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    Alexander Hamilton‚ a political mastermind‚ was the first leader of the Federalists. Like him self‚ the Federalist followers were wealthy land owning men who were powerful and held high jobs within the cities. They believed that industries of mercantilism and business were going to be significant contributors to the success of America’s future. Therefor Federalism was very popular in New England and the North part of the United States because of the popularity of “big business” in those areas.

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    liberty. The American colonists first landed in Virginia‚ and from there they spread southwards and northwards over time. The British could not control all of the colonies at the same time. The colonies in the north began resisting taxes and mercantilism

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    20150016 The colonies of the new world were very different from each other from region to region‚ with revamping of colonies and economic opportunities. Began with Roanoke that turned out to be a colony that failed to be a colony and it did not prosper. In Virginia‚ the colonial system differed greatly from each region‚ according with the nation that ended up colonizing it. English colonies in the Northeast region differed from Spanish settlements in the Southwest because the spanish differed

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    Quiz 1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. An international trade theory‚ grounded in the work of Adam Smith and David Ricardo‚ that focuses on the importance of comparative advantage obtained through differences in natural or acquired economic advantages is referred to as: a. Classical trade theory b. Factor proportion theory c. Product life cycle theory d. Competitive advantage theory 2. Paul Krugman’s “realist” perspective embraces which of the following conclusions: a. Countries compete

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    As the English civil wars commenced‚ the Great Migration and harsh persecution between Catholic and Puritan powers made religious concerns the primary cause of settling the British colonies; after the intensity of the British economic problems died down‚ the settling of the British colonies for economic concerns further died down; as a result‚ the statement that economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns is somewhat invalid. As the civil

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    cheap to make goods‚ and they were produced at a large scale‚ which in turn led to consumers being able to afford more products. Another thing was the creation of banks‚ which favoured economy as they lent money to set up even more industries. Mercantilism also helped European countries‚ since they had a market for their goods. Also‚ industries were favoured by the construction of better roads and canals‚ and with the invention of the steam engine‚ as well as with the construction of turnpike trusts

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    Comparison Essay Empire-building in both the Spanish and Russian empires occurred during the New Imperialism Age; while both empires were politically and socially different‚ both desired to expand to further their economies and strengthen their international role. While Spain conquered territories across the Atlantic Ocean in the New World‚ Russia began expanding east is search of a warm-water port and farmable land. Both exhibited strict Christian monarchies‚ the effects of which were visible in

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    themselves. Therefore‚ outside investors were not usually involved. Document seven shows that four of the larger sugar plantations were owned by absentee owners that were either rich or their families was rich. Another way money was important was mercantilism. The British used the mercantile system to buy raw materials‚ or slaves‚ at low prices and make the materials into finished goods and sell them at high prices. This system helped England to have more money coming in‚ rather than out and resulted

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    Consequently‚ Smith was opposed to the system of mercantilism where the government exerted a lot of control over the economy by regulating production and trade in order to bring back gold and silver. Smith therefore felt that the wealth of a nation lied in the hands of individual people‚ and that if the government

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