... that was largely influenced by economic elements. Europeans settlers put great emphasis on the "commodities" of New England. Cronon stated that " What was a merchantable commodity' in America was what was scarce in Europe." ( Cronon, 20) The colonists relied on New England for things such as ". . . fish for salting, furs for clothing, timber for ships, sassafras for curing syphilis, and so on ... ...

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... hunted in the early 1700s along the coast, towed to shore, and processed into oil and meat on the beaches. By the mid1700s, right whales close to shore were becoming scarce. As the right whale population dwindled, commercial whalers turned their attention to sperm whales. Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) were killed accidentally at first, but whalers soon found them profitable. To ... ...

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... and their in accommodate condition had brought upon them. So as there died some times two or three of a day in the foresaid time, that of 100 and odd persons, scarce fifty remained" (Bradford 317). The Pilgrims suffered dearly for their dream of religious freedom, but they were successful and were able to live in religious freedom until their own religious ... ...

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... " was taken in order to make room for the growing industries, house, and roads. This caused us to make parks and "reservations" because the wilderness is becoming more and more scarce. The author is telling this story in order to warn others of the dangers of using up all of our resources. We need to preserve the wild and leave it ... ...

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... water was clean and their diet diverse. In general their life style was more healthier as a result of which life expectancy increased considerably. 4. Population explosion caused the land to become scarce and forced people to move westwards. Though economically the colony grew, the gap between the rich and the poor became wider. While the rich grew wealthier, the poor were forced ... ...

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