The focus on selling indulgences became so important because when the Renaissance period came, the church was losing its power, so people were able to freely buy things they wanted, even if they didn't needed them, and to not fear about being charged, beaten up, or even end up dead just because the church didn't thought its appropriate. Also, a very big factor was the fact that the people in this period, in general, had more money than the people in the Middle Ages, so the increased financial power enabled them to buy things that they found interesting but were not necessities.
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The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution
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Over 23,000 men fell as casualties in the one-day Battle of Antietam, making it the bloodiest day in American history. The Union victory at Antietam resulted in President Abraham Lincoln issuing his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.
Iron and steel--by the late 19th century the US became the world leader in iron ore and steel exports.
Access to natural resources and a lot of labor, the US was able to access iron ore which was a hot commodity and necessary for creating steel. If countries had the ability to create steel then they would just buy the iron ore. If they could not produce steel, then US Steel was the export for them. Steel industries dominated states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.
