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    The Economic Condition of the Philippines during the Pre-Spanish era Economy during the Spanish Colonial Period Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain in 1519 on the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe with five ships and a complement of 264 crew. Three years later in 1522‚ only the one ship‚ the Victoria‚ returned to Spain with 18 men.  The Philippines were the death of Magellan. The expedition sighted the island of Samar on March 16‚ 1521. Magellan was welcomed by two Rajas‚ Kolambu

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    someone‚ however for the American colonies‚ Spain was governing almost every aspect of their development. Independence in Spain’s American colonies came about as and when it did due to four main factors‚ economic‚ social‚ political and military. There was a growing dislike of Spain’s restrictions over economic matters‚ there were restrictions on trade and the colonies were used to fund the Crown’s expenses. Social factors focus on cultural differences between Spain and then Colonies‚ particularly with

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    Little Spain Influence

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    During the Age of European expansion‚ Spain stumbled onto its overseas empire; which just so happen to be very massive and have a lot of prosperity. Columbus was supported by Isabella‚ the queen of Castile. In 1492‚ he landed on a Caribbean island that he named Española‚ or also known as Little Spain. Even later‚ Columbus believed the West Indies were part of the East. The Spanish and Portuguese were not first outsiders to arrive‚ but were the first with guns‚ sails‚ horses‚ and religion. This helped

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    Colonial Unity

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    Evolution of Colonial Unity Thesis: Between 1754-1776‚ the colonies gradually became more unified due to the changes in British policy. 1. 1754: a. Not very unified b. Albany Plan of Union i. Benjamin Franklin ii. Plan provided for an intercolonial government and a system of collecting taxes for the colonies’ defense. iii. Franklin’s efforts failed to gain the approval of a single colonial legislature. iv. Plan was rejected because the colonists did not want to relinquish control of their

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    COLONIAL MENTALITY A Colonial mentality is a conceptual theory around feelings of inferiority within some societies post-European colonialism‚ relative to the values of the foreign powers which they became aware of through the contact period of colonization. The concept essentially refers to the acceptance‚ by the colonized‚ of the culture or doctrines of the colonizer as intrinsically more worthy or superior. The subject matter is quite controversial and debated. It is also the state of which a

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    be taxed only by their representatives and that no taxes unless were to be paid unless voted by the Virginia assembly. In Massachusetts in the summer of 1765‚ crowds began taking the law into their own hands‚ creating the breaking out of riots. A colonial organization was created called the Sons of Liberty who began to burn the stamps resulting in the ceasing of selling stamps. The colonies felt they should have representatives in Parliament

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    Tunde Lukacs 09b3 Marketing Economist International Business Academy Kolding‚ Denmark AuthorTünde Lukács | SubjectAP Degree Thesis | Date to hand in10th of August | | Number of characters (incl. space)124.998 | LanguageEnglish | TitleAttracting new customers | SubtitleHow can the possible Nordic customers boost the income of the hotel? | SchoolInternational Business Academy‚ Kolding‚ Denmark | Study programmePA Degree in Marketing Economics | Project SupervisorIvan Hassingaard

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    A Comparison of Christopher Columbus’s Letters A Comparison of Christopher Columbus’s Two Letters Kim Horner From the Book The Norton Anthology – American Literature A Comparison of Christopher Columbus’s Two Letters In the book The Norton Anthology-American Literature there are two voyages that are writen about by Christopher Columbus. I will compare the two and explaine some of the contrasts between the two. As they are two very different voyages‚ 10 years apart‚ Columbus has emotions

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    MSA 180 SQ 2013 Analytic paper two Colonial Modernity and Human Differences Colonization is the process through which one nation asserts its sovereignty over another for the following reasons. This process is both a mental and physical process that affects both the colonizer and the colonized. The first reason mentioned here for a nation to pursue a policy of colonialism is economic incentive. The imperial state could require more resources to continue its growth. Military incentives are

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    innocent animals exploited for entertainment purposes. Spaniards see this act as more than just as a sport‚ and how it is a major key to their culture. If one were to seek the prime areas of bullfighting‚ it will be found in the following cities of Spain : Sevilla‚ Cordoba‚ or Ronda. Upon entering a bullfighting arena‚ a lot of newcomers have no idea what to expect. The first stage of this ritualized event contains a music orchestra full of “joyous” music‚ but is not a fun thing for the bull‚ for

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