V. The Transformation of Eastern Europe‚ 1648-1740 26. THE “WESTERNIZING” OF RUSSIA pgs 234-245 Muscovy turned into modern Russia Russia = northern Asia and Eastern Europe Converted to Greek Orthodox branch of Christianity Geography made it commercially hard with Western Europe (1462-1505) Ivan III threw off Mongol rule (1682-1725) Tsar Peter the Great underwent closer European relations Europeanizing/Westernizing Russia = expansion of European civilization; purpose was to gain scientific
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colonies were economic in origin rather than rooted in political and social controversies and differences. Conflict in Great Britain was mainly economic because of the acts Great Britain imposed and views they had on why the colonies existed. Mercantilism‚ the thought of exporting more than importing to increase a mass
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American Revolution. When the British came back to the colonies they had to have a way to pay off their war debt. The British started to limit trade to only the mother country. This allowed Britain to make money off of the colonies‚ this was called mercantilism. When the king could not make enough money off of that he turned to taxes. His first act was called the Sugar Act. This act put taxes on sugar and the main drink in the colonies was tea. People were furious they had to pay taxes on sugar and molasses
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Study Guide Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it D. emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity (D) Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it (D) emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity—the Bible and the writings of the Fathers of the Church. In that light‚ humanists tended to ignore or denounce the proceedings of Church councils and pontiffs during the middle Ages. While many Renaissance humanists denounced scholasticism
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Chapter Four. African Slaves Build their Own Community in Coastal Georgia Slavery was originally prohibited in the original 1732 Georgia charter; the ban was lifted two decades later when Georgia became a Royal colony. By 1770‚ 15‚000 slaves made up 80% of the population. Rice was one of the most valuable commodities of mainland North America‚ surpassed only by tobacco and wheat. The Atlantic slave trade grew to match rice production. “Saltwater” slaves (slaves
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be civilized. Economics played one of the most important roles‚ by using the colonies resources‚ receiving cheap labor and having a market for their goods. Africa was a region that was largely untouched in terms of old imperialism (mercantilism) and a highly attractive to Europe’s dominant countries. The discovery of gold and diamonds had only increased interest in
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Some pros were that the colonies would be stronger and more independent. the colonies would have strong central government to control the defense‚ taxation‚ postage‚ currency etc. also the Britain abandoned the mercantilism so the colonies would have to unite in order to survive because Britain no longer provided the colonies with the guarantee on market and it got its material from other countries for a lower price. this made the colonies go in depression because people had no jobs and they needed
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Norbert Sackey Social Theory Kajsa Hallberg Adu The Ideology of Liberalism Liberalism as a term can perhaps be tracked back as far as to early agricultural societies‚ when people started living in settled communities and were forced‚ for the first time‚ to find ways of trading and living with strangers. Nevertheless‚ liberalism as a developed ideology was a product of the breakdown of feudalism in Europe ‚ and the growth in its place‚ of a market or a market or a capitalist society. In
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religious strife. Some of the people in England were suffering from harsh economic changes‚ and lack of land due to wool trading. The English saw America as land which was scarce in their homeland and as an economic reprieve. Colonies were built‚ mercantilism was established. – Page 11. A British Empire was being built. However‚ England was in enormous debt due to the many years of fighting wars and in desperate need of revenue. England was cash poor and decided it needed to capitalize off and increase
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What is the public sphere? An area in social life‚ independent of government where informed citizens can come together and discuss and influence political action‚ a domain that used to be solely for political figures and upper society. What were the major components of the public sphere in colonial North America? The public sphere expanded with the raising of literacy rates and the view that participating in politics and reading was fashionable. Some of the influences were numerous coffee shops
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