and the Transformation of North America” Colin G. Galloway Wei Tzu (Kaylin) Wang March 21‚ 2013 TTH- 12:30PM- 2:30PM Professor Mosby American History could not have written itself without the importance of our founding fathers. The transformation of North America in 1763 was an important year in American History because it was an ending of a long warfare in Europe and America. In the book called “The Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the transformation of North America”‚ written by Colin G. Galloway
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Roman Catholic Orders were associations of men and women within the Roman Catholic Church who were dedicated to lives of prayer‚ service‚ and devotion. The Roman Catholic Church recognized at that time (1600-1650) three different types of religious Orders depending on the country they represented: Dominican and Franciscan friars represented Spain‚ Jesuits (called “Black Robes”) represented France‚ and Protestantism represented by England. The Spanish conquistadors were well educated‚ but
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Over 400 years ago‚ the Powhatan Indians inhabited a place called Jamestown‚ Virginia. Their every-day life was disrupted‚ though‚ when‚ in 1607‚ a ship carrying men from England came to claim their land‚ making Jamestown their new capital. This could have been seen as a bright opportunity for both parties: the Powhatan Indians could have shared their knowledge of the land they occupied‚ and the English could have shared some of the skills and technology brought over with them. But‚ of course‚ the
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The French colonies were situated in Canada and their trade and influence reached as far as the Mississippi River. The English colonies were located on the east coast of the Americas. The Appalachian Mountains separated both types of European colonies so there was elbow room for both. Flames began to ignite when war between the mother countries of England and France broke out. Tensions increased when trading and rivalry between two colonies increased. Soon war broke out and it became known
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a hard time. They had to work very hard and hunger was very common for them. The cities were often crowded and the people had to live in a very dirty environment. Sickness and disease were also very common. The most famous disease was smallpox. Life outside the cities wasn’t any easier. Farmers were often found sharing shelter with his animals not to mention his six to ten children and wife. The homes were made of soil and dirt or even pieces of wood lashed together. The Social of the Nobility
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American and French Revolution The American and French Revolutions are two of the greatest revolutions that occurred in the mid 1700’s through the late 1700’s. The American Revolution was a huge turning point in American history‚ and the French Revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The French revolution started 1789 and ended 1799. The American Revolution and the French Revolution were both caused
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ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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differences between the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the French settlements in New France in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in terms of TWO of the following: • Politics • Religion • Economic development! • Native American relations In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ both Spain and France had developed settlements of their own in the New World. The settlements in the Southwest developed by the Spanish were very different from the settlements developed by the French in New
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Neighbors: A Classification Neighbors can either be a pleasure to live next to or a pain. However‚ for some reason it seems the neighbors that stick out the most are of the unpleasant kind‚ which are generally regarded as the neighbors that no one ideally wants to move next to. Unpleasant neighbors can come in three different kinds‚ the intrusive‚ the loud‚ and the self-centered. The first kind of neighbor not to move next to is the intrusive observer. This type of neighbor tends to get into
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Colonization of North America The English had many motives for founding the colonies in America. The migration was provoked by various reasons. It is said that religious motives played the most important role but economic motives played just as big of a role. Social and political reasons did not play such a prime role but they did certainly affect the decision of the English into making the hard and long voyage. New economic opportunities were a very effective
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