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    Geography’s effect on the English colonies is indisputable‚ but was it the primary factor for shaping the colonies? I think it is‚ whether it was good or bad the geography always played an important part in the lives of the English colonist. From the swampy terrain of Jamestown to the bays of the Northern colonies‚ each played an integral part in the development of the colonies. I’ll start with Jamestown‚ one of the first colonies to make it. The beginning of Jamestown was almost it’s end‚ the

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    Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What

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    As the colonies of America were being settled and beginning to grow‚ each colony began to develop its own differences and identity in the New World. Many people immigrated to the colonies be it puritans‚ slaves‚ farmers‚ quakers and various other groups‚ all came to escape persecution‚ start a new life‚ or make money in the New World; giving the colonies their own mix of personalities. From the rocky coasts of New England to the large fields and plantations of the southern colonies‚ the different

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    Reviewed I. Introduction to American Indian Politics and the American Political System by David E. Wilkins A. "We claim that the constitution...shall be the supreme law of the land. But we also claim to recognize the sovereignty of Native American nations‚ the original occupants of this land...Two hundred years have produced no resolution of the contradiction

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    an in depth study of the various periods of American History‚ it is necessary to cover the first 350 years of history during the summer‚ individually‚ with some exceptionally readable non-fiction histories. You will be tested over the material covered in American Colonies when you return to school in August. The assigned reading is: • Taylor‚ Alan‚ " American Colonies: The Settling of North America"‚ Part I Encounters: CH 1-5 pp. 3-113‚ Part II Colonies: CH 6-12‚ pp. 117-272‚ and Part III Empires:

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    The American Revolution and the time before the Revolution occurred in the Seventeenth Century was the start of building America as an independent nation away from outside influences and control. The Thirteen Colonies had been divided into the North and South. Even though both the North and South were experiencing and working on becoming independent from outside influences like the British‚ there were changes that not both were existing in their colonies but there were some changes that were occurring

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    Australia to be nothing more than a British colony whose national identity was virtually the same as the British. During this period of Australia’s history‚ our modes of entertainment‚ food‚ fashion‚ sporting culture and our social values and attitudes were largely dictated by British culture. One of the most significant changes to have taken place in Australian society since the end of WWII‚ has been its drift towards American‚ rather than British culture. As the American way of life was projected further

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    were two colonies with England settlers‚ these colonies were very different. New England economy was base on growing crops and livestock‚ unlike the Chesapeake who depended greatly on the king of England for economic support. The New England colony who came to the new world for religious freedom practiced Christianity. On the other hand Chesapeake colony was mostly from the Anglelican church who at the time were actually a ruling government and religion was not important. Although both colonies would

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    DBQ For many years the North and the South tried to live in harmony even though they had opposing views. The North was slowly growing a strong hate for slavery while the South strongly depended on it. So for years they try to avoided confrontation‚ but the question of slavery still threatened to divide them. You see this in the Missouri Compromise – Maine would enter as a free state and Missouri would enter as a slave state‚ but in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of 36’30° slavery was prohibited

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    people around you. Prior to 1700‚ the British North American colonies had conflicting outlooks on the extent of religious freedom in the new world based on the different acts of the British Empire and by the English origin of most of the settlers. New England was mostly comprised of Puritans‚ the Middle Colonies consisted of Quakers‚ and the South was more concerned about using the land to make money and didn’t emphasize on religion. The Southern Mainland colonies considered the Church of England

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