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    America in the 1700s was a big melting pot however the Chesapeake and New England regions were made up mainly of people of English origin. Even though the settlers came from the same place their societies evolved in two different directions. The cause of Chesapeake and New England’s road into two distinct societies is due to many economic‚ social‚ religious‚ and geographical reasons. The Chesapeake and New England settlers came to America for many reasons. The settlers that came to the Chesapeake

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    US History Colonial Wethersfield‚ Connecticut Throughout the history of the American colonies‚ there have been signs of the beginnings of democracy. Many towns adopted policies that were different from others‚ and so some towns became more democratic than others. When looking at colonial Wethersfield‚ Connecticut‚ the colony made changes between the 1750’s and the 1780’s in reference to property distribution‚ social structure‚ politics‚ and religion. Starting with the Fundamental Elements

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    Colonial Era Women

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    The Colonial Era was an interesting time for women. They were starting to believe they deserve more rights than they were given. Some might say it was a golden age for them‚ and then others would disagree. In the 5 articles; “Women in Work and Poverty: The Difficulties of Earning a Living” by Lyle Koehler‚ “The Planters Wife: The Experiment of White Women in Seventeenth-Century Maryland” by Lois Green Carr and Lorena S. Walsh‚ “Women Before the Bar” by Cornelia Hughes Dayton‚ “Gender‚ Work and Wages

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    and after years of development and flourishing under Britain’s rule‚ they were prepared both economically as well as politically to cut off British rule to gain the independence that would be theirs through rebellions‚ and eventually a revolution. Colonial self-rule‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the consequences of the French Indian War caused these English colonists to begin moving in the direction of declaring their independence. The colonies had experience with self-rule‚ and developed even more skills

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    COLONIAL SYSTEM The Philippine condition was a reflection of the political‚ economic and socio-religious developments of Spain. During the 16th and the 17th century almost all European monarchs adopted the political idea of absolutism as well as the economic system of mercantilism. Under the system of mercantilism‚ the king was involved in extensive intervention of any economic life to foster national growth. The Spanish government was highly centralized in form. All the Spanish governmental

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    DBQ 1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia During the time period between 1606 and 1700‚ hundreds of settlers flocked to the Virginia colony seeking riches only to find hardship‚ and no gold. However‚ after many years‚ and much effort‚ the Virginians managed to secure a solid social and economic system that would eventually make Virginia one of the most important North American colonies. One of the first hardships settlers encountered were disease‚ malnutrition‚ and starvation. When the settlers

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    Long time ago and even until today the women are treated with great respect in the society. Contrary to popular belief‚ Philippine society was not always patriarchal. There was a time when women were treated as equally as men. The early law already recognizes their rights with the same privilege equally as men have. They played key roles both in and outside. Before the coming of the Spaniards‚ women were already entitled to inherit and own a family property‚ engage in a trade‚ to work according to

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    who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. 4. The most significant impact of the Transcontinental Railroad was that allowed people to travel to places much easier and faster. 5. What brought upon the rapid urbanization of America in the late 1800’s was the industrial revolution. 6. The job of a muckraker was to spread real or alleged scandal about another. 7. The temperance movement was a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages. 8. The women’s suffrage movement

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    Bacon’s Rebellion and the Salem witchcraft trials are both events that colonists used to show their anger at or resentment of colonial society life. Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against Governor Berkeley’s policies with the local natives. He monopolized the thriving fur trade and wasn’t willing to risk ruining it. The Salem witchcraft trials were a result of unsettled social and religious conditions of the Massachusetts village. Some of the victims were even accused because of their wealth and

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    summary about nomadic tribes who were the first inhabitants of the Americans which is based in the article Three Worlds Meet: The Peopling of the Americas (found it in the Course Syllabus). Christopher Columbus landed in where he believed was the “New World” on October 12‚ 1492 however it was not something new. This was the home of diverse societies that would become known as North and South America for at least 12‚000 years. Columbus named the inhabitants "Indians" but nowadays they are called “Native

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