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    Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration

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    Slavery in 1607 and 1775

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    was created‚ but more importantly‚ the first slaves were brought into the colony of Jamestowne‚ Virginia. While the treatment of the slaves and their role in American society changed significantly from 1607-1775 the reasons for the rise of their importance reflected economic‚ geographic‚ and political factors. The geography of the southern colonies was not suited to standard farming as that of the northern colonies. The soil of the land was not suited to the growing of standard crops like

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    October 7‚1763 - The Proclamation of 1763‚ signed by King George III of England‚ prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and requires those already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans. April 5‚1764 - The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. This act doubles

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    American colonies grew considerably between 1600 and 1763. Imports and exports across the Atlantic caused a constant demand for labor in the colonies. The British colonies supplied raw goods as well as some manufactured goods for countries around the world especially in Europe. As the demand for cash crops and raw materials from the Americas grew‚ the demand for labor also increased. Trans-Atlantic interactions fostered continuity in the demand for labor in the British North American colonies from 1600

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    of the temporal and PEST environments interact to influence the situation described in the case. Change is unavoidable in the existence of an organization. Nowadays‚ most of the organizations in the business world are facing changing business environment. There is no way to avoid either change or die. The major forces which make the changes not only desirable but inevitable are technological‚ economic‚ political‚ social‚ legal‚ international and labor market environments. The case in this assignment

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    The 13 Colonies Economic Troubles By: E’Maurai G‚ Seth G‚ and Jonathan L (students) Since Great Britain needed to pay for their war debts the king and parliament thought that they had the right to tax the American colonies. “The Sugar Act was an extension of the Molasses Act (1733)‚ which was set to expire in 1763”. In 1756-1763 Great Britain had a 7 year war with France and after the war ended Great Britain had high war debts so they started taxing the colonies. The American colonies got upset

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    In order to help cover the cost of the war between Great Britain and France‚ British officials began to establish new taxes in the Colonies. In 1765‚ a tax was passed by Great Britain known as the Stamp Act. This law required all colonists to pay a tax to Great Britain on all of the printed materials that they used‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and even playing cards. All of these materials were required to have a stamp placed on them‚ in order to show that the tax had been paid. Colonist were

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    the Jamestown‚ Virginia. Slaves would forever change the southern colonies. Between 1607 and 1775 the southern colonies needed people to work on their cash crops‚ and while indentured servants were useful; Africans better suited this job because they were socially easier to control‚ because they came from a similar climate making them better immune to disease and also by South economically benefiting from their physical working abilities. Economic factors encouraged the growth of slavery. With

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    Declaratory Act 1763

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    passed to prevent smuggling in the colonies like the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. British soldiers controlled territory over the colonist and invaded homes. The colonist fought back with protest against the British. The Declaratory Act put a standstill (stop) to the colonist giving them peace. In 1754-1763 the French and Indian war was taken place. The British won this war and because of the debt they relied on America to take care of the debt. The Proclamation of 1763 was soon created to ban colonist

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    Economics over Religion Throughout history there have been two leading factors that lead a colony to success. These two factors are religion and economics or money. Which factor is more important? In my opinion‚ economics is more important because the colonists had many issues getting necessities‚ and if they had enough money for all that‚ their problems would all basically be gone. Economic stability and the success of the mercantile system made the establishment of the colonies in North America

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