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    Anthony Edwards 8/24/12 AP US History - Jones Colonial America DBQ An interesting characteristic of the colonies that the English founded during the 17th and 18th centuries on the eastern coast of modern day America is that while all were indeed settled by people from England they each developed their own very distinct cultures and ways of life. While the varying environments from each colony to the next certainly isn’t a negligible factor in the diversification of

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    DBQ - Democracy in Colonial America Essay The thirteen colonies in America began early on to develop democratic features. Today we have many rights we are entitled to follow. We have the freedom to do many things such as religion‚ speech and many more! Back in colonial times we were just working on these features. In colonial American‚ colonies had democratic and undemocratic features that made democracy a work in progress. An Example of an undemocratic feature was equality‚ but obviously the opposite

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    DBQ - Democracy in Colonial America Essay The thirteen colonies in America began early on to develop democratic features. The democracy in colonial America was a work in progress with democratic and undemocratic features. There were undemocratic features in the way people were living. These laws were made to make this world stay at peace together. One democratic feature is Rule of Law which means no one is above the law. An example of this is represented by document #3 “the Fundamental Order of

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    The colony of Virginia was founded in 1606 by English businessmen. At that time the biggest competition the English had were the Spanish who had already conquered a lot of territory. During the first years of the Virginian colony went through a great hardship. The settlers were aided by the Indians at the time that the settlers were deep in their hardship. John Rolfe was the man who increased the trade in Virginia with his cash crop. The English arrived in North America in 1606 looking for raw

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    wanted to claim the land as theirs…by all means. (Doc. 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8) Christopher Columbus was sent off on an expedition to find a shorter and quicker route to the East‚ but he ended up sailing to Hispaniola. Astonished by his discovery‚ Columbus seized the land for its rich gold and transportation to Europe. The Natives had their land stripped from Columbus and his men. I wouldn’t doubt they were angered‚ saddened‚ and feeling hopeless. (Doc 1) The Spanish government sent numerous amounts of

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    In “The Marvels of Spain and America” section of “Beginnings to 1700‚” Wayne Franklin describes the remarkable changes that occurred to both Europe and the Americas as voyages began to take place. Americas like Europe:“complete with fortresses‚ churches‚ horses‚ new foods… and much else that Colón in 1493 could have found only in Europe” (Franklin 4). The natives and Europeans both used their own traditions and borrowed from each other to endure or outwit the opposing side‚ causing the earliest records

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    Between the early 1500’s and year 1700 North America endured the Colonial period. Many of British‚ Dutch‚ French‚ Spanish‚ and Swedish descent began establishing separate colonies in North America. The main reasons for the new settlement were land‚ work‚ and religious freedom. This period of time was life changing for most settlers‚ but was distinctively a unique experience for the Colonial women. If anything‚ the life of a Colonial woman was definitely not simple. Most homes of the Colonists were

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    The Enlightenment is the era in Europe and America during the 1700s when mankind was developing from centuries of unawareness into a new age of progression by reason‚ science‚ and reverence for civilization. People of the Enlightenment were influenced by human reason‚ learned the natural laws of the universe‚ and defined the natural rights of mankind resulting in a growth in knowledge‚ official achievement‚ and moral values would be recognized. This new way of thinking led to the increase of a new

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    Cited: Heinemann‚ Kolp‚ Parent Jr.‚ Shade. “A History of Virginia 1607-2007.” Old Dominion‚ New Commonwealth. University of Virginia Press. 2007. 211-239. www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/.../9780803222007_excerpt.pdf www.academicamerican.com/colonial/topics/slavery.htm www.wikipedia.com

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    Revolution In The 1700s

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    The revolution was very different but also very similar for different types of people in the 1700s. When comparing the meaning of revolution for men‚ woman‚ slaves‚ and Native Americans you have to consider that they all were fighting for the same reason‚ freedom. The meaning of freedom is very different for each class or groups of these people but they all ultimately had the same goal of gaining their freedom. When considering the consequences of the revolution‚ It’s important to consider how it

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