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    The principal notion of concluding the decline of the subcontinent based on the decline of Mughal power in the 18th century still exists. The time period after Aurangzeb’s death and before the pre-Colonial regime in the subcontinent encountered various political conflicts and extensive cultural progress. In terms of the political conflicts‚ the Mughals faced a financial crisis which was generally caused by the immense expansion and catalyzed by other events. They also had to deal with the numerous

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    The Medical Catastrophes of the 18th Century Medicinal practices of the 18th century were more likely insufficient than effective in the eradication of ravaging disease. The 18th century was described as an era‚ “...of unreliable and often painful medical treatment”(Johnson) in the establishment of remedies to diseases such as cholera‚ smallpox‚ typhoid and tuberculosis that rid America of much of its population. Although the same ranges of disease affected both whites and slaves‚ the way that the

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    “The Constitution was established by America’s national government and fundamental laws”‚ and guaranteed basic rights for American citizens. The constitution was made by Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Thomas Paine‚ and John Adams – George Washington had the responsibility of seeing the Constitutional Convention that took place in Philadelphia between May 5th‚ 1787 and September 17th‚ 1787.In order for the Constitution to be a part of the law‚ it had to be accepted by 9 of the 13 states. However

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    This first period of Paul’s life in London sees him married‚ becoming a father‚ establishing a business and starting to build his reputation. Sometime in 1719 Paul and members of his family had decided to emigrate from Holland to London‚ bought tickets‚ boarded a ship and made their move to start anew. They would have most likely set sail from Rotterdam from where the trip to London was relatively short‚ about 200 land miles‚ which could have been accomplished in 48-72 hours. Their ship would typically

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    Columbus discovered the Americas accidentally‚ tons of opportunities were born. Europe finally found a great opportunity to colonize the Americas for economic‚ political‚ and social benefits. England‚ who was experiencing overpopulation in the 18th century‚ colonized the eastern coast of today’s United States and their government and economy received massive benefits. However‚ life in the colonies had immeasurable‚ potential possibilities for new colonists to improve their life and to start a family

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    VI. The Eighteenth - Century Mathematics of France : The Development of Analysis ¢º Caracteristic of the Eighteenth - Century Mathematics | ¢º The Early Eighteenth Century | ¢º Euler’s Ages | ¢º Mathematicians of Revolution Ages | ¢º The Metric System | ¡ß Caracteristic of the Eighteenth - Century Mathematics     1700’s was the times to develop the calculus and to expand the analysis made in 1600’s.     In this century‚ there were so many enlargements of the design trigonometry‚

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    When the newly arrived slave reached the plantations after his tedious journey from the auction or scramble‚ this is what would meet his or her eyes‚ a large sprawling plantation with different buildings and crops. The land was used for mainly three purposes: 1.  Agriculture: Canefields woodlands and provision grounds 2.  Buildings: Factory‚ workshops and hospital/goal 3.  Living Quarters: Great House‚ Overseer’s house and slave huts Canefields Most of the land was used for the cultivation of the

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    From the 4th century to the late 18th century‚ many important aspects of Church-State relations took place. The Separation of Church and State covers the important details while striving to be unbiased. With facts over opinions‚ The Separation of Church and State is a testament to enlightenment thinking. Chronologically many time periods are examined‚ in the beginning of the 4th Century with the Roman Empire‚ the rise of the Catholic Church takes form‚ in the 15th century an opposition to the Catholic

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    Analysis of Findings Whale products were a very important resource during the 18th and the 19th centuries because many products had been vastly improved by parts of the whales’ bodies such as its oil. Whale products were used in many common objects in almost everybody’s everyday life during this time. Whaling had an influence on the Industrial Revolution‚ the economy of America and improved the everyday persons’ life. Because of the competitive nature of whaling‚ many whales were pushed almost to

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    When the English settlers came to North America‚ the Indians‚ at first‚ welcomed them with open arms. The settlers arrived with goods that were very helpful to them‚ which could be the reason they embraced the Englishman the way they did. Some of the goods consisted of guns‚ woven cloth‚ fishhooks‚ and axes. There were also things like colorful glass beads that really intrigued the Indians to the point where they started to use them in their own religious ceremonies. There was a big unknown factor

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