CHAPTER 17&18 OUTLINE STUDY GUIDE Bryan Marchena I. The Columbian Exchange and its Effects A. Cultural Diversity 1. The peoples of the New World lacked immunity to diseases from the Old World. Smallpox‚ measles‚ diphtheria‚ typhus‚ influenza‚ malaria‚ yellow fever and maybe pulmonary plague caused severe declines in the population of native peoples in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Syphilis was the only significant disease thought to have been transferred from the Americas to
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Interest Groups A group of people with shared feelings or attitudes that try to influence government policy making. Pluralism leads to interest groups. Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton‚ James‚ Madison‚ John Jay (Publius) Fall 1787-Spring 1789 Federalist 10 (Madison) An analysis of nature‚ causes‚ and effects of factions and a search for a way to control them. “Curing the Mischiefs” 1. Remove the cause 2. Control the effects Propaganda- takes them from where they are to where they want
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theory is free trade that refers to a situation in which a government does not attempt to influence through quotas or duties what its citizens can buy from another country or what they can produce and sell to another country. Another theory is mercantilism‚ which is an economic philosophy advocating that countries should simultaneously encourage exports and discourage imports. The final theory is the theories of Smith‚ Ricardo‚ and Heckscher-Ohlin. Smith‚ Ricardo‚ and Heckscher-Ohlin show why
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DBQ Rewrite The shift in the different working systems led to a shift in economic thinking. Adam Smith’s Laissez Faire policies were thought to be the key factor in a controlled economy. Agriculture shifted to the cottage industry and then the cottage industry shifted to the factory system. Thus‚ decreasing opportunities for both urban and rural working classes. Due to this‚ the quality of life‚ also known as the standard of living‚ had shifted. Population increase‚ mostly due to the disappearance
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The TakeoverDespite being poverty-stricken in the late fifteenth century‚ Europe would eventually make a huge comeback in world dominance. Compared to other countries‚ it was not only poor‚ but also lacked stability. (Lecture‚ 8/27/14). The small populated country started gaining more people due to travel‚ trade‚ and religion. Major world powers that had a vast effect on Europe’s transformation include China‚ Africa‚ and Latin America. This is exactly what Europe needed to get ahead in such a competitive
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Monty Lee This essay is about a cholera epidemic spreading in London. Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea. This outbreak of cholera is happening in the Broad Street area of London. I think cholera is spreading through this area by the water pumps. The Broad street area is a small town filled with lots of families. This problem can be fixed by filtering the water pumps in the broad street area. Most of everyone who got ill had a contact
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With the innovations and advances of compass and ship designs of the Chinese Empire‚ martine exploration became possible. The technologies spread across Europe‚ and having accelerating mapmaking skills‚ navigation‚ sailing knowledge‚ and ship design gave the Europeans the advantage to rediscovering the New World in 1492 (619). European powers such as the Spanish and English were able to eventually establish colonies in the New World‚ although at different times‚ the Spanish being the first of all
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The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included
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Nantes‚ which had previously allowed tolerance towards French Protestants. He also worked‚ “to centralize and tighten control of France and its overseas colonies” (History.com staff). Louis gained control of France’s economic system and implemented mercantilism. He gained control over the powerful nobles through invitations to his court at his lavish palace‚ Versailles. His strong hold over the rebellious nobles allowed him to maintain his position as absolute monarch. Although King Louis XIV’s reign
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* Science - (from Latin scientia‚ meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. * Political science- Political science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state‚ government‚ and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics‚ and the analysis of political systems and political behavior
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