...states did not become a colonial power in the period 1450–1750? a. Italy b. Russia c. Spain d. France FEEDBACK: Italy was not a unified state in the period 1450–1750 and thus did not have colonies. (See the chapter introduction in your textbook.) 2. Which of the following statements most accurately describes Europe’s global position in 1450? a. Europe had climbed to relative equality in Eurasian commerce. b. Europe had little trade contact with Africa or Asia. c. Europe remained marginal in Eurasian commerce. d. Europe had come to dominate Eurasian commerce. FEEDBACK: The determination of European elites to progress beyond their marginal position in Eurasian commerce was a main incentive for European exploration after 1450. (See section “The European Advantage” in your textbook.) 3. What was the single most important factor that aided the European conquest of the Americas? a. Gunpowder b. Disease c. Horses d. Superior organization FEEDBACK: The peoples of the Americas had no immunity to European disease and up to 90 percent of the population died after contact with the Europeans, greatly easing the process of conquest. (See section “The Great Dying” in your textbook.) 4. Which of the following is an old-world crop that was soon established in Europe’s American colonies? a. Tobacco b. Potatoes c. Corn d. Rice FEEDBACK: Rice is a Eurasian product that soon became an agricultural staple in many locations in the Americas. (See section “The Columbian...
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...established in North America in the year 1607. People came to North America for many reasons. Some came for religious freedom, the glory of god or in honor of their King and country. During their first days in North America, settlers did not know how to adapt to the wilderness and survive out there on their own, many of these settlers were sick or hungry. Life during the seventeenth century was harsh, there were many obstacles people had to face in order to survive. Since there were many problems, it was difficult for a family to form. Children were brought up in harsh conditions, and forced to adapt to different conditions. As time passed, settlers learned to live in the wilderness and small...
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...The history of Latin America is vastly complex and culturally diverse. From before the Spanish colonization to the independence of the nation states, Latin American literature has continuously reflected its culture. Latin American literature has transcended throughout their history, constantly embodying it’s cultures reality. To understand, one must specifically divulge into the different aspects in history and the literature of those times. Although Central America’s history is long and complex, the literature born from this rich culture encompasses their long-lasting legacy in the world. To start, before the time of colonization and European influence there thrived several Indigenous groups throughout Latin America who cultivated their...
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...on the digital history (see course home page) **You will be tested on all of this material on the respective quizzes Native Americans (Read this for quiz 1) “ The First Americans” (Not a link…go to the assigned website) European Society (Read this for quiz 1) Colonial Era/Exploration and Discovery The Significance of 1492 European Commercial and Financial Expansion Slavery and Spanish Colonization The Meaning of America The Black Legend Colonial Era/17th Century (Read below for quiz 1) European Colonization North of Mexico Spanish Colonization English Settlement Colonial Era/17 century (Read below for quiz 2) English Colonization Begins Life in Early Virginia Slavery Takes Root in Colonial Virginia Founding New England The Puritans The Puritan Idea of the Covenant Regional Contrasts Dimensions of Change in Colonial New England The Salem Witch Scare Slavery in the Colonial North Struggles for Power in Colonial America Diversity in Colonial America The Middle Colonies: New York Fear of Slave Revolts The Middle Colonies: William Penn’s Holy Commonwealth The Southernmost Colonies: The Carolinas and Georgia Colonial Administration (Read below for quiz 2) No readings th Road to Revolution (Read for quiz 3) Colonial America/18th Century The The The The The The Emergence of New Ideas about Personal Liberties and Constitutional Rights Great Awakening Seven Years’ War Rise of Antislavery Sentiment Fate of Native Americans Road to Revolution American Revolution (Read for quiz 3) Entire...
