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    Amanda Wilson Period 3 9/15/12 Religion in Colonial America Throughout the colonial period with British North American settlement‚ the subjects of religion and economics often come hand-in-hand when associated with significance. Although economic concerns of development and exploration had its part in British settlement into the New World‚ religious entanglement‚ such as Puritan progression and The Great Awakening ‚ played a bigger role in the rise of the American colonies. The flee

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    America: Land Of Opportunity “We think of America as a land of opportunity”‚ and it was. Back between the 1600’s through 1774 America was a great place to start off fresh and move onto something new and exciting. Many people wanted to relocate to the America’s due to the great rumors‚ which it had lead on. Although there were many opportunities available in America‚ they were limited and were a struggle to succeed in for some. The new settlers of America came from many different backgrounds and

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    Stress in America In America many people are faced with the inability to relax. According to Elizabeth Gilbert Americans are overstressed and are unable to relax and enjoy life. Even if they went on a vacation they would not be capable of relaxing. Some people will argue that not all Americans are stressed to the point they are unable to relax. The reason is Americans are viewed as having better lives than people who live in foreign country’s. Americans are in fact faced with many problems such as

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    Using the ‘Exploring the Americas’ exhibit discuss both the ways in which the colonization of the Americas were depicted and the reasons for such depictions. After slowly trotting through security and languidly ascending a massive marble staircase in the Library of Congress‚ one can find themselves at the entrance of the Exploring the Early Americas exhibit. At the top of the stairs a banner titling the exhibit‚ and most likely a mass of tourists pandering in and out of the entrance‚ signals

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    (Assignment C) Upon leaving their home country‚ to travel and live within the United States of America‚ many of those from spanish speaking countries have experienced some form of culture shock‚ whether it be for something small‚ like how people greet each other‚ or something large‚ like what holidays they celebrate. One of the biggest differences that they might have noticed between their home country and America is the food. Times in which people eat in the morning‚ noon‚ and evening could be completely

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    the oceanic way‚ the Western Europe’s places expanded among the Americas‚ and it conquered most of the lands by the mid-19th century. British‚ French‚ and Dutch‚ which dropped out‚ are examples of colonies in the North America‚ and Spain and Portugal were colonies in the South America. The European got benefits from the movement towards the Americas. Their Atlantic states were well placed that they could straightly reach the Americas‚ which were beneficial since it made it easier to own more lands

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    Amanda Paulson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A new book claims the Chinese discovered America in 1421‚ but historians refute thesis. To the Norsemen‚ the Japanese‚ and the Carthaginians; to the Irish‚ the Africans‚ and a long list of others who‚ it is claimed‚ crossed the oceans to America long before 1492‚ add one more: the Chinese. They toured up and down both coasts of the Americas‚ established colonies‚ made maps‚ and left behind chickens. That‚ at least‚ is the theory posed by

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    homeland. It has occurred all over the globe and alters the lives and cultures of many groups of people. One of the most notorious diasporas that the United States is familiar with‚ went on from the 1620s to 1865; the African slave trade. Slavery in America commenced when the first African slaves were conveyed to the North American colony of Jamestown‚

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    Life in Colonial America By 1700‚ more than 250‚000 people of European origin or descent lived within what is now the United States. These settlers covered much of the eastern seaboard. Each region of colonization was economically and socially distinct‚ as each area developed differently based on geography‚ immigration trends‚ and other factors. The New England Colonies The New England colonies spanned modern-day Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. New England’s

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    One of the major issues facing Latin America is the production and distribution of illegal drugs‚ which include cocaine‚ marijuana‚ heroin and more recently methamphetamine. This geographic area is crucial to the illegal drug industry because it is the world’s only source region for coca‚ which is used to produce cocaine (this is harvested in Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia). Also‚ Central America‚ Mexico and the Caribbean are the main corridors for transporting drugs to the United States and Europe

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