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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the New World in long journeys shackel to one another. The captains started taking around 300-400 slaves in each ship‚ and they ended up taking around 800-900. The fisrt journeys during the 17th century‚ took from 35 to 50 days‚ and a lot of the slaves died all along the trip. Although‚ during the 18th century‚ the ships were bigger and the journeys took around 30 days. The captains tried to make the trips as short as possible because they knew that more days at the sea‚ implicated more deaths among
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History 109 October 3‚ 2012 Contact or Conquest? Development of America During the 15th Through 18th Centuries While European explorers throughout history had made many contacts throughout their expeditions‚ the discovery‚ colonization‚ and development of territories and culture during the 1400s to 1700s would best be described as conquest. Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ English‚ French‚ Dutch and Germans came to the New World in search of many different interests‚ but ultimately the “conquering” of civilizations
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One of the striking features of the 18th century England is the rapid growth of urban society in both the metropolis and provincial towns.The eighteenth century was the century of hot springs cities‚ namely Epsom‚ Islington‚ Buxton and Cheltenham.Yet it cannot be denied that they were not as famous as the city of Bath. Bath is the most representative city to depict the striking urban and social development of hot springs in England at that time. As a matter of fact‚ we must remember the fact that
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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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In various points in history‚ governments have made regulations which many of the people refused to follow. During the late 18th century‚ prohibition of trade amongst separately colonized islands caused smuggling between these islands to become quite popular. Islands owned by the French‚ English‚ and Spanish each had different goods that were sought after‚ and thus‚ illegal trade commenced and was very successful. Supply and demand continued as it did because the smugglers stood to gain economically
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"The 18th century period was an era that witnessed great improvements in health and subsequent life expectancy" (Health and welfare during industrialization ‚ p. 109)[1]. Most experts connected the health revolution to the industrial one‚ that also brought success to other sectors. The workers emerged as the most important resource in the production of goods and services. In this light‚ capitalism employed every resource at its disposal to preserve and safeguard their health‚ wealth‚ and general
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The Life of 18th Century Women ________________________________________ During the eighteenth century‚ married women’s lives revolved to a large extent around managing the household‚ a role which in many cases included partnership in running farms or home businesses. The defiance of English rule and the onset of the war disrupted the usual patterns of life in many ways including impacting how women responded to events surrounding them. While the essential role of most women continued to be managing
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the forces of change In the typical eighteenth-century French mind‚ woman was differentiated from man not merely in terms of gender‚ but by a presumed discrepancy in relative intellectual strength and by a rigidly enforced division of destinies‚ duties‚ characteristics‚ personalities‚ and even requisite virtues. In 18th century France‚ women of the upper classes were often highly educated and noted for their intellect. The salons of 18th century Paris‚ run by women of intellect‚ were famous as
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Trades Back in the 18th century trades were a very common way of life. Trades were mostly shops run by a wide verity of people that could make all sorts things like clothing‚ and wigs too bricks‚ and houses. There are many more trades I could list but that would extend my 900 words for this essay. In this essay I’m going to give some information about four different trades that really grasped my attention. These four different trades that are wide spread from fashion trades to trades that would be
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