Frontier (Virginia‚ the Carolinas & Georgia) Few headed to New England‚ where land was limited in extent and under Puritan control English- Numbers were relatively small among others because fewer problems at home. Germans- Settled chiefly on the rich farmlands west of Philadelphia. Maintained their German language‚ customs‚ and religion. Showed little interest in English politics. By 1775 Germans comprised 6% of Colonial population. Scotch-Irish- Had little respect for the British Government‚ which
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Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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in the Atlantic Ocean. Germany was attempting to try and blockade Britain just as Britain had done to them. German U-boats‚ however‚ would attack any ship they believed to carry war supplies. As a result‚ many innocent ships were sunk without warning‚ regardless of the flag they carried. Officials in Berlin simply labeled these instances as "mistakes" (American Pageant‚ 699). The treacherous sinking of the Lusitania proved to be the last straw in provoking the American government to war. The attack
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Explain why there was criticism of the clergy around 1529: There was criticism of the personnel of the church both high and low‚ from village priests to roman cardinals; criticism of lifestyles; criticism of the clergy seen as not fully committed to or measure up to Christian ideals. All of these strands of criticism were of long standing in England and elsewhere in Europe. Anti-clericalism and antipapalism had little real threat to the English church in the 1520’s. Erastainism usually operated
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In Pursuit of a Just and Democratic Society From the equality point of view‚ it has been observed that society remains opinionated towards the physical and mental disabled individuals. And as far as the education domain is concerned in the US‚ it is found that disabled persons find difficult to enroll or advance their studies with its true meaning. For example‚ “uneducable” students are denied for the admission often and in general‚ these students are lacking social and psychological skills‚ possessing
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of the Mexican-American war? In 1821 was the Mexican Independence‚ in 1845 was the Texas annexation by the US‚ 1846-1848 was the Mexican war‚ and in 1848 was the Mexican Cessation. Now we are going to find out if the US was justified or unjustified in going to war. The US was unjustified in going to war because of 3 reasons: Polk provoked it‚ Robbery of Texas‚ and the growth of Slavery of Texas. One reason the US was unjustified is that Polk provoked Mexico. He was a strong believer
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of the self in society PURPOSE Learners will develop strategies to build self confidence and understand the stereotypical views of gender roles and responsibilities Learners will obtain self knowledge and inform their peers on the importance of having a good self esteem and loving yourself W ritten task: Source based research activity Research activities Activity 1 = 40 Activity 2 = 40 Activity 1 = 2 hours Activity 2 = 2 weeks Activity 1 = TBA____________ Activity 2 = TBA____________
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How Successful Was Stalin’s Economic Policy? Stalin’s economic policy primarily consisted of two factors‚ collectivisation and the five year plans. The aim of collectivisation was to destroy private ownership that had been allowed whilst the NEP was in effect. The reason for this is that private ownership was a capitalist idea and therefore it went against Marx’s theory of communism. Another aim of collectivisation was to make the state a proletariate; this was needed because in order to reach
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As the use of technology in our society is growing day by day it is benefiting society and the environment too. The mass media in our society is giving access to buy and sell things around the globe. Technology has enabled entrepreneurs and firm’s to keep an eye over their stock and maintain books without hiring a specialized employee for it‚ use of machinery instead of a labor work force and producing in bulk quantities without paying more wages which is how the cost of goods and services are
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The Agitation and Reform in the Nineteenth-Century Britain. What was Chartism and Why Did it Fail? Thisassignment will analysewhat Chartism was and why it failed. Firstly‚ we will consider what Chartism was‚ secondly we will focus on two of the six main reasons that Chartism failed‚ these will includethe lack of middle class support and the radical nature of the Chartist claims although the Disunited Members and Leader‚ the mid Victorian boom and the loyalty of the army and police force to
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