18th century

While some may believe that a reversal to a government more in line with 18th century America would be beneficial, I think that we would come to the same conclusion they did: there needs to be a central leading, unbiased and unifying branch in the government. By having an executive branch of government at the federal level, the state and local levels have more time and resources available to focus on the daily life of their citizens. The loss of that executive branch would cause disarray at…

With the obliged assistance of all things natural, mankind is inspired to progressively discover all forms of beauty and spirituality. This inspiration is said to have given way to the era of Romanticism which began in Europe during the mid/late 18th century as a revolt against the aristocracy and the corresponding politics of the Age of Enlightenment. European Romantic ideals influenced visual arts and music. More importantly, however, European Romanticism influenced literature and set the…

with suspicion, rose in the social scale. Small stores, each carrying its special line of goods, reached their peak in the 18th century. The wholesale business developed, and traveling salesmen and standard prices came into general use. In the United States the general store preceded the single-line store and is still common in small rural communities. In the late 19th century the department store came into being a large-scale general store or a combination of single-line stores in which each…

Architecture & Sustainability As a result of the Industrial Revolution during the 18th century, industrial production in-creased drastically which led to the changing of three important factors. The first factor that got affected is the increase of demand on resources. Europe was one of the strongest military forces in the world back then and they were the most dominant. Due to the lack of raw material, they invaded and conquered some parts of the world for their crucial need of resources. The…

slavery. Slavery began in stages as it began to grow ships full of Africans were sold in the Atlantic slave trade. Slavery was successful because it was a goldmine specifically for the south’s economy. The Economics of Slavery In the 17th and 18th century, slavery was practiced across the English colonies. Slavery was based upon the concept of manifested destiny, enabling a culture and an unshakeable climate of commerce and American history filled with stories of greed and superiority and…

As the 18th century began to fade away and the 19th began to dawn, revolutions began to occur that were not just political, but rather economical as well. The change in work and labor would come to later be known as the Industrial Revolution, and it would come first to the island nation of England in the form of factories and steam engines to fuel the economy. England would become the leader of the Industrial Revolution not because it wanted to, but rather because it was forced to under…

Eastern European immigrants came searching for new opportunities and freedom. All these waves of new cultures were bound to come with tension and difficulty assimilating into the “American” way of life. The early explorers of the 16th and 17th century…

When we think of racism we often think back to the 17th and 18th century when there was slavery in America and African Americans were treated unequally and forced to do laborious work due to the color of their skin. Although slaves were set free and given equal rights, it seems that racism continues to exist even today. Racism sparks many unanswered questions. Do people learn racism? Who teaches racism? Is it intentional? Is it unintentional? “Racism is one of the most complicated and profoundly…

Imagine living in an area that has experienced war, plague, and conflict for over five centuries. Generations of native Sudanese were displaced and scared with overwhelming peevish conditions. From the late 18th century, Sudan gained its independence in 1956 from Britain and Egypt. The British colonized a tremendous amount of land in Africa while harvesting numerous amounts of raw materials from Sudan. Not only were raw materials their interest, Britain pursued to limit power of imperial…

In the 18th century, the British government was a complex system built upon laws and customs, and centered on the monarchy. While the monarchy was not as powerful and revered as it was in neighboring European countries, it certainly stood as a symbol of leadership for the nation and people. The fine line created between the relationship of the Crown and the people was vital to the balance of Britain’s political, social, and economical power and became increasingly more so with the rise of…