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    Virginia and Massachusetts Bay Colonies Both Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were started in the seventeenth century‚ but both for different reasons. Virginia was chartered to make a profit‚ whereas Massachusetts used their charter to flee religious persecution and live in freedom. Both colonies did however face similar struggles. They had to learn how best to survive the land they now lived on. This involved learning what would grow best and the best way to grow it. They also had to try

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    thirteen colonies that became the USA were originally colonies of Great Britain. By the time the American Revolution took place‚ the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of the British rule. Rebellion and discontent were rampant. For those people who see the change in the American government and society a real Revolution‚ the Revolution is essentially an economic one. The main reason the colonies started rebelling against ’mother England’ was the taxation issue. The colonies debated

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    Even though the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were the some of the oldest and most heavily populated of the English colonies‚ their differences in their economies‚ politics‚ religions and society set them apart. Some of the differences include the southern Virginia colony having a representative assembly‚ while Massachusetts Bay colony had a democratic assembly‚ and the main crop of Virginia being tobacco‚ while the Massachusetts economy revolved around lumbar‚ fishing and trade. Virginia

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    The North and the South have different Geography‚ Societies and Economies. Here’s my supportive evidence of The Geography of the North and the South. The North experienced four distinct seasons from freezing winters to hot humid summers. The North also had jagged New England coast. And had many bays. On the other hand the South had fertile soil thick pine forest and many fast moving rivers. What was the Society of the North and South like? Well in the North many people still lived on farms cities

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    Tiffany Galimi History 11 Section 11 The Founding Of the Colony of North Carolina In the 1580’s British established two colonies in North Carolina‚ both in which they failed. However‚ In the 1600s permanent settlers from Virginia began to move to North Carolina‚ and it eventually became part of a British colony known as “Carolina." North Carolina was first settled in 1587 by settlers that were led by John White in which they landed on present day Roanoke Island on July 22‚ 1587. In 1524

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    English colony was Jamestown and was founded with profit in mind. The colony was initially controlled by a joint stock company. This one was more similar to Spain in that most colonists were men looking for an opportunity in the New World. Other colonies were founded by religious groups who were fleeing persecution. One of the most famous and well known are the Pilgrims who founded the colony of Plymouth. Unlike the Spanish‚ there was never really an effort to convert the Native Americans. Rather

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    Marriage is an inevitable stage of our life. However‚ people debate over the pros and cons of early marriage and late marriage. Some people get married early just because of their environment and culture. Some have to marry their partner due to pregnancy or other social issues. In some parts of the world‚ people focus more on education and career and they prefer to marry late. Undoubtedly‚ the marriage is one of the most important institutions of the society. Each person in the world would like to

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    Starting in the early 17th century the English began exploring the New World. Amongst the first groups to colonize included; the English in Virginia‚ Plymouth‚ and the Massachusetts Bay. Individually the colonies had their own reasons for inhabitation and exploration. They endured many circumstances that obstructed the beginning of their settlements. Each society evolved‚ adapted‚ and faltered in their separate ways. Each colony had differing original goals for settlement. In 1607 Virginia‚ 104

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    thThe Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance were both spectacular events that occurred during the 17th-18th century Europe. The created movements in Art that left great impact on how we perceive art as it is today. They are very different movements‚ yet in some ways similar. As they both focused on religion but it was the Northern Renaissance that primarily evolved around religion. As for the Italian Renaissance‚ it was focused on Greek and Roman Mythology. Essentially‚ both movements

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    The New England colonies include New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The Chesapeake colonies include Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were primarily settled by the english‚ but in about one hundred years later the New England‚ and Chesapeake colonies have became very different. These two sets of colonies have very different social‚ economic‚ and political structures. First of all they were very distinct economically. The Chesapeake colonies wealth mainly came

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