HILD 2A-B-C Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tituba, Royal Charter, Triangular Trade
23 Feb 2018
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Lecture 9: of witches, pirates and devils -resistance to change anti-whig history (10/31/17) Whig history: history follows a progressive path. What role does consumption play in the historic moment. Only one to admit to a cult knowledge but that she wasn"t a witch. Cuban slave, married to a native man. Puritans based persecutions upon observable facts and rational facts (curses, coincidences) scientific in terms of cause and effect. Allows witch trials to get out of control. Women talked to a crystal ball to try and get answers about their husbands" professions but later they experienced symptoms such as spasms. Existed in every part of the empire, primary trading partner. Monopolies sheltered by high tariffs imposed by royal authority. Channel wealth in form of gold and silver (species) into the motherland. Manufactured goods colonies resources motherland. Power of luxury goods changing the world (silk, stockings, silver buttons, glass, alcohol, weapons, etc) Bragging done by a wealthy colonial person.
