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Century - 1600s
The 1600s refers to the time period of 1601 to 1700. Significant events during this time period, known as the 17th century, include the Scientific Revolution, the Thirty Years' War, and the English Civil War. It was during this century that scientists such as Isaac Newton and Galileo made their discoveries known.
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Where did the Dutch set up trading posts in the early 1600's?
The Dutch set up trading posts along the Delaware River during the early 1600s. This location allowed them with the opportunity to provide goods and establish trading capabilities with people arriving from other countries as they entered the colonies.
Back in the 1600s how did you get from England to Delaware?
By ship, the boat would take about 7 to 12 months to get from England to Delaware. By that time there would be no food or clean water many people would have died.
Where did Spain get their gold in the 1600s?
When having the control over the Aztecs and the incas, they were already abundant of gold and silver
What adjectives describe Virginia in the 1600'S?
Life in Virginia during the 1600's can be described using a few different adjectives. Simple, tough, honest, and religious all tell what life was like.
How often did people bathe in the 1600s?
Most people would bathe only once a year. The royalty bathed a little more often, about once every six months or so. Queen Elizabeth I was noted for her particular concern for hygiene, boasting that she bathed every three months, whether she needed it or not.
It should also be noted that just because people did not bathe often does not mean that they were unkempt. People would of course clean themselves up when needed, royalty especially, so things were not quite as bad as they might at first sound. Having said that, we pay more attention to our cleanliness than the majority of past generations.
What was shakespeare trying to show about life in the 1600s?
Shakespeare was a playwright, not a sociologist. He did not need to tell his audience what life was like in the 17th century because they already knew.
His plays do incidentally and unintentionally provide information about life back then because that is when they were written, but are much less useful to a modern sociologist than they plays of his contemporaries, such as Jonson or Dekker.
Who won the battle of cropredy bridge?
Overall the royalists won the battle and snuck away in the middle of the night #yolo#
Connecticut government in the 1600s?
Assembly members from Massachusetts were chosen to rule Connecticut.
How did Charles I affect England?
Charles I significantly impacted England by exacerbating tensions between the monarchy and Parliament, leading to the English Civil War (1642-1651). His belief in the divine right of kings and refusal to compromise on issues of governance and taxation alienated many, contributing to a struggle for power that ultimately resulted in his execution in 1649. This event marked a turning point in English history, leading to the temporary establishment of a republican government under Oliver Cromwell and fundamentally altering the relationship between the monarchy and Parliament. Charles I's reign highlighted the conflicts over authority and governance that would shape England's political landscape for centuries.
Did the English have rights before the social contract?
The rights of the English began with "Magna Carta" and the Common Law.
Were there any poor suvivors from pompai?
Yes. Most of the city was working class. Just because a person was poor, did not mean he was stupid. The poor could determine what might be coming and got out just as well as the wealthy.
What were some laws in the 1600s?
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How were Jews treated in the 1600s?
In the 16th century, Jews thrived economically and took part in the settler movement of Poland.
What type of people supported the Roundheads and Cavaliers?
They were distinctly opposing people. Roundheads was the term for the soldiers of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party. They generally opposed King Charles 1 and his supporters, the Cavaliers. Although these terms comment on their dress,this was much more of a commentary on their political and social attitudes, the Roundheads being plain,no nonsense people who supported parliament, while the cavaliers were flamboyant supporters of Royalty and somewhat derisive of parliament.
Who was the ruler of South Africa in 1600s?
Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad ruled Songhai (an African kingdom) in the 1600s
What part of Australia did Jan Carstensz discover?
Jan Cartensz was a Dutch explorer who was commissioned to continue the exploration of the southern part of Gulf of Carpentaria which had begun with the Duyfken under William Janszoon. Cartensz nearly discovered the passage between Cape York and New Guinea, but was turned back by adverse winds.
In the mid 1600s the group that was least dependent on the labor of serfs was?
The nations of Western Europe were the least dependent on the labor of serfs.
What was the mode of transport in the 1600s?
Well seeing as no one else has bothered to answer this question i will. The form of transport in the 1600's was carriges, horses or by foot. It must of sucked back then!!!
In the 1600s what were diggers?
The Diggers were an English group of agrarian communists, begun by Gerrard Winstanley asTrue Levellers in 1649, who became known as "Diggers" due to their activities.
Their original name came from their belief in economic equality based upon a specific passage in the Book of Acts.
