Martin Luther gained religious enlightenment through his studies and believed that the church was getting in the way of peoples relationship with god and believed it was not for the church to tax people in return for their sins being forgiven he wrote the 95 Theses to complain about the wrong things the church was doing and nailed it to church doors in Germany he was part of the reformation which is one thing that lead to the enlightenment by weakening the churches power
1. Ability, wisdom, and intelligence (there’s more but here’s 3)
2. Royals have travelled the span of the UK to attend, from St Andrews in Scotland to Cambridge University
In 1839, a group of Africans took control of a Spanish ship called La Amistad that was bound for a port in Cuba where the Africans were to be sold as slaves. After seizing the ship, the Africans demanded to be taken back to their homeland, but were tricked by the ship's navigator who set a course that took them along the coast of North America. La Amistad was eventually captured by the United States Navy, and the Africans were held as pirates. Though they were almost taken to be sold in a U.S. slave market, a court case arose regarding whether they could actually be considered slaves. Abolitio
Public pressure- states tried to regulate RR & trusts and SC ruled unconstitutional
Sherman Antitrust Act 1890- attempt by congress to appease country; had little impact
McKinley Tariff 1890- highest protective tariff every; didn’t really prevent monopolies and angered public
Interstate Commerce Act-1887-banned discrimination in rates between long and short hauls, required that RR publish their rate schedules and file them with the gov’t
Due to pressure by the American people to regulate corrupt businesses and monopolies congress passed several acts that limited particular industries, however these acts had little practical effect.
