<span>With the conquests and voyages of explorers like Christopher Columbus, Portugal was the first country to really start the concept of European Imperialism, whereby countries ventured out for other lands as a way of increasing their influence upon the rest of the world.</span>
On June 15, 1215, a disgruntled group of landed barons achieved a great if very short-lived victory over the reigning monarch of the time, King John. That victory was the king’s consent to a document presented for his stamp that limited the monarch’s authorities vis-à-vis his subjects. That document, the Magna Carta, was a detailed list of demands and principles that were intended to protect these elites from the tyranny of a king with unchecked powers.
This limitation on the taxation of the king’s subjects, and its prohibition on the enforced requisition of those subjects’ crops and other properties, remained a pillar of democratic thought for centuries to come, and was reissued several times over the ensuing years until it finally stuck. Its influence on the British subjects residing in the Crown’s North American colonies who were contemplating the text of what would become the Constitution of the United States was considerable. Those rebellious colonies were heavily influenced by the intellectual developments characteristic of the Age of Enlightenment, but central to those developments remained the principles established in the Magna Carta. That this nation’s founders were similarly influenced by the 1215 document is evident in Alexander Hamilton’s essay defending the draft constitution and advocating for its ratification. In that essay, designated Federalist Paper #84, Hamilton wrote the following: “It has been several times truly remarked that bills of rights are, in their origin, stipulations between kings and their subjects, abridgements of prerogative in favor of privilege, reservations of rights not surrendered to the prince. Such was Magna Charta, obtained by the barons, sword in hand, from King John. Such were the subsequent confirmations of that charter by succeeding princes. Such was the Petition of Right assented to by Charles I., in the beginning of his reign. Such, also, was the Declaration of Right presented by the Lords and Commons to the Prince of Orange in 1688, and afterwards thrown into the form of an act of parliament called the Bill of Rights.”
In that passage, Hamilton recognizes the enduring influence of the Magna Carta, and of the document’s role in the evolution of political thought through the ensuing centuries. The concept of limitations on the power of a ruler had sufficient appeal that it survived many monarchs’ efforts at resisting the relinquishment of authority the document stipulated. The American Bill of Rights was a direct outgrowth of the evolution of political thought that didn’t begin with the Magna Carta, but for which the document represented perhaps its most important manifestation to date.
The First Industrial Revolution, which initiated in Britain, in 1750, happened due to several factors that favored its boom and growth. The first of the many factors was the happening of the Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century, which led to a surplus production of foodstuffs. This meant that people had more money to spend in things that were not the acquirement of basic needs, like food. Another issue was that there was a great increase in the population numbers and many farmers began to migrate towards places where they could find work in factories and new industries. Also, because of the successful English revolutions of the 17th century there was an economic and financial boom, also given by the increased sales of cotton and other crops that were traded. This meant that there was further injection of funds to the creation of factories. Finally, two other factors were the vast presence of mineral resources, such as coal to feed the industries and which could be transported easily, and the second, the empowerment and creation of financial institutions which led to easier access to funds for the creation of new factories. From the options given, then, the only one that does NOT explain a factor is A: low population density. All other options were factors that aided in the success of the Industrial Revolution in England.
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "c. FM/AM radio." FM/AM radio was a response by the FCC to sensational media reporting on the airwaves.During a halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, there was a wardrobe malfunction. Thus the<span> FCC began stepping up </span>censorship and enforcement of indecency regulations<span> again.</span>
After Britain lost American colonies they gained a few new colonies in other areas. In 1713 Great Britain acquired the French colony of Arcadia and soon after the colony of Canada. Also in 1763 Britain acquired the Spanish colony of Florida but the main place where they were able to gain new colonies was in Australia. So although they lost some colonies in America they were still able to acquire others elsewhere like in Australia.
