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    Societies of Chesapeake Bay and New England Colonies Many settlers who came to the New World from Britain in the early seventeenth century sought to establish a settlement for motives including economic and religious freedom in areas such as Chesapeake Bay colonies that comprised of Virginia and Maryland colonies and the New England colonies that consisted of Connecticut‚ Maine‚ and Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ and Rhode Island. Settlers who often came to these regions came with varying motivations

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    John Smith and William Bradford are both explorers that came to the New World in hopes of a better life. There are many comparisons and contrasts to be made between the two. You can elict from their writing styles that in both writers’ works‚ their purpose is to inform and persuade. Both of their stories began the same‚ entering the New World as callow foreigners trying to start a colony while fighting off starvation‚ disease‚ and Native American (or ”savages” as John Smith calls them) attacks.

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    "Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two different societies‚ why did this difference in development occur?" For different reasons‚ settlers chose to inhabit the regions of New England and Chesapeake. The social economic and political reasons separated these groups. This was mostly because of the different founding purposes; New England being founded on religous values and the Chesapake being

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    European in a nature. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his voyage‚ as well as John Smith and his voyage were a recognizable spark that reinforced the concept of American Dream. Columbus set the sail for a passage to the east by sailing to the west and ended up in the rich‚ wealthy new world. According to Christopher Columbus first impressions from "Letter to Louis de Santangel regarding the first Voyage" the new land was everything they were looking for. "The island and all the others are very

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    left its mark on Virginia in a major way in the past few years. There needs to be more awareness for parents and educators in Virginia to ensure that the proper protocol is there to prevent kids from being initiated into gangs or even looking in that direction. The “Bloods” and “Crips” are the predominant gangs in Hampton Roads‚ although the most notorious are the Bloods‚ who have committed all types of violent acts ranging from home invasions to gang assaults. In 2007‚ the Virginia Gang Task Force

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    (717) 627-4768 (717) 368-8689 Email: lh005@lancastergeneralcollege.edu January 1‚ 2011 Address Dear Hello. My name is Leslie Howland and I am interested in a position as an Operating Room nurse for Lancaster General Hospital. I graduated from the Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences with an Associates Degree in applied Sciences with a Nursing Major in May 2011. In addition to being a member of the College’s Dean’s List for two semesters‚ I received both my

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    William Bradford and John Smith comparison essay Have you ever wondered whose hands our country was in at the start of our time? John Smith was one of the first American heroes. He was the first man to promote a permanent settlement of America. William Bradford was a Puritan who was courageous and determined to set up a colony where citizens could worship freely. Although both of these men were two of America’s heroes‚ they had more differences than known. John Smith and William Bradford had a

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    withdraws‚ or secedes‚ as from an established church. 20‚000 separatists left England to go to the new land which would later be called America‚ New England. This migration is also known as the Great Migration due to the 80‚000 people total who left England for a journey to the new world. John Smith as well as William Bradford were both leaders bringing a group of Separatists to have a new and improved life. John Smith was an adventurous leader who established the first successful English Colony

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    American History When the English colonists arrived in America they were seeking new lives and new opportunities. The ultimate goal was to make money by themselves‚ for themselves. English colonists did not become new men‚ but new breeds of men. The English mentality was still the same in terms of making as much money as possible; therefore they were not new men‚ just in a new place. The Colonists were still the same people inside because their mindset towards many different things had still

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    Bibliography 20 Books Just‚ Peter. Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University‚ 2000. Print. “In the early part of the twentieth century anthropology was typically concerned small scale‚ technologically simple societies.” (Just‚3) Marrett‚ Robert. Anthropology. New York: BiblioBazaar‚ 2007. Print. “Anthropology is the Child of Darwin.” (Marrett‚ 1) Smith‚ Cameron. Anthropology for Dummies. Indianapolis: Wiley Publishing Inc. 2008. Print. “The study

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