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    In democratic system people are participating in political and decision making process without considering their race‚ color‚ physical ability such as Scandinavian countries. They are able to decide on their destiny directly or through their representatives. Each individual have their votes and these votes are effective and able to change decisions. There is no lumber on their choice and government can not mobilize citizens to pro-government relies; in contrast people are being mobilized by themselves

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    who go from one country to another must not stop trying. They leave everything behind in order to come to something better‚ therefore‚ failing is not an option. The stories‚ “Balboa” by Sabina Murray‚ “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare‚ and “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford‚ all show how the early immigrants acted when they arrived. The main characters or character in all of these stories brought bad to where they arrived. In the story “Balboa‚” Balboa brought evil every where he went

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    In a significant incorporation‚ the Plymouth Colonists played a substantial role in our history. When King Henry VIII came to reign‚ he implemented various alterations upon the recently founded church‚ the Church of England. Part of a Puritan denomination‚ known as Separatists travailed to break away from the church completely‚ whereas come wanted to purify the church and revert it back to their original beliefs and practices. At the time‚ the act of belonging to another church‚ as opposed to the

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    II. Of Plymouth Plantation: Summary and Commentary Bradford‚ William was one of the Pilgrim leaders and American colonial governor‚ born in Austerfield‚ Yorkshire‚ England. In 1606 he joined the Separatists‚ a dissident Protestant sect. Three years later‚ in search of freedom of worship‚ he went with them to Holland‚ where he became an apprentice to a silk manufacturer. Bradford sailed on the Mayflower in 1620‚ and after his arrival in America he helped found Plymouth Colony. In April 1621 he

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    part A Students will analyze 6 sources‚ identify main ideas and answer questions asking them to identify democratic and undemocratic aspects/features of colonial America and how American democracy was a work in progress in colonial times. Assessment: tests 7th Grade OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to create an outline for a DBQ essay. Students will be able to identify democratic and undemocratic features of colonial America and how American democracy was a work in progress in colonial

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    The colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown are an excellent example of the diverse cultures and reasons behind why colonies were formed. Although Jamestown and Plymouth were alike and suffered many of the same hardships‚ their way of life was completely different. Whether the colony suffered or prospered therein fell with how prepared the colonists were for the hardships that ensued in the new world. The colonists who settled in Jamestown were entrepreneurs who were granted a charter colony by the

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    The early 17th century Jamestown witnessed one of the worst winters during 1609. There was scarcity of food and colony settlers were living off carcasses of dogs‚ cats and horses‚ time which would be later called the “Starving time”. This colony was founded in 1607 by 104 settlers of which only 38 survived the first nine months‚ with most succumbing to starvation and disease caused probably by poisoned water. Additionally‚ this time also saw one of the worst droughts ‚ and since the colonists were

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    Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil

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    By: Angelo Kraus Block: 3B 2/21/2012 Russia‚ Democratic or Not? Russia should be considered a semi-democratic country. They have the characteristics of a democratic country‚ yet at the same time they don’t. For example‚ they have freedom of speech but to an extent. As shown in a round table discussion show that’s been on air for years. But‚ its only good things are spoken about the government and Putin. Also they can vote and what not but the government tries to rig it. Another example is that

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    settling the New World. The Netherlands gained a colony in North America and named it New Netherlands that was established in the 1620’s due to its quick profit fur trade‚ but which was never more than the secondary interest to its founders from the Netherlands. In 1609‚ Henry Hudson led an expedition to North America for the Dutch East

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