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    During the sixteenth century‚ Europe was heavily dependent on the Church for just about everything. The Catholic Church had a firm hold on any religious beliefs people held. Therefore‚ science only existed for the few people that dared to go against the normal religious teachings. Slowly‚ people began to break away from the uniform idea of religion and started to question many of the teachings of the Church. Also‚ Enlightenment thinkers got the ball rolling‚ calling out the corruptness of the Catholic

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    There were thirteen original colonies in the North American region. The first English colonies settled off the coast of the Atlantic and started expanding west. The colonies have been placed into three regions the New England colonies‚ Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. New England colonies consisted of (New Hampshire‚ Rode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and Massachusetts). The Middle colonies consisted of (New York‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ and Delaware). The Southern colonies consisted of (The

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    Thirteen Colonies of America were all founded by England in the 17th century. However‚ the origins‚ beliefs‚ economies and governments of these colonies are as varied and diverse as America itself. The Northern Colonies of New England and the Southern Colonies were the most prolific of the New World and were very different in most cases. The New England colonies to the north and the southern colonies were vastly different in their economies. The New England colonies’ colder climate

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    8/5/13 APUSH Settling the Northern Colonies Vocabulary 1. John Calvin 1. Protestant leader 2. Created dominant religion of American settlers 3. Wrote theories in Institutes of the Christian Religion 2. Anne Hutchinson: 1. Lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony 2. Promoted antinomianism 3. Banished and forced to walk and settle on Rhode Island 3. Roger Williams: 1. Wanted to break from the Church of England 2. Though Massachusetts Bay Colony was unfair to the Indians; banished 3

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    tolerance. In much of the world‚ many feuds have erupted over different religious beliefs. In Northern America‚ however‚ religious tolerance seemed to be a familiar concept to those living in the area. The tolerance did not so far as extend to freedom of religion‚ but there have been more acceptances due to Roger Williams‚ the Anglicans‚ and Jonathan Edwards. Roger Williams was an English Protestant minister from the seventeenth century who urged people to break away from the Church of England.

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    Motivated by several crises in the Seventeenth century‚ rebellions and civil wars for instance The Thirty Years War‚ the need for states to create larger armies to attain greater monarchial power‚ to sustain that power and armies they had to find ways to fund their armies and still maintain control over the state (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel World History‚ vol. 1‚ 434). In response to this people searched for order. Many sought stability‚ but in order to obtain it they had to increase

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    Similar Business ’s in Different Worlds Economic Environment in Wales A good economy needs to have stability and growth‚ there needs to be a decrease in inflation and low interest rates to ensure there is access to the appropriate supplier of labour. The welsh government usually uses taxes and spending as a way to control the economy. As the banks work for the government they are able to alter the quantity of money that ’s available‚ in 2009 they provided them with more money to be able to lend

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    Company of London. This simple act of authorizing colonization led to the establishment of thirteen English colonies‚ with the first settlement called Jamestown‚ located in Virginia. While slowly attaining an identity that was distinctly American‚ these colonies developed into three easily identifiable regions in the years 1600 to 1754. The Northernmost of these regions‚ the New England Colonies‚ included Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire. Located in the middle section of Britain’s

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    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. Life in the colonies was better than life in England

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    | | | Francisco Goya and the Eighteenth Century Spanish Church | | | | Following a century or more of gestation‚ Spain experienced a period of enlightenment in literature‚ art‚ religion‚ commerce‚ and agriculture‚ especially during the reign of Carlos III (1759-1788). Spain moved cautiously away from Counter-Reformation ideology and into the secular light of eighteenth-century Europe. Spain was producing liberated thinkers; innovators with new and non-traditional ideas. For

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