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    Pre Colonial

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    The Philippine Commonwealth (by law: Commonwealth of the Philippines) was the name of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when it was still controlled by the United States. The Philippine Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act‚ which was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L. Quezon became president in 1935‚ he was the first Filipino to head an elected government in the Philippines. The President of Philippine Commonwealth had strong control of the islands and was guided

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    Colonial Era Timeline

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    Sam White APUSH 2 Timeline Colonial Era (1620-1763) 1. 1620 Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock 1.1. Mayflower Compact agrees to submit to will of the majority 1.2. Earliest democracy from puritan roots 2. 1691 Glorious (Bloodless Revolution) 2.1. Lead to Salutary Neglect 2.2. Allowed independence to flourish 3. 1670 Bacon’s Rebellion 3.1. Former indentured servants revolt 3.2. Early instance of class warfare 3.3. Indentured servitude begins to die off as popularity of slavery rises

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    colonial west africa

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    Britain’s Continued Influences in West Africa The main goal of colonialism was to extract the economic benefits for the colonizing empire and England was just that‚ it wanted to exploit the natural resources and established a profitable setting for its settler colonies in Africa. England’s approach of direct rule‚ limited the rights to Africans‚ which affected English rule as well as their post colonial relationships with neighboring countries. With England’s influences in every aspect of African

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    Spanish Colonial Era

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    Widest range of colonization‚ from the tip of South America to the current American southwest and throughout the Caribbean Sea. Emphasis/Focus of Colonies Early attempts at discovering rich Indian cities diminished by 1560 as Spanish sought to defend their colonies and pacify tribes through Franciscan missionary efforts. Portugal Brazil The Netherlands New York‚ Delaware‚ Caribbean islands‚ Dutch Guiana in South America. France 1st permanent settlement at Quebec

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    Colonial Salutary Neglect

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    throughout the colonial period‚ the colonies were a land of rapid growth and change. The British policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of colonial society. This will be shown through developments in colonial legislative assemblies‚ commerce‚ and religion. Britain’s lack of involvement in the colonies due to various events led the colonies towards developing self-governments. The colonies’ independent streak involving self-government began to show itself early on in colonial history with

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    Post Colonial Essay

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    identities. Post-colonial literature can be considered as a body of literary writings that reacts to the discourse of colonization. Post-colonial writers focus on issues such as de-colonization and the political and cultural independence of people formerly subjugated to colonial rule. However post-colonial literature cannot be described only by the definition above‚ many other issues have to be considered in order to fully understand post-colonial texts. In order to understand post-colonial texts‚ one

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    Three Colonial Sections

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    i) Name Date ? ? a e e e ‚lt ‚ The Three colonial sections-one society or Three? Part A. Study the accompanyrng maps to answer the following questions. In each instance‚ write the letter map (or maps) Jo"lJ"i‚‚g the inrormation‚ and cite speciric 1. :‚i:ff.oT:l :T#l:‚XHfff:J:: b. Scotch-trr:ish c. English d. Africans 2. The^nationality that was most cor’non a. German in ail trre colonies was ? a The colonial section a. South b. Middle Colonies c. New England

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    ENGL-1010-07 20 February 2014 Writers Notebook 5 “Davidson’s‚ “Making it in America” A broadcast and print journalist who specializes in reporting on the impact of major economic trends‚ Adam Davidson‚ points out that‚ computer-aided machines‚ are taking over the factories. Years ago‚ people could work with or without an education. With learning the job on their own and years of experience‚ people would be set for life. For instance‚ Madelyn Parlier‚ (Maddie)a single mother‚ with little education

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    British Colonial State

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    UNIT 14 THE BRITISH COLONIAL STATE Structu’re 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Introduction Nature of the Colonial State The Political Economy of the Colonial State . Instmments of Control 14.4.1 14.4.2 14.4.3 14.4.4 The Colonial Military Apparatus The Police Organisation The Judiciary and Law The Bureaucracy - The Steel Frame of the Raj 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Sources of Legitimation Summary Glossary Exercises 14.1 INTRODUCTION The political structure ~ h i c h evolved in India under the British

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    Colonial Whip

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    BY-LAWS OF FEDERATED SYSTEMS GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. ARTICLE I SUBSCRIPTION‚ ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES Section 1. Subscriptions. - Subscribers to the capital stock of the Corporation shall pay the value of the stock in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the Board of Directors. Unpaid subscriptions shall not earn interest unless determined by the Board of Directors. Section 2. Certificate. - The stockholder shall be entitled to one or more certificates

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