In American society during the 16oo's the gap between rags and riches was easier to jump. It compares to Britain with the fact that in Britain they had the king who appointed a lot of things. ''The crown made the choices.'' Americans had a better chance to become wealthy. If you bought a slaves you could easily become wealthy. Though many wealthy people did not want to intermingle with poor people. You also have to account the harshest society class of African American slaves.
Seventeenth Century (17th)
the seventeenth
Any century has one hundred years - the seventeenth century, in this case, ran from 1601 to 1700.
The Chesapeake colonies.
1603 is in the seventeenth century. (You might think it should be in the 16th, but the 1600's are in the 17th century is because there was no zero-th century. The first century ran from year 1 to 100. years 101 through 199 are in the second century; years 201 to 299 are in the third century, etc. People like to argue about what century 100,200,300,.. 1600 are in.
American Foxhound
I thought the seventeenth century was the 1600's??
lack of immunities
Seventeenth Century (17th)
No, but almost. The Seventeenth century is 1601 to 1700. The 1600s are 1600 to 1699.
the seventeenth
c. greater gaps in wealth and status between rich and poor
Spain controlled which continents in the beginning of seventeenth century?
The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century was created in 1867.
John Locke
The Netherlands began to colonize Indonesia in the early seventeenth century.
He died in the seventeenth century, in 1616.