Motivations to Settle in the American Colonies Sailing across the Atlantic to access all the possibilities for religious‚ social‚ economic and political liberty‚ promoted by the colonies‚ had its risks. These risks seemed insignificant compared to the aspirations of a more hopeful and liberal life. Even though some colonies showed economic potential‚ they still used religious diversity as a motivational tool. Besides‚ the New World offered a remarkably tolerant
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The Roanoke Colony The Roanoke colony‚ a settlement now looked at through the eyes of curiosity. What happened to them? Why did it happen? Will we ever find out what really happened? These are the questions that come to mind when anyone who has heard about the Roanoke colony think about this mysterious event. Many people hope to answer these questions and I am one of them. We may never know what really happened‚ so the best we can do is narrow it down to a few possibilities that are much more
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Native American Relations During the numerous years of colonization‚ the relationship between the English settlers and the Native Americans of the area was usually the same. Native Americans would initially consider the settlers to be allies‚ then as time passed‚ they would be engaged in wars with them in a struggle for control of the land. This process of friendship to enemies seemed to be the basic pattern in the majority of the colonies. When the English landed in Jamestown in 1607‚ the
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The British returned in force in August 1776‚ landing in New York and engaging the fledgling Continental Army at the Battle of Brooklyn in one of the largest engagements of the war. They eventually seized New York City and nearly captured General Washington. The British made the city their main political and military base of operations in North America‚ holding it until 1783‚ when they relinquished it under the terms of the Treaty of Paris. Patriot evacuation and British military occupation made
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Interactions between North Americans and Japanese : Considerations of Communication Style The Summary Communication style has a very big impact on the dynamics of face-to-face encounters‚ that is‚ whether a conversation proceeds smoothly or by fits and starts‚ whether both continually interrupt each other or are both able to talk simultaneously without interrupting and whether their style of listening match. Differences in ethnic background coupled with those of communication style probably
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climate were the primary factors in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. The geography had an enormous effect on how the British survived‚ made a profit‚ and the quality of their lives. The climate and geography was different in the south‚ the middle‚ and the northern colonies‚ however it had both positive and negative effects on the English colonies in the New World during the 1600’s. In the north‚ the New England colonist did not have an easy time living off the
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contrast the similarities and differences among the southern colonies of Virginia‚ Maryland‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The new colonies had a lot in common‚ but at the same time most of them had a lot of difference. Most Colonies started off from Virginia and some of them where just completely original. Virginia was founded in 1607 by the Virginia London Company‚ their main crop like most of the other colonies where tobacco and indigo. Their most famous “government” was
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settlements developed direct empires overseas. These settlements include the colonial empires in both North and South America and in colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. Like most colonies‚ these three had a few similarities in addition to many contrasting differences. A main similarity between the early American‚ African‚ and Asian colonies was their administration system. The early American colonies were formed by small bands of adventurers loosely controlled by European administration‚ which compares
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Comparison of the British Parliament and the American Congress Németh Barbara Szombathely 2005 Introduction I write this essay with the aim of comparing the British Parliament with the American Congress. I personally think that everybody should know the major differences between political system of the US and the UK. First of all‚ I would like to describe my technical conception in my essay. I separated it in two columns and on the left side I write about the British Parliament and on the other
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I would like to talk about the culture dictionary‚ more specifically about the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture. The importance of such dictionaries became unquestionable when the culturological approach to the study of languages appeared. This approach means the unity of the language and culture. To acquire a language‚ a person should have the knowledge of special features of communication‚ behavior‚ people’s mind‚ habits‚ values‚ traditions in the country which language he/she learns
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