History 2010 - Toye (TNeCampus): Exam #1

This article examines the historiography of the 17th Century, which was characterized by a string of interrelated social, political and economic crises. The author divides historians of the era into two schools: Anglo-American social science and the French Annales school. The author argues that the continued hold of this era over the imaginations of historians is less about the time period itself and more about its influence on future events. It is seen as important for understanding the development of European modernity.

This article examines the origins of consumer society in Great Britain and the notion of good taste. In the 17th century, as Britain's wealth grew, material possessions began to be seen as symbols of refinement and social status. Taste became an important variable in cultural differentiation and class consciousness.

Examines the giant emigration from Europe to North America in the 17th century, focusing on emigration to the Chesapeake Bay area. The consequences of this emigration for the standard of living of the immigrants and their descendants; The priorities of immigrants and their children; What the Chesapeake offered seventeenth-century immigrants; More.

Information about various areas interspersed throughout the article.

The article focuses on the colonial history of the United States, especially in regards to the Dutch colonial possession of the area between the Connecticut River and Delaware Bay. The author argues that if the Dutch had not been replaced by the British colonial administration, the outcome of the American Revolution could have been different. The author considers the historiography of colonial history, especially in regards to the motivations behind the discoveries of English explorer Henry Hudson on behalf of the Dutch East India Company, the northeast passage, the character of King Charles II of Great Britain during the Restoration, and the European politics during the age of discovery.