The British didn't think the colonists would be upset about the Act<span> since by letting the East India Company not pay taxes, the price of </span>tea<span> would go down. But the colonists were angry because the </span>Act<span> would give the East India Company a monopoly on </span>tea<span>sales in the colonies.</span>
Culturally, the medieval era was dominated by the church which emphasized human beings' lowliness in contrast to the greatness and holiness of God. The church remained strong in the Renaissance, but humanists of the Renaissance emphasized the God-given capabilities of human beings, created to do great things. And so, many great things were done by energetic and imaginative human beings of the Renaissance -- in art, architecture, literature, science, etc.
Socially, politically, and economically, medieval life focused on feudalism and agricultural life. The people lived on lands owned by the great landowners (the nobility), and the political power centered in the hands of those nobles. Economic value was tied to land ownership and agricultural production. In the Renaissance, cities rose to prominence. Banking and trade and budding industries became new ways of generating wealth, social status, and political power.
The Enlightenment is the period in the history of western thought and culture that characterized by dramatic revolutions in society, politics, science and philosophy. For many Americans, the main appeal of the Enlightenment was its focus on searching for useful and practical knowledge but what’s best summarizes the basic philosophy of the Enlightenment is that the reason could help humans achieve perfections in this world.
