Since blogs are supposed to be about how you are feeling and what you think…. I will say that my energy level for this blog is very low. (I hope I don’t get marked down for this.) I wish Strayer was a little more exciting, don’t get me wrong, the information is good stuff, its just how he words it. Anyways back to my summaries.
Ch.14
Our country relies on mass production, not only for the U.S. but for trade as well. Back in the 1450-1750 countries needed mass production too, and their way to produce it was through slaves. Everyone knows that slaves had a hard life, and by no means am I saying that I agree with slaves, but back then it was what needed to be done. I’m sure that if we didn’t have factories to produce items then we would still have slaves today.
America was doing just fine before Mr. Columbus showed up, after Europeans came, they brought over diseases that killed most Native Americans. Europeans did many things for Americans. For example created societies, established trade, and crops. For this reason is why slaves became more popular. Sugar played a major role in trade and slavery.
Ch. 15.
I feel like we are always talking about the Europeans, and this chapter is about the voyages that the Europeans embarked on. “ It was the silver trade that gave birth to the genuinely global network of exchange”(Strayer, page 442). Who doesn’t love money? In today society, people can’t get enough, and that also went for back then too. Money brings power. Here comes China, once again.. with their societies, silver was a must for them. Since people already had to pay taxes, now the people had to pay taxes in silver. China had most of the silver due to its large economy, but if foreigners could get a lot of that pretty metal, they could take part in the silk to that made China so wealthy. The largest silver mine was not in China but in Bolivia. People will do anything for money, even travel around the world to get some.
Ch. 16
Religion is always a touchy topic…people have so many different views on things. Christianity is one of those religions that many “think” they know about and judge it by the people. I know, I know, why would a person want to be associated with a group that forced something on another person. A person wants to be apart of something where they are “comfortable” no pressures from the world. On page, 464 Strayer says this statement about Salvation and what the Protestants believe, “ To God alone ; God’s grace is freely and directly granted to believers."
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