Answer: The Philosophes
Explanation:
Europeans of the 17th century no longer lived in the "darkness" of the MIDDLE AGES. Ocean voyages had put them in touch with many world civilizations, and trade had created a prosperous middle class. The PROTESTANT REFORMATION encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the CATHOLIC CHURCH, and the printing press spread the new ideas relatively quickly and easily. The time was ripe for the PHILOSOPHES, scholars who promoted democracy and justice through discussions of individual liberty and equality.
One of the main ways in which the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali were both similar is that they both benefitted greatly from the trade of salt and gold.
The Northwest Ordinance allowed a territory to request statehood if it had a population of 60,000 people.
Answer: The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act forced all colonists to pay taxes on every printed material they used. It was repealed in 1766.
Negative effective like killing most of them but positive because the natives taught them how to hunt and get warm for the upcoming winter but a lot of them fell sick