While the civilizations of the Americas were flourishing, what was happening in Europe

If you are referring to the time after USA declared independence Europe was in a mess as war was raging on in Europe most commonly known as the "Napoleonic Wars".

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- "ethical issues. deception – the participants actually believed they were shocking a real person and were unaware the learner was a confederate of milgram's. however, milgram argued that “illusion is used when necessary in order to set the stage for the revelation of certain difficult-to-get-at-truths.” "

- "milgram's work was conducted in the early 1960s before the current.the studies ignited a debate about the ethical treatment of participants. what appear to be dangerous, if not deadly, electric shocks and the by today's ethical standards, many questions about the research have gone unanswered."

answer; ///first they would cross the atlantic ocean, and end up either in europe or africa; good luck