The primary motivation for European nations such as Great Britain, France, Belgium, etc... to attempt to acquire African colonies in the late 1800's/early 1900's was to find slaves to work as laborers on European plantations,
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How do you imagine life would be without the invention of the typewriter? would computers have been invented?

Read a report of the paris medical faculty from 1348 about the plague. we can say that the main cause of this pestilence was and is the configuration of the heavens. in 1345, at 1: 00 in the afternoon of march 20th, there was a major conjunction of three planets in the constellation of aquarius. this conjunction, along with others like it and the eclipse caused a deadly corruption of the air around us. what is the most likely reason this document would be important to a historian’s study of the black death? a) it shows the importance of astronomy in medicine today. b) it shows how medicine once differed in paris and london. c) it shows how the plague’s cause was interpreted in the past. d) it shows the desperation to find a cause of the black death.

The french revolution began less than two decades after the american revolution. in many ways, the american experience was an inspiration for the citizens of france. but the people of the two countries had different situations and had different concerns, which influenced the way each revolution began, progressed, and ended. in this assignment you will write an essay that compares and contrasts the two revolutions. in your essay, include information on the economic, political, or social conditions that were present; events that took place as each revolution progressed; and the final outcome of each. did the people achieve their original goals? did their goals change? were they satisfied with the outcome or did conditions worsen? to begin, consider the characteristics of each country, such as the following: • the status of ordinary citizens before the revolution • the type of government in place • the ability of the citizens to participate in their governance • the people who stepped forward as leaders • the taxes, laws, or social structure in place at the time • the outcome of the revolution compared to its original goals