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...How colonial music relates to our day music while helping us form a united country and patriotism. It has been found that music of the Colonial age wasn’t written in America; but, inclusively transported to help define the colleagues and for founders of this country. The music that early Americans have chosen to sing and play helps to clarify the understanding of the colonist themselves. 1 “Their music included ballads, dance tunes, folk songs and parodies, comic opera arias, drum signals, psalms, minuets and sonatas. Such music came mostly from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Italy, France, and Africa, and it was played on whatever instruments were handy.” Many different styles and forms of music emerged in early America to express the full effect of colonial life. Colonial music included both oral and written processes; in which, people most commonly could recognize by ear but frequently came up with new words to the older tunes. The instruments we have today were brought to us by the Revolution age with some in their original form and prevalent. Men from all different classes, from slaves and indentured servants to Thomas Jefferson, played fiddles or violins. While prices varied from high to low violins were usually imported in great numbers. In addition to popular instruments such as the violin, the flute happens to be another prominent instrument that was driven by man. 1 Woman had limited musical options due to high levels of “maintaining reputation” for men. Wealthy...
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...permanent colony in the Americas. Jamestown was founded during the year 1607. Many historical facts and findings about Jamestown has given the modern world an idea of how life was during the time of early America. We can uncover Americas history with archeology to discover the landscapes, find evidence that reveals the lives of slaves, and acquire knowledge from historians to best understand Americas past. Discovery over the years about Jamestown has been through many archeological findings and scientific studies. Archeologist and scientist conclude that in the core of ancient tree trunks they can reconstruct the history of how the climate was during certain time frames of the trees life through a study called “Dendrochronology, which is the study of data from tree ring growth” (Environmental Science.org). During the video clip “Unearthing Secret America” it stated that the “Colonists and Indians experienced a drought which probably made crop growing and merchandise trading very difficult” (episode...
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...The economy in Colonial Latin America was complex and contained elements of similarity to the mother country system. Although many of the colonies’ economies in Latin America are influenced by the parent country, there different in nuance. Steve Stern does a great job of showing Colonial Latin America utilize attributes from both capitalism and feudalism to create its own sense of an economic system. The fusion of feudalism and capitalism helped to sustain slavery and provide European colonists with political and monetary power over indigenous people living in Latin America. Systematic forced labor proved Stern was correct about how European settlers established a feudalistic society in the Americas. The first establishment of forced labor came in the form of the Encomienda. The Encomienda allowed conquistadors to control Indigenous...
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...United States or “Colonial America”. The British were depleting their wood sources along the waterways on Europe’s west coast. Shipbuilding in Colonial America was mutually advantageous to both the colonists and the British. The many attributes that the wood in Colonial America could provide were desirable to the British. Another benefit of buildings ships in North America was that they were cheaper than those built in British yards. Finally, Building ships in North America also gave the colonists another useful trade item. These are the main reasons why shipbuilding...
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...trying to make many copies. So instead, children's literature was told out loud where many could hear it at once and the time factor for preparation was at a minimum. Once authors had better technology to help simplify the process of physical writing, oral literature transformed into written literature. It wasn't always computers or even typewriters though, written used to literally mean written. Like the transformation from mouth to pen, pen evolved to computer which is how oral literature was transitioned away from. Oral to written is not the only change that has taken place in children's literature, the entire purpose has shifted multiple times throughout American history. The most notable three periods are Colonial America, the 1960s, and contemporary America. Children's Literature Task 1...
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...life of the society and state without discrimination or repression. Throughout America’s history civil rights has changed greatly between Puritan/Colonial, pre-colonial, and the revolutionary period. John was a “devoutly religious Puritan elder who led a large migration of Puritans from England to America in 1629 and became the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony one year later. He was probably the most powerful figure in New England in the first half of the seventeenth century.” (90) John Winthrop influenced civil rights in the Puritan/Colonial period. He strongly believed in civil rights by trying to widen voting and other civil rights beyond a narrow class of religiously approved individuals. Before Winthrop puritans listened to “freemen” which who were...
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...DBQ- Democracy in Colonial America Although democratic government is now present in many countries across the world, democracy was not common in the 1700’s. When America was just in its fledgling years, the people already knew that they wanted to govern themselves. This principle is apparent in the first three words of the Declaration of Independence. While the delegates of the new country knew what they wanted, their new government created for, of, and by the people proved to be messy in practice. In the beginning years, colonial America had democratic and undemocratic features and was very much a work in progress. One democratic feature of colonial America was its attempt to control abuse of power by implementing term limits and creating...
