HIST 1126 Lecture : HIST 101-NATIVES AND NEWCOMERS.docx
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When cartier entered the baie des chaleurs he met natives probably. At the beginning of the 16th century europe was experiencing a period of rapid change. Slavery was widely practiced especially in southern and eastern europe portugal and. Spain beginning to engage in african slave trade. The guilds that had once made rules to ensure the protection of artisans gave way to capitalist enterprises that hired workers for wages. Women were punished if they broke social norms as witchcraft trials attested. Martin luther led the challenge against the pope(head of roman catholic church) the reformation of christianity led to a counter reformation by the pope. Christian church split into catholic and protestant variants. Wars between catholics and protestants spread across europe usually ended with only one variant of christianity allowed in a state. Innovation of techniques of ship construction navigation and armament production was a major factor in the successful overseas expansion of europe.
