One of the chief’s daughters was Matoaka‚ who as a child was nicknamed Pocahontas ("Little Mischief"). The English settlers at Jamestown had known of Pocahontas since 1607‚ when she was only around 10 years old. Captain John Smith later wrote that the young princess rescued him from death when Powhatan held him captive in December 1607. In 1613‚ the English captured Pocahontas and held her for ransom. While in captivity‚ she studied English‚ converted to Christianity and was baptized with the name
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at the Rizal home and instructed Jose in Spanish and Latin. Unfortunately‚ he did not lived long. He died five months later. ------------------------------------------------- (1869-1872) School in Binan by Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz 1872 - 1877 Ateneo Municipal. Manila Elemntary to High School (11 years old) first professor‚ Fr. Jose Bech In the fourth year of his course he had Fr. Francisco Sanchez as professor. In the fifth years Jose had other professors: Frs
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Begum Nur Jahan (Persian‚ Urdu: نور جہاں) (alternative spelling Noor Jahan‚ Nur Jehan‚ Nor Jahan‚ etc.) (31 May 1577–17 December 1645)‚ also known as Mehr-un-Nisaa‚ was Empress of the Mughal Empire that covered much of the Indian subcontinent. She was an aunt of Empress Mumtaz Mahal‚ Emperor Shah Jahan’s wife for whom the Taj Mahal was made. Begum Nur Jahan was the twentieth and favourite wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir‚ who was her second husband. The story of the couple’s infatuation for each
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colonists for 4-7 years. Joint stock companies invested their wealth in support of sending people to the New World‚ their hope was to yield a profit in return. The Virginia Company sent over 150 passengers for the first voyage in April of the year 1607. The Virginia Company was a stock company that created to establish settlements in the New World by King James I . Another reason why settlers came to the new world was because of the glory‚ new land‚ new opportunities‚ religious freedom gold‚ dreams
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In 1607 about 110 settlers tried to settle in Jamestown‚ which is located in Virginia‚ but many of the did not survive. Why did so many colonists die? Some of the reasons why the colonists died were because of disease‚ bad water and droughts so they couldn’t grow food. The diseases were bad because the English were coming with disease which was bad because when one person got it pretty much everyone got it. In the summer of 1607 nearly half of the settlers died from disease. In total‚ nearly 130
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SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES Slavery has had a big impact on the southern colonies. Between 1607-1775 slavery evolved in the British North American colonies due to economic factors-such as the slave trade‚ the use of cash crops‚ and the plantation system- Geographic factors-such as climate‚ diseases‚ and the Caribbean connection- and social factors-such as racism‚ bacons rebellion‚ and the headright system. Slavery definitely had some big economic factors influencing it. Slave trade was
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Jamestown‚ breaking apart and almost failing‚ death lurking around every corner. Nobody ever knew who was next to die at Jamestown. In May of 1607‚ a large boat with about 104 english settlers sailed up the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to what is now Jamestown‚ Virginia looking for riches. After they got there‚ they were soon overwhelmed with death from poor settler skills‚ deadly brackish water‚ and the 15‚000 Powhatan Natives lurking near by. Nobody was ever prepared for the amount of death caused
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Managerial Accounting – Question 1 Break even point in number of sales tickets 2003 2004 average sales tickets variable cost fixed cost sales tickets to break even 1607 725 2954 3349 1524 768 2990 3955 2006 1553 814 3893 5267 Question 2 If average prices were reduced 10% and unit sales increased to 7‚500‚ would the company’s income be increased? 2006 Avg. Sales Ticket Unit Sales Revenue COGS Fixed expenses $1553 6897 $10‚711‚041 $5‚570‚000 $5‚547‚000 2007 $1398 7500 $10‚485‚000 $6‚054
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In the spring of 1607‚ 110 men were dropped off at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to build a settlement in the new world. They also came to the new world to find riches and spread the Christian religion. But what they didn’t know about the land was‚ it wasnt the best place to settle and it was already occupied by Indians. In the first shipment of men that landed in Jamestown‚ only 40 survived till December. I think that the reasons many settlers died‚ was because of disease‚ Indians‚ and an undesirable
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in the month of July and started off in a town called Martinburg which was located in the state of West Virginia. What lead up The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a depression that started in September of 1873. The depression had a hold on the country that included wage cuts‚ evictions‚ breadlines‚ and layoffs. Many Americans suffered for the rest of the year as well as throughout the year of 1874. Even though 1874 was a
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