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    the Catholic Church for elevation to sainthood. But forced labor and disease took a heavy toll among native americans who lived at the missions Serra directed.” (Foner 165) How did the ideas of republicanism and liberalism differ in 18th century British North America? Republicanism emphasized an active participation in public life by economically independent citizens. Republicans held that only those with property were virtuous-the willingness to subordinate personal interest to public good. Liberalism

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    ethnically diverse of British colonies in North America during the 18th “We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars‚ like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.” --------- George H. W. Bush The United States of America has reputation as a country of freedom and diversity ever since the early time of its history- the colonial period. However‚ it is not until around 17th- 18th century that the British colonies in North America became the most ethnically

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    Although both religious and economic concerns had influences on the settling of British North America‚ the statement that “economic concerns had more to do with [it] than did religious concerns” is valid. The British government was more concerned with staying in the lead with other countries throughout Europe in the economic race rather than trying to find religious havens for people who were not with the majority when it came to religion. Likewise‚ the people in England cared more about money

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    Janira Garcia 09-14-2012 1st Pd. Settlements of British North America Although there was economic and religious concerns during the colonial period it is believed and can be proved that economic concerns had more to do with the settling in British North American than religious concerns. Economic concerns that drove the settlements included‚ over population‚ standard of living‚ as well as high unemployment. Throughout history‚ people from around the world from different cultures have to American

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    always dealt with serious issues dealing with daily life struggles and lack of inefficiency for producing of certain items‚ leading to a better enlightenment of living and the beginning of the making of a nation made up of immigrants. Since the 18th century‚ the United States has funded dreams to come true for fleeing immigrants from socio-economic problems since the innovation of many brilliant inventors have come to play‚ to provide jobs for many at an easy cause effort. Many innovators such as

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    British Imperial Policy of the 13 North American Colonies in the 17th and 18th Centuries John Liu Between the years of 1607 and 1763‚ Great Britain sent over many of its people to the new world‚ establishing the thirteen colonies. To keep these colonies in line and exploit the advantages that they gave to Britain‚ many imperial policies passed. Several aspects from the policies stand out as particularly important‚ such as the hierarchical order‚ virtual representation‚ and sudden changes in salutary

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    caste system vs the three estates society divisions of france in 18th century 1. the society of estates was a part of the feudal system that dated back to the middle ages The First Estate was the Catholic clergy. The Second Estate was the Nobility The Third Estate was everyone else.However it was again divided into 3 groups Big buisnessmen ‚merchants ‚court officials‚lawyers ‚etc peasants and artisans

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    The publication The Peopling of British North America was written by Bernard Bailyn. The Peopling of British North America‚ book genre is History. The book has a total of 177 pages and it was republished from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group‚ June 8‚ 2011. Bailyn writing style for this book is documented research‚ Bailyn saved up his research for three years just to write this book. The Peopling of British North America wasn’t a bestseller unlike some of his other books. Bernard Bailyn is known because

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    During the 18th century‚ a great change occurred in Britain. Britain became an industrialized country and an empire. The Industrial Revolution can be regarded as a technological change in Britain when manufacturing began to rely on steam power rather than on animal labour or wind power. The overall economic shift towards large scale industry rather than small scale individual operations. The British Empire was expanding rapidly during the 18th century. An empire is a large‚ multi-ethnic state‚ whose

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    During the late 18th century‚ slavery was major part of America’s way of life. Its growth was assisted by certain factors such as: geography‚ economy‚ trade‚ and social. It was widely accepted by white American citizens until it was challenged during the Revolution Era by ideals‚ religion‚ and the decline of profit in tobacco. The decline was more noticeable north of Delaware due to laws abolishing slavery‚ though this institution still persisted for a while in the 19th century. Geography was what

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