and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were some of
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the terms of society and economy. Both colonies developed their own characteristics based upon the factors of: the economic motivation of the settlers‚ the political and religious motivation of the settlers‚ and the natural resources and climate of the region. Although located in different parts of the Americas they shared similarities and differences. In 1607‚ James I granted a charter for the settlement of Virginia. The first settlement in the Virginia colony was Jamestown on the James River‚ named
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rule of many) and representative democracy. The US government uses representative democracy‚ everyone is given their own power‚ even if it’s as minimal as voting for a leader to represent you. The Framers of the Constitution believed a direct democracy would lead to people following the popular opinion instead of the common good for the nation. Despite being run on a democracy‚ people have separate views of how the government is operated. There is the marxist view where government is described as
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one course of action to take • Delegation: principal agent problem • Direct democracy: a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on‚ form consensus on‚ etc.) policy initiatives directly‚ as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then decide policy initiatives • Free riding: benefiting from a public good while avoiding the costs of contributing to it. • Principal agent problem: an instance in which one actor‚ a principal‚ contracts another
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Representative democracy means the selection of government officials by a vote of the people in periodic elections open to competition in which candidates and voters can freely express themselves (quote). In other words‚ this is like the United States currently is. When elections are held‚ candidates run for election and voters vote to determine what candidate is the best for the job. The elected official will then represent the people in which he serves and vote on issues that are presented.
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Between 1765 and 1783 the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain. The colonies revolted against the British rule throughout the American Revolution for several reasons. A new initiate era wasn’t their goal‚ but to keep the colonies under the American rule was very important for them. Assessing the reasons for the revolt the colonists had against the British will prove it valid. One major primary reason to why the Thirteen Colonies revolted against the British rule was they believed
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The Early American People and Their Government America‚ land of the free‚ home of the brave. This phrase reflects the patriotic ideals that the citizens of America have been accustomed to since the birth of our nation. Yet‚ how did we get to this patriotic view of our country and what role did the government play in this? Americans have used methods of peaceful protest in the form of literature‚ violent open revolts‚ political manipulation‚ even secession to gain liberties and freedoms we hold as
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• The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies. The Georgia Colony was classified as one of the Southern Colonies. • James Oglethorpe was a British general‚ Member of Parliament‚ philanthropist‚ humanitarian‚ was the founder of the colony of Georgia in America in 1733. • He was a social reformer in England founding Georgia‚ after a grant from King George II‚ to resettle Britain’s poor‚ especially those in debtors’
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the founding of the northern and southern English colonies? The major similarity of the founding of each colony was the reasoning the people were coming over in the first place. They were all looking for better lives economically. The differences were the northern colonies were mainly looking for freedom politically and religiously. The southern colonies were just looking for an all-around better scale of life. The people from the southern colonies came over with adventure on their minds instead of
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G-Dubz Da Greatest Before Washington‚ there was nothing. The confederate government was an uncontested failure. The only reason the new constitution and its convention had any gravitas is because Washington was a part of it. Washington aided in establishing the United States as one of the most powerful and respected nations in the world. Washington established numerous presidential precedents. For example‚ after being shunned from a legislative meeting‚ Washington appointed close advisors to
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