crops‚ new source of labor‚ and new land for the European nations. The consequences for the native people of the Americas were much worse with devastating death tolls‚ enslavement‚ new diseases and racist attitudes towards them. Though it would not be fair to say that the Europeans did not share in negative consequences or that the indigenous people did not gain any advantages. The greatest negative consequences for the Europeans due to the European expansion are a devastating economic revolution
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Prompt: Analyze changes and continuities in long-distance migrations in the period from 1700 to 1900. Be sure to include specific examples from at least TWO different world regions. The first migrations to the Americans were by cattle. The North had more slaves than the South. The South had a successful slave revolt. Trains in Russia caused the serfs to run faster. Teepees were mobile homes for Indians. Bantus migrated to California for the movie industry. Main technology that remained the
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dramatically changed from 1450 to 1750. Around 1450 Latin America was not trading with Europe‚ Asia‚ or Africa. Around 1750 they were receiving slaves from Africa for plantation goods. In 1450‚ India was trading with Asia and east Africa through the Indian Ocean trade. In 1750 India traded a large number of textiles to Western Europe which ended up on Africa’s Western Coast and continued trade with eastern Asia and Africa. The changes Latin American and Indian trade underwent from 1450 to 1750 were due
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who fell in love with our current president during his first race for president. From Iraq to Afghanistan to nuclear proliferation‚ Obama’s 2008 campaign took every opportunity to distance his policies with those of Bush due to public displeasure and ideological differences. After seeing Obama’s first term and the various foreign policy issues he has faced‚ there are ways Obama has kept his promise and distance from the Bush administration‚ but he has also continued several key components of the
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1. Jonathan Edwards is one of the leaders of the “Great Awakening.” Before reading the text‚ determine the historical context (Textbook p. 152). In one or two sentences‚ briefly define the historical context of Edwards’ speech. What does Edwards hope to accomplish with this sermon? Define his purpose. 2. What does Edwards mean by “natural man”? How o you know? Describe his primary audience. 3. In the first paragraph‚ “appease” means “to pacify”; using this definition as a contextual clue
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To support their extraction of resources from Africa‚ the Europeans built large amounts of infrastructure and export systems (Hrituleac‚ 2011). The colonial governments constructed railways and roads to expedite the process of transporting resources (Settles‚ 1996). This benefitted Africans some‚ but the main motivation by Europeans was to foster their own development and get richer faster (Hrituleac‚ 2011). The railways they constructed were to connect the interior markets with the coastal markets
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Position paper on the colonization of Sierra Leone European colonization of Sierra Leone had an overall negative impact on the state of the country‚ both economically and culturally. The first Europeans to discover the land of Sierra Leone were the Portuguese. This contact with the two nations happened in 1462 and was known to be one of the first contacts between Europeans and West Africa. Before the Portuguese discovered this land‚ Sierra Leone had a number of politically independent groups. Various
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item. Also‚ the dependence of military power is vital because many countries will not to steal valuable items such as gold. Prior to 1450 there were fledgling monarchies and Europe was just transforming to statehood‚ but with the influx of bullion it caused their military‚ economy and navigation thrived. Technological developments fueled the passion for the exploration of the new world‚ which resulted in the strengthening
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In “The Marvels of Spain and America” section of “Beginnings to 1700‚” Wayne Franklin describes the remarkable changes that occurred to both Europe and the Americas as voyages began to take place. Americas like Europe:“complete with fortresses‚ churches‚ horses‚ new foods… and much else that Colón in 1493 could have found only in Europe” (Franklin 4). The natives and Europeans both used their own traditions and borrowed from each other to endure or outwit the opposing side‚ causing the earliest records
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consequences of European exploration around the world. European exploration spread culture around many parts of the world‚ even into new continents that were not previously known about. While the Europeans traded with other countries and people‚ became rich‚ and spread their culture‚ they also made others suffer for their own good. They took over other peoples‚ sometimes forcing them to convert to Christianity while spreading their own territory. The original motives for exploration were wealth‚ power
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