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    Unit 2: The Planting of English America Vocabulary Dia Flint Sept.16‚ 2013 1st period John Rolfe: husband of Pocahontas. He was killed by Powhatans in a surprise raid in 1622. He devoted much of his new world life to perfecting a saleable form of tobacco. Disease: main destroyer of Indian people and cultures. Epidemics of measles and smallpox totally destroyed some Indian groups

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    Jamestown: The Foothold to a New World The Jamestown settlement became the first lasting English settlement in America. Its foundation in 1607‚ forever changed the course of history in the New World. With the failure of the Roanoke colony around twenty years before‚ the creation of a lasting English settlement was crucial for establishing English claim in the Americas. Jamestown not only provided a foothold for future English settlements in America but also became quite profitable. This led to further

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    Probably composed in late 1606 or early 1607‚ Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies‚ the others being Hamlet‚ King Lear and Othello. It is a relatively short play without a major sub-plot‚ and it is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeare’s darkest work. Lear is an utter tragedy in which the natural world is amorally indifferent toward mankind‚ but in Macbeth‚ Shakespeare adds a supernatural dimension that purposively conspires against Macbeth and his kingdom. In the tragedy

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    free. What most people don’t think about is‚ the hard-working‚ sweat-wiping soldiers that went through many obstacles making America free. The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars that went on in America and it lasted for four years from‚ 1861 to 1865. “The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the” Union and the Confederate States of America. “ When Abraham Lincoln won” the presidency in 1860‚ he ruled that slavery would be no more‚ but seven slave states in the South

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    names are given’(Doten‚ 1865). Her book contains rewritten versions of Poe’s poems. Six poems were composed with Poe’s spirit and a lecture under the name of ‘The Mysteries f Godliness’ (Doten‚ 1865) was dedicated to discuss Poe’s supposedly last poem ‘Farewell to Earth’ (Doten‚ 1865). Doten asserts in the preface to Poems from Inner Life that she ‘had never read‚ to my knowledge‚ any of his [Poe’s] poems‚ save "The Raven‚" and that I had not seen for several years’ (Doten‚ 1865). Her claim of being

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    Ashleigh Cox Keith Fagan World History 18 December 2014 Pocahontas: A Native American Figure Throughout history there have been many great historical figures. A historical figure is someone who will forever be remembered for their great achievements or bravery. Many historical figures have faced many obstacles which they have had to overcome. One such figure was Pocahontas. She was a Native American woman who lived an extraordinary life. Pocahontas‚ the Native American princess‚ experienced

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    changed America and they way the nation protect our president now days. Finally‚ the conclusion on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the other victims. Abraham Lincoln wasn’t the only one to be murdered or attempted to be murdered on April 14th‚ 1865. He was one of many on the hitlist for a group

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    In her writing Sexuality‚ Gender‚ and Empire (2007)‚ Philippa Levine focus upon the juxtaposition of the societal attitude towards sex between the metropole of Britain and its bounded colonies. By analyzing the different values towards the feminine role‚ whether Native or British and gender in the colonies‚ Levine highlights how the representation and regulation of sexuality was an integral component of politics for the Empire‚ while also having the potential to collapse and unhinge the very makeup

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    The results of the Industrial Revolution were extraordinary and reflected in all sectors of human life‚ In the nineteenth century‚ technology advanced‚ reaching first the United States and later the whole of America‚ as it will be presenting in classes from number 3 to number 6. In addition‚ the consolidation of this new industrial capitalist society will confront colonialism in the American continent‚ causing several countries in America to fight for independence‚ as we will see in classes number

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    a minimum of 750 words. You will likely find‚ however that you will need more than 750 words. Try and  cover as  much as you can. Part One: Briefly describe the foundations of America before 1607. Part Two: Compare the foundations of English and Dutch settlement in the South‚ New England and the Mid-Atlantic from 1607 to 1689. Part Three: Tell me how the Southern‚

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