1. In the 17th century, population of Europe grew slowly but a cyclical pattern started to grow that had a great influence on the social and economic life. On factor that put down the population was the Black Death which created a sharp drop in the population and also created labor shortage throughout Europe. Also deaths started increasing in the 17th century such as famine, epidemic disease, and war caused huge drops in the population, or slows the population rate. Famine happened due to poor farming methods and crop failures. Farming would spread disease as well as wars which was killed by the bubonic plague, dysentery, and the smallpox. Although towards the 18th century changed the pattern, where the population grew due to fewer deaths since
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Mercantilism was a system that helped increase the power of the states. Later in the 17th century, the Dutch and the English wanted to become allies in order to stop Louis XIV and the Netherlands from territorial expansion. Since then they were in many wars. One war was the War of Austrian Succession, which starts having Frederick the Great having Prussia stop Austria from taking French territory in Canada. France wanted peace and in for return, they got territorial expansion in North America. Another was the seven years’ war which was between the French and British for colonial empire as well as sea power to take the French off. Due to the Treaty of Paris, France would lose all land of North America and in Canada. Basically the British won and by 1763, the Navigation Acts helped grow the British shipping …show more content…
He wanted bigger roles for commerce in the overseas and independent merchants. Some of the problems were that Creole merchants didn’t really like the regulations that were imposed in Madrid. Merchants also complained how there wasn’t good handling for trading rights to trade such as he East India Company. He argued towards the government that there are only three duties. That the government should provide a defense against foreign invasion, should maintain civil order with the courts and the police to protect citizens, and that they should sponsor public works and institutions which would leave profits for private investors.
LEQ Practice
Thesis: Europe saw no lasting peace in the period between 1648 and the treaty of Paris in 1763 because of territorial expansion, economic competition and colonial competition.
Paragraph 1: Territorial Expansion
CD: The War of Austrian Succession started with Frederic the Great had lead Prussia to seize Silesia from Maria Theresa.
CD: It became a war for French territory in Canada from colonists of New England.
CD: The War of the Spanish was started by Louis XIV which he gave the Spanish crown to his grandson.
CD: French and Spain wanted to build British colonies in America and they used this as a threat
CD: Britain got control over the African slave trade.
Paragraph 2: Economic
Mercantilism was a system that helped increase the power of the states. Later in the 17th century, the Dutch and the English wanted to become allies in order to stop Louis XIV and the Netherlands from territorial expansion. Since then they were in many wars. One war was the War of Austrian Succession, which starts having Frederick the Great having Prussia stop Austria from taking French territory in Canada. France wanted peace and in for return, they got territorial expansion in North America. Another was the seven years’ war which was between the French and British for colonial empire as well as sea power to take the French off. Due to the Treaty of Paris, France would lose all land of North America and in Canada. Basically the British won and by 1763, the Navigation Acts helped grow the British shipping …show more content…
He wanted bigger roles for commerce in the overseas and independent merchants. Some of the problems were that Creole merchants didn’t really like the regulations that were imposed in Madrid. Merchants also complained how there wasn’t good handling for trading rights to trade such as he East India Company. He argued towards the government that there are only three duties. That the government should provide a defense against foreign invasion, should maintain civil order with the courts and the police to protect citizens, and that they should sponsor public works and institutions which would leave profits for private investors.
LEQ Practice
Thesis: Europe saw no lasting peace in the period between 1648 and the treaty of Paris in 1763 because of territorial expansion, economic competition and colonial competition.
Paragraph 1: Territorial Expansion
CD: The War of Austrian Succession started with Frederic the Great had lead Prussia to seize Silesia from Maria Theresa.
CD: It became a war for French territory in Canada from colonists of New England.
CD: The War of the Spanish was started by Louis XIV which he gave the Spanish crown to his grandson.
CD: French and Spain wanted to build British colonies in America and they used this as a threat
CD: Britain got control over the African slave trade.
Paragraph 2: Economic