although they were settled by similar people‚ they ended up splitting for very different reasons. The New England colonies were searching for religious freedom from the Church of England‚ whereas the Chesapeake colonies were striving for economic growth. The New England colonies consisted of the settlements of Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Connecticut Colony‚ Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and Province of New Hampshire. Most‚ if not all‚ of these colonies were mainly settled by religious
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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How successfully did Eisenhower’s administration address Cold War fears after WWII from 1948 to 1961? Eisenhower’s administration was to a somewhat large extent successful in addressing Cold War fears after World War II through attempts at promoting capitalism and preventing the spread of Communism. I. General American Fears after WWII. A. Spread of Communism fear of U.S. becoming Communist. B. China Communist fear. C. McCarthyism heightened fear. D. Hesitation of action to prevent WWIII
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A document that would show a Japanese elementary school from the 19th century to compare it to the normal school in doc. 2 would help in comparison of the documents. Also a western style elementary school from the 19th century that could show the similarities and differences from the Japanese school would help. Education was affected by the west in many ways in Japan. Documents 2‚6 show this perfectly. This supports my thought that the West played a pivotal role in their development and modernization
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Throughout history‚ there is not an event that can relate to the one of the American Revolution. This revolution that took place in the Americas had many events that led to this revolution for the colonies. The events that slowly crept up to the much-needed revolution was in the period from 1750 to 1776. During this time‚ the struggling American colonies that were under control by the English and its parliament were dealing with different situations politically‚ socially and economically that led
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19th century Manchester The Industrial revolution was a time for innovation. These innovations brought about many discrepancies as to whether or not the industrialization was a good thing or not. Many people stated that because of the technological advancements‚ the industrialization was a great thing to happen to Manchester. Others believed that the industrial revolution made Manchester dark and dreary as well as overcrowded and less beautiful than it previously was. As the product of the
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Prescribed Subject 2: The emergence and development of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ 1946 to 1964 1. (a) According to Source A‚ Mao wanted to start a technological revolution in China for several reasons. Firstly‚ he believed that after the anti-feudal land reform‚ agricultural co-operativization‚ and the socialist reconstruction of private industries‚ commerce‚ and handicrafts‚ a technological revolution would be the logical next step. Confirming this state of mind is Mao’s quote
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Document-Based Question: Chapter One In North America there are variations in Native Americans in culture due to distinct ancient artifacts found and other belongings to each tribe. Although not all‚ many tribes did acquire their own religious beliefs‚ social structure‚ and economic organization. Historians know this information with help from mapping out trade routes and things left behind‚ such as the artifacts. The Iroquois groups‚ consisting of five chiefdoms or nations‚ are another instant
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During 1500 to 1700‚ natural philosophers developed a new scientific worldview. The heliocentric model replaced the traditional geometric model that the church had taught the people. They developed different methods for discovering scientific laws. Mathematics and experiments were used to better understand a universe composed of matter in motion. Scientific disciplines and societies were built through Europe to ease the study of scientific questions. Political‚ religious‚ and social factors affected
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1. The American Revolution didn’t begin just because of one reason‚ but one major reason that really angered the Americans was when the British dumped tons of tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773 as a protest against the tax laws. The brutal British comeback to this act resulted in sending British troops to Boston and closing Boston Harbor‚ causing pressure and rancor to intensify. The British tried to disband the insurgents in Massachusetts by confiscating their weapons and ammunition and arresting
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