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    Brazil By Daishaun Smith-Coles Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500. The colony was ruled from Lisbon until 1808‚ when Dom Joao VI and the rest of the Portuguese royal family fled from Napoleon’s army‚ and established its seat of government in Rio de Janeiro. Dom Joao VI returned to Portugal in 1821. His son declared Brazil’s independence on September 7‚ 1822‚ and became emperor with the title of Dom Pedro I. His son‚ Dom Pedro II‚ ruled from 1831 to 1889‚ when a federal

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    The Restoration Colonies

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    The restoration colonies New York: Old nether landers at new Netherlands 1600-golden ages of Dutch history. - maj. Commercial & naval power - challenging England on seas - 3 maj. Anglo-Dutch wars - maj. Colonial power [mainly in the East Indies.] New Netherlands - new Netherlands : founded in the Hudson River area (1623-1624) - established Dutch west India comp. for quick-profit fur trade. - company wouldn’t pay much attention to colony - manhattan [ new Amsterdam ] - purchased

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    indians came to where the colony was and that they took some of them and they killed the others. They were having a drought and i think the indians came to look for water and found them. So they ran into the colonist and killed many of them. They could of took the baby or some others too. In 1587 the english women‚ men‚ and kids found the roanoke island and came ashore. They settled at the New World to stay there permanently. (1)Around 1587 there was a second colony was founded in roanoke. The

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    religion in the colonies

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    Since the very first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ religion played a very important role in America. Nine of the thirteen colonies had established churches. Having an established church meant you paid taxes for the support of that church whether or not you were a member. The colonies with official state or established churches of the Congregational (Puritan) church denomination consisted of Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Vermont. Colonies that remained a part of the original Church

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    Slavery in the colonies

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    Slavery: Southern Slavery from 1607 to 1775 In 1607 Jamestown‚ the first successful English colony‚ was founded. A mere twelve years later the first African slaves would be introduced to the colony‚ and throughout the 17th century and early and mid-18th century their usefulness would increase and they would become the saviors of the Southern colonies. The growth of slavery in these colonies was brought on in large part by geographic‚ economic‚ and social factors of this time. Economically‚ slavery

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    England was hurting the colonies with extra taxes and breaking promises. England was just using the colonies to make the country bigger and greater but does not really care for the colonies. For example‚ the Tea Act was used my Britain to make the colonies pay the British East India company that helped Britain. Therefore‚ Jefferson uses Locke’s argument to present a reason to break away for England. England was not doing the right thing for the colonies‚ so the colonies had the right to break away

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    Democracy in the colonies

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    Democracy in the Colonies. Even though American colonies provided some economic opportunities and political freedom to its people it was still not close to a democratic society. A lot of colonists had horrible life conditions that led them to their death. Even though in document 5 shows how the people were living happy and in peace‚ it was only because of the island they purchased which was a good deal to them. I believe that in document 5 the people were happy just because they somehow got

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    Virginia Colony versus Massachusetts Colony Throughout the 17th century‚ the New World was being developed and the colonies were being formed. Two of these newly founded colonies were Virginia and Massachusetts. Between the two colonies‚ there were many similarities as a result of similar backgrounds of those who founded and were running the colonies. Although there are many reasons as to why people‚ the majority being from Europe‚ fled to the colonies‚ there are also multiple different aspects of

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    In the early 1600s many European countries set out and explored and were looking to start colonies and expand their populations‚ and economies. Each country in different locations treated the Native people there in different ways. The French in New France created a partnership with the Native Americans. The French learned their language and lived among the natives in villages. In Massachusetts many natives were converted to Christianity. They moved to praying towns and attended schools. They helped

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    Distinguish between realized gains and losses and recognized gains and losses Realized gain or loss is the difference between the amount realized from the sale or other disposition of property and the adjusted basis at the time of sale or disposition. If the amount realized exceeds the adjusted basis‚ there is a realized gain. On the other hand‚ if the adjusted basis exceeds the amount realized‚ there is a realized loss If a realized gain or loss is recognized‚ the gain is includible and the loss

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