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    Black bears are the only specie of bear that live in New England. (Whittle) Normally humans and black bears are able to coexist peacefully‚ however‚ the population of black bears in New England is growing–and it’s causing problems for the locals. In fact‚ there are currently around 36‚000 bears in Maine‚ 6‚000 more than there were five years ago. (Whittle) While some states are calling for hunters to increase the number of bears they kill during hunting season‚ some people are saying this method

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    a time period between 1683 and 1830‚ which is during the Colonial times. The Colonial times reinforces the importance of Christianity by encouraging the idea that children can only be successful if they follow the moral laws of the Bible. “The New England Primer” serves to provide the religion in education by having the alphabet and a syllabarium alongside stories from the Bible‚ as well as separate prayers and promises to be memorized in the book. The text conveys the importance of the alphabet

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    The average temperature in New England is predicted to increase by 2-4 degrees Fahrenheit‚ which seems small‚ but this could have drastic effects on the biodiversity of the ecosystems. Due to this potential‚ threatening change‚ the Lloyd Center for the Environment was put in charge of the Southcoast All Taxa Biodiversity Initiative‚ which is an initiative created to address the conservation concerns in New England’s future. First the Center established monitoring stations on the Slocums River and

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    “The Devil In New England” is a persuasive piece written by Cotton Mather. He advocated the belief that witchcraft was a wicked force that was growing within New England. He believed that this was the work of the Devil‚ and that the Devil was conjuring up an army of witches to destroy religion. According to Mather‚ the Devil “was exceedingly disturbed” by the presence of the Puritans. Knowing his audience were Puritans‚ he used the fear of the Devil and his workings to instill uneasiness in the

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    In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent where those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? The Puritans were a religious group in the 17th century that separated from the Church of England due to the corruption they saw. These Puritans planned to fix the church from the outside by becoming a sort of "City upon a Hill" and act as a model society. Their goals included creating peace among the

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    Heavy New England rain and thunder poured from the outside windows‚ making the sound of a continues tapping sound. Forty-two men of‚ rather large wealth‚ gathered around a rectangular shaped table that stretched to the left and right sides of the room and at the far left was a fireplace crackling wood peacefully. The room smelled of burning wood and lit cigars. This room was used only for important meetings for the surreptitious society‚ and was a donation from the owner of the building‚ Lord Richard

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    development between the New England and the Chesapeake region settlements occurred because of political‚ social‚ and economic reasons. The New England region includes Connecticut‚ Massachusetts and the Chesapeake region includes Virginia and Maryland. These regions were largely settled by the English‚ though others such as the French and the Spanish settled in the Americas. Politically‚ there are many differences between the New England and Chesapeake regions. The New England region is based upon

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    Chesapeake and New England Colony DBQ The Crusades of the middle ages introduced much innovative and formerly unheard of merchandise into Western Europe; however the scarcity of these luxury goods instilled Europeans with drive to find easier access to the Far East. Although desired “Northwest Passage” never was found‚ joint-stock companies‚ like the Virginia Company of London‚ settled colonies in the New World for untapped resources such as silver and other tradable goods. Many more corporations

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    New England vs. Chesapeake: The New England and Chesapeake regions varied in many ways. They varied economically‚ socially‚ and religiously. At first there were many small colonies but then they grew into two distinct regions‚ the New England and Chesapeake areas. The New England region was a more superior place to live in than the Chesapeake region because the people in New England developed swifter and better. The Chesapeake region suffered because it had social‚ climatic‚ and religious problems

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    European people’s .The eastern coast of the Americas‚ settled by Englishmen searching for a new start. But in the end they turned into two very separate distinct societies. New England area with fewer opportunities for vast wealth‚ but attracted more of a family setting. While Chesapeake Bay area had a very high mortality rate but was more appealing to the average man for the chance of vast wealth. New England had been founded by the puritans for religious freedom from the very Anglican English culture

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