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This document discusses the complex relationship between science/technology and power/authority in American history through four case studies: 1) In the 17th century, provincial naturalists like John Bartram were able to leverage their access to scientific curiosities in the colonies to gain status and recognition from the Royal Society in London, transferring some power to provincials. 2) Agricultural technologies like those used in large-scale plantation farming reinforced and entrenched slavery as a s

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