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    New England Colonies

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    The people who settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans called Pilgrims and the New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment to God and each other. The settlement pattern in New England Colonies during 1600 to first half of 1700 was designed in clustered housing and small agricultural fields. The king will give out land and the settlement set up will include a meeting house‚ a village commons

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    The environment and atmosphere of the first colonies to settle in the new world was widely dissimilar‚ and some found success while others suffered harsh conditions. Virginia as labeled by Captain John Smith would fall into the last category. The colony of Jamestown came to the New World seeking land‚ assets and commerce‚ and settled in a coastal area‚ which did not provide the freshest water and proved to be abundant with disease. Jamestown was the first English settlement in America (1607). It

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    The Middle and Northern colonies differed considerably in their geographical aspects‚ leading to dissimilar social and political features. The Middle colonies‚ including New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware all shared the benefit of flat land and rich soil‚ while the New England Colonies were left with a rocky landscape that made farming difficult. Thus‚ the New England colonies‚ including Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire thrived on lumber and fish‚ rather than

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    Lunar Colony Analysis

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    HEY!! Did you hear that NASA has a plan of starting a Lunar Colony‚ and they’re trying to find an agreeable amount of citizens. A good citizen is a person who obeys the laws of his/her country‚ contributes to society and participates in public affairs with wisdom. Everyone wants equal rights in their community‚ where everything is balanced. - For this situation were trying to find a good amount of citizens. If we want to have a good colony we need people who are; personally responsible‚ actively participates

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    Emmmmmmma Kirchner Compare and contrast the motivating factors of religious freedom and economic gain in establishing successful colonies. Intro: Establishing a successful colony requires many different factors‚ two of which are religious freedom and economic gain. These are very important factors in that they both provide platforms for success‚ and are able to attract people and business to a new colony. For a group of people to leave their home country‚ and establish a new life elsewhere‚ both of

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    When the Declaration of Independence on July 14‚ 1776 was created‚ separating colonies of America from Great Britain‚ it was stated in the second paragraph that “All men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” was to represent the freedom of each individual to an extent‚ but more importantly it was created for all men to be equal. This set in stone formal institution simply can not

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    1.Under what conditions may a people alter or abolish their government? People may abolish their government in the event that‚ their rights are violated by the government. When the government how to much power and the people no longer feel safe‚ then we may take action and alter or abolish the government. 2. Why does Jefferson consider King George a tyrant? Jefferson considers King George a tyrant because he is unjust‚ selfish‚ and uses his power without consideration for the people

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    Jamestown: The Death Colony Why are there so many deaths in the middle of nowhere? From the beginning of 1607‚ an English colonization on the James River were already facing problems. The colonists had only come for gold which in result‚ caused people to die. Why did so many colonists die from 1607-1611 in Jamestown? Many settlers died because of these three reasons: bad environment/water‚ bad relations with the Indians‚ and the settlers’ lack of skills. The first reason was because of the

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    effected more than just the 13 colonies. Islands in the Caribbean were also places where slaves were kept. However‚ the institution of slavery in the English colonies differs from slavery in the caribbean because of their origins‚ the plantations they worked on‚ and how and why they were treated they way they were. "Approximately 10 million Africans were ripped from their homes‚ in Africa‚ and taken to the "New World" between the 1500-1800s" ("Slavery in the Colonies"). "In the 1600s‚ England’s Atlantic

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    today’s farm colony as a place of hopeless disrepair‚ where graffiti artists and vandals can wander in peace (Dunlap 2). On the other hand‚ some view the abandoned colony as a historical landmark that should not be touched. However‚ the first demolition began in 1999‚ when a city councilman persuaded City hall to allow for one of the historical dormitories to be destroyed due to safety hazards. (Dunlap 2) The plan was supposed to continue with the demolition of all of the farm colony buildings‚ however

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