1700's Knowledge

During the eighteenth century, an age of enlightenment fell upon the people of Europe. Across the continent, knowledge and discovery spread like wildfire. During this era, an overwhelming majority of middle-class citizens became literate, partaking in various forms of high culture previously reserved exclusively to the aristocracy. At the same time, while the age of Enlightenment produced prominent theorists, thinkers, and intellectual works, it also made the common man more aware of intellectuality. With access to literature rich in revolutionary thought, the middle-class assumed an understanding of natural law that encompassed freedom, social equality, and the value of mankind. However, while

The domestic system was widespread in Western Europe, and was the only way that goods were produced. Small homes and rural shops served light manufacturing operations for sewing, craft productions, typing, bookkeeping, and auto repair. The level of production during the domestic system was very low, since products were made very slowly, and only sold in the local markets. England’s population was growing rapidly, and the domestic system was not able to keep up with the country’s demands for products. In the early 18th century, ways to improve the manufacturing of cloth were developed. Machinery such as the flying shuttle, cotton gin, and spinning mills were invented, which revolutionized the entire textile industry. The domestic system was

Everyday life in the United States is very different today than it was in the 1700's. Life was harder and the settlers did not have nearly as many luxuries as society has today. Some aspects of the colonial times that were different then are today include family, employment, and social activities. Life in the United States in the 1700's was filled with hard work, cooperation, and dedication to one’s land and family.

The Enlightenment period, also known as The Age of Reason, was a period of social, religious, and political revolution throughout the 18th century which changed the thoughts of man during this “awakening” time. It was a liberation of ignorant thoughts, ideas, and actions that had broken away from the ignorant perception of how society was to be kept and obeyed thus giving little room for new ideas about the world. Puritan society found these new ideas of thought to be extremely radical in comparison to what they believed which was a belief of strong rational religion and morality. Enlightened society believed that the use of reason would be a catalyst of social change and had a demand of political representation thus resulting in a

The Enlightenment period, also known as The Age of Reason, was a period of social, religious, and political revolution throughout the 18th century which changed the thoughts of man during this “awakening” time. It was a liberation of ignorant thoughts, ideas, and actions that had broken away from the ignorant perception of how society was to be kept and obeyed thus giving little room for new ideas about the world. Puritan society found these new ideas of thought to be extremely radical in comparison to what they believed which was a belief of strong rational religion and morality. Enlightened society believed that the use of reason would be a catalyst of social change and had a demand of political representation thus resulting in a time

During the late 1700s, production and manufacturing were centralized around people’s homes and farms. The majority of the work produced was done to provide for individual or community use; often hard labor, basic machines, and hand tools were used to carry out tasks. An era of powered machines and factories created the Industrial mark across the nation. Textile and iron industries developed the steam engine to help improve transportation and exchange to increase manufactured goods. While the impact improved the standard of living for a small majority, others a large majority remained poor and living in poverty. Urban cities that housed large manufacturing plants that provided jobs in often overcrowded cities and poor living conditions.

Whether by land or by sea, eighteenth century colonial travel was arduous, expensive, and many times dangerous. Because of this, few people traveled very far from their homes. Transportation has changed dramatically since the late 1700’s. It was during this time that Colonial America was budding as a new country. This was before airplanes, which appeared in the very early stages of the 1900’s. Cars showed up about the same time, so rewind about 200 plus years and we’re back in colonial America. It wasn’t civilized like it is today. The dirt roads were bumpy, grimy, and when the rains came, they were mud baths. So how did people during this time get around? Often, they didn’t. Not many people could afford the cost of travel back then. Daily American Colonial Life was extremely harsh for the first settlers and colonists. They were faced with a new country, unknown territory and no friends, relatives or neighbors to help them “In those days, it was fairly expensive to travel. Because of this, generally only government officials, merchants, and planters took the risk (Constitution Facts).” Women were supposed to stay home and look after the children while the husband went off to do business. America was still a budding country, so there were not as many cities as there are now and they were more spread out. If the man wanted to travel, it would require several hours, or even several days to ride on horseback. Often the husband wouldn’t return for a couple of days, and when he

f North America in the 1500s. Before that time, the continent was an unknown place to them. These adventurers saw it as an entirely new land, with animals and plants to discover. They also met new people in this exciting New World—people with fascinating lifeways that the Europeans had never seen and languages they had never heard. This New World for Europeans was actually a very old world for the various people they met in North America. Today we call those people American Indians.

One Social change during the late 1800s was the emancipation of slaves. For Example, in document 2, it is stated "Liberty came to the freemen of the United States not in mercy, but in wrath, not by, moral choice but by military necessity, not by generous action of the people among whom they were to live, and whose good-will was essential to success...., but by strangers, feigners, invaders, trespassers, aliens, and enemies. " This example demonstrates that the emancipation was forced and had moral value to the decision that made African-American people's lives difficult and cruel from racist actions and disadvantages. One example of a racial discrimination action was the Jim crow Laws.

Throughout the 19th century, the American market saw drastic changes in infrastructure and production. The agriculture sector was no different, as new technologies and modes of transport led the way for farmers to sell goods and work their land, easier and faster. New laws and regulations also paved the way towards cheaper food throughout America. However, as prices dropped, and production flourished, a minority of Americans suffered the consequences of starvation, while farmers suffered low gains. The agricultural picture of the 1800s paints an image of new technologies and a transformed transport sector, which gave way to lower consumer prices and hardships for farmers.

Every nation is influenced from a source in some way shape or form. This is human nature, the trait is relevant and important in expanding and creating new ventures. For every cause, there is an effect. History is a great example of this, if one thing failed to occur history would be different as we know it. The proof is in the pudding when England and America are brought up in the same air. it is evident England was responsible for Americas solid foundation. We see this in the early stages of America, from the way they dressed all the way to language. Without this country, there would be no America.

Probably one of the most noteworthy changes to Colonial British America during the 1700’s is the increase and diversity in population. According to the text book, in 1700 the population was fewer than 300,000 and about 6.7 percent of said population was African American. However, by 1775 the number rose to about 2.5 million where the black man nearly equaled the white man in number. In addition to these new numbers of whites and blacks, Germans seeking religious freedom, and fleeing from economic oppression and the ravages of war, constituted about 6 percent (150,000) of the 2.5 million.

The government in the early 1700s used words like “estate” and “order” and “condition” instead of our modern time use of the word “class”. Estate was then a function of birth. Those who were born were either noble or common. Noble status could either be acquired or lost through a lifetime. We will understand this society better if we begin by using the same vocabulary they did. Now, being born into money is an external possession, but being a noble or common was an inherent condition. For the political ideas, first of all, slavery was not abolished. The government earned its rights to become a model for the revolutions to come by bringing a new political thought that originated in england. This thought began in North America. It all began when

Analytical Essay Introduction During the 1500s and 1700s period, there were many events that took place in both the early modern period in Europe and in various parts of East Asia specifically China and Japan. However, despite having similarities there were different events that marked early modern period in Europe and in East Asia (McKay et al, 2014). Therefore, this paper gives a discussion of both the comparison and contrast in events that took place in the early modern Europe and East Asia (Japan and China) between 1500s and 1700s.

Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Neil Postman identifies himself as a “neo-Luddite”. What bothers Postman most is the fact that the great innovators of this time have no frame of reference other than their own experience, and that experience is only that of the 20th century. Advocates of trends such as information superhighways and economic globalization appear to know nothing of history, philosophy and culture; they live digitally in the hollow present.      Postman assesses different ideas in each chapter: Chaper One: A Bridge to the Eighteenth Century      Postman heralds the accomplishments of personalities of the 18th Century, including Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau,