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    Question #1 History of music from 1650 to 1800 can be described by three major periods‚ the middle Baroque‚ the late Baroque / early Classical‚ and Classical eras. The middle Baroque can be described as a time of developing and standardizing musical forms‚ styles‚ and conventions‚ and then obeying those conventions in the creation of new music. The second era found the undoing of these conventions in two important areas‚ prompting the end of the Baroque and beginning of the Classical era. The final

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    prosperous life. There were two main areas in America that the English settled in‚ New England and the Chesapeake region. These settlers voyaged to America for either religious freedom or to start a new life. Religion seekers came to the New World to escape the oppression of the Catholic Church. Others came in search of a job‚ or because of their low social class. The New England and the Chesapeake regions became two distinct regions because of these social‚ economic‚ and religious tragedies. Many

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    The settlers of the Chesapeake region of America were an extremely fascinating bunch. Despite many hardships‚ they set the stage for the American South for the next two centuries‚ and achieved a lot with precious little. It is simply amazing to think of how anyone could have stayed alive in a foreign land surrounded by the unknown‚ with no friends and family to help and guide them. The majority of the colonists that moved to the Chesapeake region of Maryland and Virginia were laborers‚ that

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    Massachusetts Bay‚ and the Chesapeake region were both part of the New World where England was starting to colonize. Even though the people from these two locations originated from the same land (England)‚ these colonies turned out to be extremely different from one another. They differed in the reason they settled the land‚ the economic activity of the region‚ and the demographics of the colonies. II. Motives for Settlement 1. Captain John Smith settled Chesapeake Region. Massachusetts Bay settled

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    Cole Dutko History 152B Professor Nash 2/09/17 Seventeenth Century Chesapeake The foundation of liberty in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century was a gruesome battle for African Americans to achieve and maintain their freedom. They had to suffer through intensive years of being servants and slaves in hopes of owning their own land and property freely. However‚ this did not come easy due to the selfishness of white landowners who were not eager to hold up their end of the bargain. Through

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    Although the New England and Chesapeake regions originated from England‚ they developed into two different societies. Religious toleration‚ economic opportunity‚ and government positions attributed to their development. The New England colony was made up entirely of Puritans and Separatists. The goal of these two religions was either purify the Church of England religion‚ or completely separate from it. Their main reason for immigrating to the New World was for religious purposes. Their whole

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    Chesapeake Vs South Dbq

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    Colonial differences from North to South DBQ During the 1700’s‚ many colonies began to show their true differences with one another. Although the colonies were settled by English origin only‚ the regions became two distinct societies within years. Of the colonies‚ the Chesapeake and the New England region were strongly diverse. The Chesapeake and the New England regions differed in the 1700’s because of religious debates that had occurred‚ different motives that were placed when going to the

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    The years 1750-1776 were very volatile years regarding the relationship between Britain and the North American colonies. A large scale war‚ taxes‚ and revolts all played a part in the hostilities between the two nations. Economics‚ however‚ may have been the spark that started the fire between the two nations‚ and might perhaps be the most significant cause of the future conflicts between the North American colonies and Great Britain. The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1761 primarily

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    the formation of the New England and Chesapeake regions of the American colonies. However these colonies‚ though both founded by Englishmen turned out quite differently. The economic base‚ importance of slaves‚ and the reasoning behind the

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                B.  The British‚ French‚ Germans‚ Italians‚ Belgians‚ Portuguese‚ Russians‚ and Americans all had colonies.                         1.  colonial policy varied depending on time and country involved                         2.  the actions and reactions of the colonized people also shaped the colonial experience II.         A Second Wave of European Conquests             A.  The period 1750–1900 saw a second‚ distinct phase of European colonial conquest.                         1.  focused

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