Towards the end of the 16th century the potato (originated in South America) was

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Towards the end of the 16th century the potato (originated in South America) was brought to Europe. In particular, within a short time period it became the prime agricultural crop in Ireland. The population of Ireland that was about 2 million in 1650, increased to about 6 million by 1845. Suppose Ireland is in a Malthusian steady-state equilibrium prior to the introduction of potatoes.

(a) What should have been the increase in the productivity of land, A, (due to the introduction of potatoes) so as to generate a 3-fold increase in population.

(b) Draw the phase diagram that describes the evolution of population from one steady-state to another

(c) Given the fact that the Irish economy was in a Malthusian state over the period 1650-1850 what should we expect the level of income per capita to be in 1845 relative to the level in 1650?

1. Towards the end of the 16th century the potato (originated in South Amer ica) was brought to Europe. In particular, within a short time period it became the prime agricultural crop in Ireland. The population of Ireland that was about 2 million in 1650, increased to about 6 million by 1845 Suppose Ireland is in a Malthusian steady-state equilibrium prior to the introduction of potatoes (a) What should have been the increase in the productivity of land, A, (due to the introduction of potatoes) so as to generate a 3-foldn crease in population (b) Draw the phase diagram that describes the evolution of population from one steady-state to another (c) Given the fact that the Irish economy was in a Malthusian state over the period 1650-1850 what should we expect the level of income per capita to be in 1845 relative to the level in 1650? (d) Draw the phase diagram that describes the dynamics of income per capita over this period

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1. The expedition led by Panfilo de Narvaez,On April 14, 1528 consisted of a 400 spanish explores on the west coast of Florida. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was 37 year old, who was a veteran of several military campaigns on behalf of Roman Empire , was also a rich heir to a familynear western spanish Coastal city of Cadiz.
His journey is compared with great voyager Colombus; Cabeza would return in chains to the same port to which Colombus had returned. Cabeza compiled it as ill-fated Florida expediion that has been described great in American literature. It was a journey of conversion to christianity, they had wanted to spread christianity across the whole globe.Cabeza also believed that Indians were "wild, untaught savages" who must be converted to Christianity. They also believed that in bringing Christianity to its Indians and claiming its possessions for the Crown they would earn eternal salvation. His troops soon grew resentful of him, however, not only because he forbade them to mistreat the native peoples but also because he presented himself as a "divine agent" and ordered his men to transport his weighty camp bed across the jungle. He was deposed and returned to Spain a prisoner, then was vindicated only a few years before his death in 1557. Cabeza de Vaca's complex legacy—his blend of religious zeal and personal grandiosity—was echoed in the lives and work of numerous Europeans who sought to bring Christianity to North America in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
The regions that were explored st.augustine,texas,arizona,new mexico,california.

2.The Spaniards came to the New World to seek riches andto claim vast expanses of land for the Crown as well as to winsouls for the church. Along with the vast majority Europeans
who came to North America, Cabeza de Vaca believed that theIndians were "wild, untaught savages" who must be converted to Christianity. The Spanish Catholic explorers of the New World believed that in bringing Christianity to its Indians and claiming its possessions for the Crown they would earn eternal salvation.Cabeza de Vaca was not a priest, but he was no less committed
than his Franciscan countrymen to the conversion and spiritual
welfare of the Native Americans. Tensions unavoidably erupted among the Spaniards in North America, however, pitting those who viewed their mission as primarily religious against themany conquistadores (conquerors) whose motives were more personal,political, and economic in nature. Cabeza de Vaca sought to spare the Native Americans from the conquistadores who were
killing or enslaving them. At the same time, however, he warned the Indians, as he wrote in his report to the king, that if they failed to "serve God as we required," the Christians "would treat them hard and carry them away to strange lands as slaves." IN this way gradually a religious theme had approach in the vicinity of exploration.

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