The Black Death In Elizabethan England

The last urban outbreak of the plague in the United States occurred in Los Angeles in 1924 to 1925(“Plague Occurs”). Europe’s population went down quick because of the plague and it impacted tons of people(Dobson 11). 60 percent of Europe’s entire population , 50 million were killed(Benedictow). The plague impacted parts of Asia today and people are being killed by the disease. In Surat 100 people died from the plague and that affected tons of people(“Plague 1”).

Even if Johnson freed the slaves, he did not do anything at all to help them. Johnson wasn 't in fact against slavery, he didn 't think it was a terrible way to treat people, he freed them just because he thought this would help the economy. He didn 't give them land where they could live and this forced the 'ex-slaves ' to work in farms, sometimes they where treated just as bad as before. The government levied a new poll tax they couldn 't afford and this meant they couldn 't vote anymore.

The Black Death Consider a disease that kills 50-90% of its infected victims. The bubonic plague, also known as “The Black Death,” has existed for many years. It is an extremely lethal disease that has horrendous symptoms. The first recorded case was in China in 224 B.C.E. There was a horrific outbreak in Europe during the mid-fourteenth century killing about one third of the population.

In document 3 it says “ The South thus quickly established a rural way of life supported by an agricultural economy based on slave labor.” So if the South lost slavery their economy would fall and the south would be very very poor. So therefore the Southern states left the union because they didn’t want to be poor. In conclusion the Southern states wanted to secede from the union because President Lincoln was elected, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published, and because slavery was the basis of their community.

Since ancient times, Smallpox has devastated the world, killing millions of people. Often referred to as the speckled monster, the smallpox disease originated in the new world when Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors and early English settlers arrived in the Americas. Although there had been attempts to cure the disease, including variation, (that came from Asia 2,000 years ago), they all had a high risk of death. It wasn’t until 1796, when Edward Jenner, a English paleontologist came up with a new form of vaccine, it was called inoculation.

In the fourteenth century, Europe was experiencing famine that was followed by a plague known as the Black Death that affected most parts of the continent (Davis 45). The pandemic led to the loss of almost two-fifths of the European population. Such a situation meant that fewer Europeans were able to give their services as laborers in North America since most of them had passed away, and the remaining were still recovering from the loss of loved ones and caring for the few survivors from the plague who were still ailing and recovering. Evidently, there was a shortage of laborers, and this necessitated the need to look for alternative labor.

In summary the middle ages were not a good period rather they were a time of darkness. To start, the Middle ages were a time of disease. The black plague swept through Europe during the middle ages. The black plague was spread by bites of infected rats and fleas, it was also transmitted pneumatically through the air (Black Death Presentation).

In the end, all the rebellion did was encourage the government that was hurting them to become more powerful and gain the ability hurt the penniless farmers

Also, it wiped out forty percent of the English population, as well as sixty percent of the Northeastern France

In attempt to protest the colonists made the situation worse, in 1774 the Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts. The act consisted of various rules; the closing of Boston Harbor, the Quartering act, and Boston was to be put under martial law (). The outcome was negative, many colonists felt that the law violated their natural rights as if they had no voice. The Intolerable Acts violated the people's privacy by the quartering act, colonist were forced to take care of troops in their own home. () Shutting down Boston Harbor hurt many tea companies and in order to reopen it, the colonists had to repay the damage, which was almost impossible.

The Bubonic Plague: The Black Death During the late 1330’s in Europe the population was growing dramatically. This caused food shortages, which began to worry the people. The summers and winters were harsh not helping with the crop harvesting. A famine broke out, and it is now known as the famine before the plague.

From the 13th to 15th century, liberty, justice, and equality were not very common. During this time the feudal system was already very well established. Kings ruled by divine right which meant they were appointed by God, but in 1215 the barons began to question these rights. The barons rebelled against King John and the Magna Carta soon served as a peace treaty. Many major documents in history have have used the Magna Carta’s ideology and developed them into new sets of laws pertaining to all people.

Black Death and the Bubonic Plague: Origins: The Bubonic Plague was an epidemic where the disease Black Death was spread throughout the world. This disease comes from Yersinia Pestis, which is a bacteria that is found on the backs of rats. Rats were present on merchant ships, as well as they were in the goods being traded. When people received goods, they consumed this bacteria and got Black Death. Black Death was a disease that caused major suffering and spread rapidly.

The 16th century wasn’t one of the brightest for the people of the Elizabethan Era. The Black Plague can be at fault for this horrific tragedy. The Black Plague was one of the worst diseases to be ever known to the people in the Elizabethan Era. The main culprit of the spread was the poor hygiene, however, the real species that are the cause of this potential wipeout, are the rats and other infected rodents that resided in the area. In the year of 1563 alone, 20,000 people had died in London, essentially wiping out over two-thirds of its population in a single year.

Dmitry Allport 2/4/16 The Black Death The Black Death stands out as the most dramatic and lifestyle changing during this century. It began in 1347 and in three years it killed one third of the population. There were several causes for why the Black Death was so deadly and it affected Europe for decades following.