"The value of the Caribbean colonies to Europe came to be in their sugar production."¹ After the European explorers realised that the Caribbean was not naturally rich in gold and other precious metals; they were desperate to find other ways in which they could use these islands to benefit themselves. After several failed attempts to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton (on a large scale)‚ the Europeans realised that sugar had a greater potential to be sold in Europe than any
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To what extent did opposition to the policy of appeasing Germany increase in Britain in the years 1936-1939? The policy of appeasement had reached its heights by the period between 1936 and 1939. It was felt by many to be the best policy at the time‚ as it allowed Britain to buy herself some valuable time in order to delay the inevitable war. Opposition during 1936‚ when appeasement was first seen as really taking the forefront of foreign policy‚ was small and weak. However it was by 1939 that
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we shall‚ who will begin? Sacagawea rises‚ abruptly‚ among the silent crowd. All faces turn towards her‚ anxiously awaiting words to escape from her mouth. Sacagawea: Hello all. My name is Sacagawea. I was born in 1788‚ as a Shoshone Native American. The Shoshone people were split into 3 regions‚ Northern‚ Eastern‚ and Southern. I came from the Northern Shoshone tribe‚ in Idaho. My stand in history is when I accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition across the Louisiana Purchase when they
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What did Great Awakening reveal about 18th century social and economic trend? Does America today a Great Awakening? According to dictionary.com Awakening is the act of waking from sleep‚ revival or interest of attention‚ a recognition‚ a realization‚ or coming into awareness of something or renewal of interest of religion‚ especially in a community; a revival. The continuous spread of different denominations‚ religious indifference as well as rivalry that existed in the 18th century church or
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Introduction Slavery in the Caribbean began in the 16th century‚ when the first set of slaves was brought to work on plantations. During their journey and their arrival‚ they were abused‚ sold like animals‚ killed. The white slave owners‚ oppressed‚ abused and overworked them‚ with the belief that it would go on forever. This project tells about The Amelioration Act of the 1800s. It contains; the Amelioration Proposals‚ its impact on the planters and the slaves and how‚ eventually‚ it led to 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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10/5/13 In the 17th Century people talked about ‘the world turned upside down’ because they felt that there was so many things that changed in that century that if somebody had left England in 1600 and arrived again in 1700‚ it have changed so much that the world would have seemed upside-down. However‚ there is disagreement about how much it changed‚ as some things still stayed the same during that time‚ and in this essay I will explore to what extent England was changed in this time
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and explain why. History of mental health and society In the past‚ many people saw mental health as a made up illness or a possessed spirit. It wasn’t taken very seriously; mental hospitals were then called asylums or madhouses and they were used to separate those who were mentally ill from society. In the 17th Century‚ people who
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However‚ some Americans do not celebrate Christmas- or any holidays for that matter and in fact look down on them as useless and frivolous in a Scrooge-like manner. It is perhaps from the puritans that this intolerance of holidays stems‚ just as the joy from Christmas comes from The Christmas Carol‚ by Dickens and religion. The Ban on Christmas in 17th century Puritan New England shaped the attitudes towards the
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