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    Bogdana Oliynyk Period 1 Sara Bohn Dr. Alvarado Luz Altamirano 9/9/14 18th Century Medical History Report The 18th century consisted of a lot of social and political events. Some of the social happenings that occurred in this century were the French and Indian War‚ the African slave trade‚ and many developing ideas and inventions were growing throughout the world. Many medical happenings were present as well. Smallpox was the main

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    mentally ill from society. In the 17th Century‚ people who

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    During the 18th century‚ the American colonies saw a great increase in the African slaves that were brought into the country. Before this time most of the slaves in the colonies had been Native Americans or indentured servants that were working off their debt off. During this era‚ the number of people flowing into the colonies also rose drastically. Each region of the colonies from the Northeast to the then Deep South each had different types of slavery and differing ideas of how slaves should be

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    DBQ it was the prompt from the summer essay; access why over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries colonists went from considering themselves British subjects to indentifying themselves as Americans During the 17th century‚ colonies along the east coast were being created. Some of these colonies include New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Maryland. The people living in those colonies were known as‚ colonists. The majority of the colonists were from Great Britain‚ and were still British

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    a brand being burned into the side of someone’s face for stealing an apple. This is one of the many harsh punishments given in 18th century England. Crime was not taken lightly‚ and criminals were made sure to be punished. Compared to modern day England‚ punishments for any crime were unrelenting. These punishments were even made for the public to watch. In 18th century England‚ punishments were dictated based on the established laws‚ the gender of the accused‚ and how severe the crime. To begin

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    Period:3/us history February 26‚ 2013 How did westward expansion transform the nation? In the early 1800’s‚ Americans pushed steadily westward‚ moving even beyond the territory of the United States. They traveled by canoe and flatboat‚ on horseback‚ and by wagon train. Some even walked much of the way. American merchant John Jacob Astor created one of the largest fur businesses‚ the American Fur Company. His company bought skins from western mountain men. These adventurers were some

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    Europeans‚ in the 18th century experienced changes in marriages and families‚ children‚ and food and medical care. Unlike the early years when the people married at young ages‚ more and more Europeans began to marry at much older ages and form families with an established household. In the early 18th century‚ children were often neglected; however‚ as time went on‚ parents began to express their love more openly for to their children. The diets and medical care of the Europeans improved through new

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    During the late 17th century slave trade played a dominant part in strengthening economies all over the world. As the world acknowledged the fact that slavery was a necessary part of life due to the free labor‚ tens and thousands of slaves were involuntarily circumnavigated around the world to countries that had potential to be rich with profitable resources and goods such as sugar and silver. One such group of slaves traveled from Africa to the Caribbean Islands.  As they arrived to the islands

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    During the time period of American westward expansion‚ settlers and Native americans had contrasting experiences. While Natives were continually and forcefully pushed off their. Settlers were searching for opportunity in the west‚ a land of new beginnings. Native land and culture was all but stifled out by western expansion. The First Way Native Americans were impacted by western expansion was in there land. For example From 1850 to 1870 natives lost most their land. This was to prevent conflict

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    Gloria Rael 10-06-12 AP U.S. History I Colonial Society in the 18th Century The British colonies in the 18th century had changed a lot since the 17th century. For example‚ in the year 1670‚ 90% of the population was English‚ and 4% was African. In 1770‚ 50% was English‚ and 20% was African. The colonies had become very distinct. The immigrants were 8% English‚ 8% Scottish‚ 15% German‚ 33% African‚ and 36% Scots-Irish. The characteristics of the colonies were diverse‚ as well. Colonial

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