DBQ #1 During the 17th century‚ many colonies were founded on the North American continent. The most significant colonies were created by Englishmen who left Europe for several reasons. Even though most colonies were founded by fellow Englishmen‚ there were two regions that evolved into two distinct societies. There were many factors to why these two regions evolved so differently‚ but the biggest factor were the motives of each colonist. The motives of each Englishmen caused certain people to
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settlers of North America. Their original origins and how they got to the North American continent is debated to this day. From crossing an icy glacier‚ to crossing an exposed sea floor‚ and even the suggestion of small boats originating from Asia crossing the Pacific Ocean‚ we may truly never know exactly how the first settlers came here‚ but we have some basis of knowledge as to how their societies functioned after they arrived. There are three eras of settlers into the North American Continent. These
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Why we study history can be traced all of the way back to the scientific revolution and the enlightenment period during the 1600’s. These western scientists rearranged the way governments and people evaluated themselves as societies. They came up with a new system known as the scientific method. The scientific method abandoned the old ideas of tradition based ways of life and implemented new ideas such as reason. Instead of using history to guide them in a way of life‚ history was being used as a
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The North African Campaign The North African Campaign lasted from June 10th‚ 1940‚ to May 13th‚ 1943; the main focus involved battling for oil reserves‚ the Suez Canal‚ and their territory. The Axis powers‚ Germany and Italy‚ should have won the Battle of North Africa against the allies‚ Britain and the French‚ with India‚ Zealand‚ and the United States. There are many reasons why they should have won. They should have used their strategic advancements more usefully‚ used their military power effectively
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North Carolina is described as an unstable and tumultuous place. It seems to have been since the 1600’s. North Carolina was against high taxes and the Internal Revenue Services. How the government put taxes on the land where the North Carolinians worked so hard to keep their land up. This all occurred when King Charles ll was in office. In the late 1600’s in England the tumultuous political royalist had continued to assist King Charles ll in giving the land to eight of his Proprietors. During
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Shannon Friant 11/18/14 American History Midterm 3.Write a chronology of The American Revolution from 1763-1781. On February 10th‚ 1763 the Signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Year’s War‚ also known as the French and Indian War in North America. France ceded all mainland North American territories‚ except New Orleans‚ in order to retain her Caribbean sugar islands. Britain gained all territory east of the Mississippi River. Spain kept territory west of the Mississippi‚ but exchanged
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In this essay I am going to try and find out why King Henry VIII created the Church of England. In 1532 he broke with papal authority and announced himself head of the church in England‚ in 1533 the Church of England was created and in 1535 monasteries were closed. There are many arguments to do with economics‚ power‚ popularity‚ religion and finally succession and his personal life. Henry did not believe that any woman would be fit to rule the land. Henry’s first wife was Catherine of Aragon and
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Compare and contrast Spanish and British colonization efforts in North America prior to 1763. Prior to 1763‚ both Spanish and British colonization efforts expanded into various regions of North America. In less than a century‚ from 1625 to 1700‚ the movements of peoples and goods from Europe to North America transformed the continent. Native Americans either resisted or accommodated the newcomers depending on the region of the colony. Though the English colonies were by far the most populous
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In 1642‚ war broke out between two armies led by the King and Parliament. There were several causes of this conflict‚ some of which were to do with power‚ some concerning money and others connected to religion. This essay will explain how all these causes combined led to the outbreak of the Civil War. The most important cause of the Civil War in my opinion was one concerning money and Parliament because this was the basis of the argument. Charles I and Parliament argued about money‚ this was down
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The societies of Europe‚ North America‚ and Africa were very diverse in 1492. Religion was also a key factor in the societies. The social classes showed each continent how to live their live therefore it is a good factor. The family structure in each society played a very important role in the in 1492. Each of these factors are very important to the societies in 1492 but religion was one of the most important. The religious beliefs in each society were different but also very similar
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