The Church was criticized for a large number of things by the Protestants. One of these was the religious exclusiveness that the Church demonstrated. The Church believed that there is only one true Church, the Roman Catholic Church. This belief turned the word ‘church’ into a proper noun. Another thing that the Church was often criticized for was the lack of separation between Church and State.
Trading and marketing flourished, while small enterprises became large ones. Overall, things were getting bigger and better, and since they were improving, there came a population boom that lasted into the 1600s. Then, disasters struck. Famines, droughts, epidemics, and other disasters led to a period of a dramatic decline (‘black economy’) in population and commerce and industry. At the same time, their government was expanding rapidly, leading to more drain on the economy and expansions people couldn’t pay.
He also says that 10% of the white population owned nearly half of the wealth of the country and held slaves as 1/7th of the country’s people. I was not too shocked at this, as by this time I am used to these kinds of stats. But I found it very interesting how few people lived here back then, compared to how many we have now. And it’s made even more astonishing by the fact that a handful of people could essentially control the country, and after the war was won, some people gained even more power. “…the rebellion against British rule allowed a certain group of colonial elite to replace those loyal to England, give some benefits to small landholders, and leave poor white working people and tenant farmers in very much their old situation,” (Zinn 86).
In the modern era, many are new social movements, appearing and disappearing as quickly as one another. The pressure groups, especially now, have allowed political participation to rise, however, possibly at the cost to general political parties themselves : The political participation of people are now less inclined towards political parties than they once were, and instead care about pressure groups. The membership change has been entirely and devastatingly negative: since thatcher, the membership of the party had halved, and since 1945, the membership has quartered. The majority of the people have become disillusioned with their political party. Now, people have been joining pressure groups instead: Greenpeace has doubled its members since 1950.
Because New Englanders moved a great deal, their homes were not as sturdy as those in the Chesapeake b. Most New Englanders moved to America in family groups, while most Chesapeake migrants had come as individuals seeking economic opportunity c. The harshness of the New England environment meant a higher infant mortality rate and smaller families in New England than in the Chesapeake d. Unlike New Englanders who cleared new fields every few years, residents of the Chesapeake used the same fields year after year 32. Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan orthodoxy by expressing which of the following beliefs? a. She taught that the elect could communicate directly with god b.
In his article, “Keeping the Dream Alive,” Meacham mentions this issue in today’s economy. “The widening gap between the rich and the poor suggests the dream is becoming more elusive for more people than at any other time in our history” (Meacham 6). Income inequality has grown significantly since the 1970’s in America, widening the gap between the rich and the poor, resulting in shrinkage of the middle class. “PARADE surveyed more than 2,200 Americans, 84% describe themselves as belonging to the middle class…by international standards, they live a life of prosperity. Yet behind this prosperity is a growing unease... 39% have had cuts in their overtime, raises or bonuses… 47% say that no matter how hard they work, they cannot get ahead.
The squeezed society’s neglecting of investment has put both the rich and the poor in a society with low quality infrastructure. Additionally, a recent research shows that throughout the U.S, areas with the highest income inequality have longer commute times, higher rates of divorce, bankruptcy and squandered talent. For example, nowadays, because of being unable to attain fundamental financial needs, several people from the less wealthy classes can hardly own a house but instead choose to rent it. Consequently, house borrowers have to loan houses at higher interest rates on account of subprime mortgage. In this mortgage
King Louis XVI had bankrupt the French by supporting the American Revolution. He spent more money on maintaining his palace at Versailles then he did on supporting the French army. The need for a taxation came about and this resulted in the high rise in food prices. Only the third estate was being taxed, since nobility and clergy were exempt, and that meant that not enough taxes were being collected properly to support France. The last main cause of the Revolution was the uprising political problems.
The diversity thesis 2. The dependency thesis 3. Conventionalism 4. Pyramid relativism There are many reasons for creating the theory of relativism. One reason is that most people believed in a God who was responsible for one moral code, but recently there has been a decline in the belief of God and therefore without a universal law maker, there is a decline in the belief that there is a universal moral code e.g.
Today, immigration has shown inflation in religious diversity, although, there has been a considerably noticeable drop in traditional Christianity e.g. Anglican, and a rise in the less traditional Christian churches and non religions. The reason for decline can be based on the aging population, low birth rate, denominational switching, and the upshot of no religion. In the 1960’s the disorganisation of political and cultural mayhem saw growth of New Age Religions and Secularism. What is New Age Religion?