 18th Century Poetry The pastoral is a poetic genre popularized in the 18th century that idealizes the peaceful and simple countryside lifestyle. Pastoral poems are ordinarily written about those who live close to nature‚ namely shepherds and farmers. These poems about rustic tranquillity often relate a life in which humans lived contentedly off the earth. The pastoral poem often looks to nature and the simple life as a retreat from the complications of a society in which humans

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    a brand being burned into the side of someone’s face for stealing an apple. This is one of the many harsh punishments given in 18th century England. Crime was not taken lightly‚ and criminals were made sure to be punished. Compared to modern day England‚ punishments for any crime were unrelenting. These punishments were even made for the public to watch. In 18th century England‚ punishments were dictated based on the established laws‚ the gender of the accused‚ and how severe the crime. To begin

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    THE NAVIGATION ACTS The Commonwealth of England was ruled by Oliver Cromwell and Parliament in 1651. King Charles I was just beheaded and the new leaders were looking for a way to express their dominant position. At this time‚ England faced financial trouble. Looking for a way to increase the Commonwealth’s income‚ its rulers settled on the use of international trade. This was not a bad idea‚ except for the fact that the Dutch ruled the sea of international trade. They shipped constantly between

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    Chapter 19: The Expansion of Europe in the 18th Century Agriculture and the land 1) Complete this statement about the common people‚ “life remained a struggle with poverty and uncertainty with the landlord and the tax collector. 2) What was the basic problem of ordinary men and women in 1700 in Europe? • Living standards were poor: The common man were poor and worked long and hard hours in poverty. There was a lack of warm clothing‚ housing‚ and good food. Yields for all

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    The United States was a nation that was filled with animals from a variety of different species. The animals walked freely throughout the nation coexisting with humans. However‚ they began to attract attention. Humans not only started to hunt them for food‚ but began to quest after them for their skin‚ teeth and vital traits. As a result‚ vital animals began to disappear. However‚ hunting is not the only reason why there has been a sharp increase in animal extinction. Pollution and other hazardous

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    eighteenth century spent their days performing many strenuous tasks in and around their homes. Pregnant women were at really high risk for bearing children‚ colonial women would give birth to about five and eight offsprings. Many of the pregnancies would often end in miscarriages and about one in eight could expect to lose their lives in childbirth. In addition‚ colonial women were always consumed by household chores and always had work to tend to‚ an example of this is an 18th century woman‚ Mary

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    weren’t allowed to own property of their own and did not have claims to any money that they might have earned. Through the 18th century many reformed group’s rioted across the Untied States against a mix of diffrent forms of organizations or movements and in a number of the women played a massive role. Many American women began to go against what people thought a "true American women should be" obedient and submissive‚ and started contribute to a new way of considering about what it actually means

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    During the late 17th century slave trade played a dominant part in strengthening economies all over the world. As the world acknowledged the fact that slavery was a necessary part of life due to the free labor‚ tens and thousands of slaves were involuntarily circumnavigated around the world to countries that had potential to be rich with profitable resources and goods such as sugar and silver. One such group of slaves traveled from Africa to the Caribbean Islands.  As they arrived to the islands

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