(Dolan‚ 1995). In addition‚ anyone who dissented from the Puritans‚ such as the Quakers‚ were either killed or exiled from the colony because they “posed a threat to the order and harmony of the Massachusetts colony” (Dolan‚ 1995‚ p. 20). By the 18th century‚ however‚ Puritans began to tolerate the existence of some other religions‚ but church and state were still not separated. The key word there is ‘some’ because the Puritans still discriminated against Roman Catholics and Jews (Dolan‚ 1995). It
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Mid-Term Exam October 8‚ 2012 18th century monarchy Royalty and power has always been one of the major underpinnings of Western Civilization. Throughout the course of European history‚ empires have risen and kingdoms have fallen. The eighteenth century marks a time of great change and diversity for European empires and monarchs. It was a time of enlightenment‚ a break from custom and tradition‚ absolutism and constitutional rule. Based on this great rate of change‚ diversity and ultimate decline
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Eighteenth Century Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was a state founded by Turkish tribes under Osman Bey in 1299. Under the leadership of Mehmed II‚ this fledgling nation became an empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1452 by Mehmed II. The Ottoman Empire continued in its imperial form until it became the Republic of Turkey in 1923. As an empire‚ it was the most powerful state in the world with 32 provinces during the seventeenth century. In the last half of the seventeenth century‚ the Ottoman
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During the 17th century and the 18th century‚ European world states embraced mercantilism‚ or an economic system that “saw the world’s wealth as fixed‚ meaning that anyone country’s came at the expense of other countries.” (Tignor et al‚ 482). According to British commercial expert Malachy Postlewayt‚ the principles of mercantilism were there to ensure that “the lasting prosperity of the landed interest depends upon foreign commerce” (Tignor et al‚ 482). Mercantilism allowed European motherlands
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The 18th century theatre » The beginnings of American theatre The strongly Puritan sentiments of settlers in North America prohibited the development of theatre until the early 18th century‚ when a number of English actors arrived in the South and began staging plays in temporary venues. The first theatres were built in Williamsburg‚ Va. (c. 1716)‚ and Charleston‚ S.C. (1730). By the mid-1730s a number of theatres had opened in New York‚ and in 1752 the first visiting company from London performed
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tobacco. But once the servants had served their terms of indenture‚ they became free men and women‚ and were given fifty acres of land. Their indenture was usually seven years. The supply of indentured servants slowed down by the end of the seventeenth century‚ and planters slowly began to shift to slave labor. Virginia planters started to get involuntary slaves. They imported large numbers of African slaves. The majority of blacks that lived in Chesapeake worked on tobacco plantations and large farms.
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In the early 18th century‚ North America was divided into the English speaking colonies‚ the French-speaking colonies‚ the French colonies which included Acadia and Louisiana; and Spanish territories in the South-West in the USA. There was no clear line of what Canada was and what the USA was. The border areas were dangerous places at that time as the tension between Britain and French was clearly tangible. The territory of Acadia has gone through multiple changes of claims. In 1613 British people
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Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century By: Neil Postman Neil Postman identifies himself as a "neo-Luddite". What bothers Postman most is the fact that the great innovators of this time have no frame of reference other than their own experience‚ and that experience is only that of the 20th century. Advocates of trends such as information superhighways and economic globalization appear to know nothing of history‚ philosophy and culture; they live digitally in the hollow present.
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In view of the fact that slavery was not criticized until the middle of the eighteenth century‚ there was no need to create any ideological protection for it rationale. Nothing‚ however‚ could stop people from thinking that predisposition for slavery was inherent for “Negroes”‚ and the fact that they were defective seemed obvious. Taking into consideration that in the second half of the seventeenth century the most of Protestants were convinced that a faithful person simply must not to serve anyone
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Proceedings was often referred to as “Session Papers” but eventually was called “Old Bailey Proceedings” or more simply‚ “Proceedings”. The early editions were not very comprehensive and did not include exact testimonials until 1712. Early in the 18th Century‚ this publication was generally read by Londoners who were seeking news‚ moral information‚ or simply for entertainment. Today‚ cases may be reported in the news‚ but the general public usually is not interested in reading the whole
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