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...Religion in Colonial America Deanna Levant ENG 491/American Literature to 1860 Professor Rathi Krishnan October 27, 2014 The Colonial period was an abundant period of American history in its source of respectful and influential people who helped to shape modern society through questioning the past beliefs. As a result, many people came to America with the purpose of searching for religious freedom. Their major hopes and wishes were to escape the religious persecution, which they were forced to face. In addition, they had the opportunity to choose religion that wished to be part of. Hence, the settlers came here with a load of European cultural and artistic traditions and began to implement them in real life. Consequently, the earliest writings that emerged during the colonial period were religious tracts and historical essays. Thus, this paper presents the information on the role of religion in colonial American literature and discusses the works of colonial authors to analyze how their religious views shape their literary works, their styles, and their interpretation of historical and political events. To start with, for the Puritans of the Colonial Period, various creations were actually connected to their religious beliefs and views of God. The Puritans sailed to America in order to build their lives on biblical laws away from the rule of the old church. Severe Calvinists, they believed in the indisputable authority...
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...MODERN LATIN AMERICA ESSAY 1 Question: Despite most of the Latin American countries achieving political independence in the early 19th century, not one of them was able to achieve first world status over the next one hundred years. Why was this so? Concentrate on one country in your analysis. Latin America is the vast continent with three distinctive regions of Central America, South America and the Caribbean coast, and is composed of 33 republic countries varying in terms of population size from over 19 million Brazilians to 11 thousand citizens of Grenada. The ethnic make-up of modern Latin America comprises a variety of racial and ethnic groups such as Europe, Africa, Asia and American-Indians, all of whose root is based in 4 different continents. The notable physical geography is the range of Andes Mountains that are long narrow backbone of the continent from Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and on into Chile, and cut off the east coastline and the west inland areas. The other features are the Amazon and rivers, huge tropical rain forest, and lastly, an abundance of natural resources as well as vast hectares of farmland. These geography features are an important factor that hampered economic growth due to difficulties in public transit and transportation between regions, hindrance of social and political unity, and therefore, unable to achieve a formation of large unitary state, like North America, that led to separation into large and small 30 countries...
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...institution was, however, very dynamic and fluid in character. In the New World, slavery was very much different than in any other parts of the world, and between 1619 and 1739, the character of slavery in colonial North America changed as a result of many varying factors. The enslavement of large groups of people in colonial North America was the result of European imperial drives and the need to fuel the colonization and profitability of the New World. While the use of the African people as a primary source slaves by Europeans can be traced back to at least the early 1500s, in colonial North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, the character of slavery would undergo changes in character, nature, and status. In the early 1600s, slavery was, by no means, a pleasurable or fun experience, however the conditions were a lot better than those to come. In the early 1600s the status of slaves in the colonies was significantly closer to that of their white counterparts than it would be in soon to come future. Black slaves in the fairly new colonies received treatment and status comparable to the white servants of the time. Just as the white European indentured servants, the enslaved blacks could earn their freedom in the New World after a period of servitude. Slavery in colonial North America around 1619 was in no ways permanent or based solely on race. This characteristic of slavery proves to be the polar opposite of what would come to be at the turn of the century. By the middle of the...
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...Much of American Literature in the Colonial Era was factual. All the writings studied in this class have been very formal thus far, and clearly written by educated people. The documents also have a strong emphasis on freedom. During the Colonial Era, America was beginning the fight to separate itself from England. They not only fought for their country, but for their religion as well. Women were also beginning the struggle against society. These themes are visible throughout the writings of this era. The Declaration of Independence is perhaps the ultimate example of the fight against England. The document details the problems with British Rule. One grievance states, “He [the King] has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good”. This is just one of many complaints the Declaration of Independence makes against Great Britain’s rule. The document was a turning point in the national struggle against Britain. Patrick Henry exemplifies the American fighting spirit in his speech, “Give me Liberty or Give me Death”. He calls the nation to arms, saying, “If we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending ... we must fight!” His infamous speech is an...
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