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American Beginnings 1. What were the new and powerful social forces which led to the awakening of Europe and the discovery of America? P34 The first force was the development of capitalism. The growth of capitalism produced two new classes-the bourgeoisie [?b?r?wɑ?zi?]and the working class with the development of commerce and trade, the bourgeoisie become increasingly powerful in politics as well as in economy, so they wanted to share more power with feudal lords. The second force was the Renaissance [ren?sɑ?ns], which was marked by a changing outlook on life. The third force was the Religious