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    There is no question that government policies created during the colonial period helped shape the way our government is today. Many policies created are still used till this day. An example would be “Separation of church and state”. That policy lays out some rules against creating religious related laws. The idea was thought up by no other than Thomas Jefferson. Here are some examples where separation of church and state is found in the constitution. Stated‚ “First Amendment (1791) ( “Congress shall

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    Topic Exercise 1.2: England England first set out for the New World as a response to the Spanish example. Spain had been the first European power to explore this new land‚ and upon their return showed how valuable a venture it was. England’s first objective in exploring the New World was to find a North-West Passage to open up trade with China. They were highly unsuccessful‚ and shifted their focus south toward New Spain. Their attempts to settle and establish colonies failed on many occasions

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    The Colonial Jobs Introduction I chose these subtopics because I wanted to see the difference between women jobs‚ men jobs‚ and children jobs. In the following pages I will say some of the jobs that some those people had. I wanted to do jobs because it has been brought to my attention that people haven’t been focusing on jobs that much so I decided to write about their jobs. Women Jobs Women had a lot of different jobs. Most of their jobs were in the homes. Some of their jobs were preparing the

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    Analysis of the case: “Colonial Broadcasting Company.” 1. Regression Equation from the data is RATING = 13.36 – 0.6483*BBS + 1.397 *ABN Rating for the respective network is obtained by substituting the values in the above equation as follows Rating for ABN BBS CBC Value to be substituted for ABN 1 0 0 BBS 0 1 0 a. Rank the networks in terms of average ratings for TV movies during 1992: Rating for ABN = 13.36 – 0.6483*0 + 1.397 *1 = 14.757 Rating for BBS= 13.36 – 0.6483*1 +

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    I. Answer the following questions as completely as possible. Use The American Pageant chapters 2‚ 3 and 4 and any other source you’d like. List all sources after each answer. 1. Who were the Puritans? Why did they come to America to settle? The puritans were a group of religious reformers wanted to purify the Church of England they were unpopular and oppressed therefore they got a charter and left England the king was very happy to sign the charter and get them out of their land. They came

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    The three colonial regions are the New England Colonies‚ Middle colonies‚ and the southern colonies. The New England Colonies are Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The middle colonies were New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware. The Southern colonies are Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The most famous colonies for slavery were the southern colonies. Slaves mostly lived on plantations and did some housework. But most of the slaves

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    discovery of reluctance to teach Africans English                         2.  colonial concern to maintain distance between whites and blacks                                     a.  was a central feature of many colonial societies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries             B.  The British‚ French‚ Germans‚ Italians‚ Belgians‚ Portuguese‚ Russians‚ and Americans all had colonies.                         1.  colonial policy varied depending on time and country involved                        

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    Science‚ Technology and Medicine in Colonial India Interest in the science‚ technology and medicine of India under British rule has grown in recent years and has played an ever-increasing part in the reinterpretation of modern South Asian history. Spanning the period from the establishment of East India Company rule through to Independence‚ David Arnold’s wide-ranging and analytical survey demonstrates the importance of examining the role of science‚ technology and medicine in conjunction with

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    DBQ #1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia In 1606‚ hundreds of settlers went on a journey from England to the Virginia colony. They were in search of a new life‚ and wealth. Early on in their journey‚ they stumble upon many hardships‚ as expressed by George Percy (Doc. B). By the use of the indentured servants and slaves they were able to change the Virginia colony by basing their economy around tobacco. During the beginning of their voyage‚ the settlers met countless poverty. (Doc. A)

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    tough and brave for the life he had to live‚ this followed him the rest of his life. Later on he became quite popular he was a war hero in 1812‚ the served as a senate‚ and would most of the time be out on the frontier. Jackson was influential to America and made significant changes to American politics. He was was the one to begin what we call now the Democratic party. Although being popular with the people does not make him fully

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