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    The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic‚ individualistic‚ and had great faith in progress‚ while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy‚ whereas the North relied on factories‚ which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”‚ they relied financially on the North. Slavery

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    both the North and South colonies the populations grew phenomenally. Colonists of all different backgrounds lived in varied environments under thirteen different colonial governments. “[In the south] slaves made the most striking racial composition of the population. Slavery became the defining characteristic of the southern colonies during the eighteenth century‚ shaping the region’s economy‚ society and politics.” The economic‚ political‚ and cultural differences between the colonies of the North

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    1492 and 1763 the colonies were growing and improving their conditions from before when they had lived in Britain. Although the colonist all came for a similar reason of escaping religious persecution and had the same idea when it came to organizing their colony‚ they did however have a difference in class organization and how they were to go about in their trading and farming economy. The south and the north may have been comparable but they were also two totally diverse colonies at the same time

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    Dawna Harbuck Gina Henderson ENC0025-113489 April 2 ‚ 2013 Should elderly‚ disabled‚ and homeless people be able to use food stamps for restaurant food? Recent discussion of making restaurant available for this three groups of people‚ Tom Laskawy discussed in “ Hondson Choice” they should be able to‚ because this may be the only meal they receive a day and its admirable. On the other hand Michelle Goudine reports in food stamps should only be used for healthy foods and that the government

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    Plantation” and “Plymouth Colony” are about the pilgrims and their hardships and how they survived. The two give two different give different information about how long the move took‚ and how bad it actually was. The “Plymouth Colony” was written years after without the experience while the “Of Plymouth Plantation” was written by a guy that was actually there. There were a lot of the hardships Pilgrims faced once they were living in the new world. According to the “Plymouth Colony”‚ “More than half the

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    Have you ever wondered what life was like in the North and South before the civil war had been fought. I have done my research to tell you what it was like.The Northern economy was based off of industries for example some were fur‚ lumber‚ shipping‚ and textiles to name a few. There was a growth in trade and manufacturing of goods during this time. There were very few slaves in the North the work force was made up of mostly immigrants and at this time there were no child labor laws in place there

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    Though the Northern and Southern colonies were close to each other‚ they held many similarities and differences. America was actually a place of dreams until the white immigrants began sailing to its’ shores. They had sailed and sought after religious freedom‚ bringing their prejudices with them. As the land was divided‚ so were the beliefs. The upper and lower colonies began to grow differently‚ while maintaining a few similarities. The Northern and Southern colonies had many of different routes and

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    achieve these goals including Indians‚ unfarmed land and unfamiliar weather. Each colony began building and working toward their goal. The differences between the colonies started to form soon after they were settled. According to the ship’s list of emigrant bound for Virginia there were very few women. Without women the men weren’t motivated to work‚ and many men died. Since the men didn’t feel like the colony was stable‚ they started to have relationships with Indian women. This made what little

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    In the 16th and 17th centuries many colonies were starting to appear all over the Eastern Cost of America. All of Europe countries were interested in colonies‚ from Spain to England and even France. To the naked eye these colonies may have seemed very similar‚ but they were very different. Most of the population of these colonies arrived on boats that sailed from various European countries. Many colonies suffered through the early years from famine and death‚ and also poor planning. If we were

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    The Thirteen Colonies‚ that joined together to become the United States of America were part of the first British Empire. Each colony was founded by different people and for different reasons. The main reason was the opportunity to make money to bring together valuable natural resources and selling them to England in exchange for goods that were difficult to get in the New World. Other colonies were set up by the Protestants who wanted to avoid the religious they experienced in Britain‚ and also

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