... been touched by the conflict. Moreover, witch hunting ceased once those areas became involved, for example, Lorraine and the Franche Comte. In the late 1580's witch hunting had become especially bad in Switzerland and the Netherlands. It quickly died out in the Netherlands, which developed a tolerant and rational political culture. Dutch Calvinism began to perceive the devil as a spiritual rather than ... this is economics. Many of the outbreaks in the witch craze can be linked to economic factors. The pre-conditions such as the belief in witches, crop failure, death, famine, bad weathe...

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... English persons who worked in the colonies for a fixed period of years to pay off their debts and gain their freedom. But indentured servants, if they didn't die because of bad living conditions, eventually completed their obligations and left their employers. Thus, the need for labor was continuous. The American economy had needed both unskilled and skilled workers through much of ... States within well-established family and ethnic networks that provided transportation fees, wage information, access to jobs, and housing. Dislikes: Fearing the newcomers would destroy American instituti...

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During the 1500s, the Spanish had succeeded in amassing more land in Europe than any other country. This also included Spain's vast overseas territories. At the time, Spain quickly rose to become one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries in ... , would Spain then not have suffered political impotence by the end of the 17th century? Spain became the "big loser" in the war all because of problems like bad communications between crews, inadequate ships, and lack of experience with England's weather and climate. The "War of Religion" is not completely accurate when characterizing these co...

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