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    The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America (Massachusetts Bay) in the 17th century‚ in New England‚ situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England‚ including portions of the U.S. states of Massachusetts‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Territory claimed but never administered by the colonial government extended as far west as the

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    Virginia Founding Date: 1607 Region: Southern Colony Founders: John Smith‚ John Rolfe & Thomas Dale Reason for founding: Search for gold‚ English outpost against Spain Characteristics/laws: Jamestown was the main town that was establish because of England’s desire for wealth and converting the Natives to Christianity. Majority of the population was English. Environment: Very warm climate‚ which was beneficial to the colonists because they didn’t have to worry about the harsh winters. Contrary

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    Middle colonies? ●Warm-Up Question: ○Based upon the documents provided‚ what are some key differences between the Virginia & New England colonies? Four Colonial Subcultures ●The different values of the migrants dictated the “personality” of the newly created colonies; led to distinct (not unified) colonies ○ The Chesapeake ○ New England ○ Middle Colonies ○ The Lower South European Settlements in North America by 1660 Chesapeake Colonies: Virginia & Maryland Chesapeake Colonies The

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    There is this girl who was undecided as to what she wanted to do for her life. She was hopping from job to job‚ unsure of where life would take her. Then it all changed one day in June when she peed on a stick. She found out on that hot‚ sunny day that she was pregnant and her life would forever be changed. It was then that she knew she had no choice but to get her life together. Four years later this girl is exactly where she wants to be. The girl that I described in the previous paragraph is

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    The Middle and Northern colonies differed considerably in their geographical aspects‚ leading to dissimilar social and political features. The Middle colonies‚ including New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware all shared the benefit of flat land and rich soil‚ while the New England Colonies were left with a rocky landscape that made farming difficult. Thus‚ the New England colonies‚ including Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire thrived on lumber and fish‚ rather than

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    While both Piaget and Vygotsky were similar in their views in certain ways. Most commonly shared were their views as constructivists (the idea of learning by doing) and believed that social forces set the limits of development. The most obvious difference is their view of cognitive development. Where Piaget felt that cognition develops in four discreet stages that are limited‚ Vygotsky believed the opposite‚ that there are no stages and development is continuous. Where there are a few areas that

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    San Antonio Missions and Assimilation In the following paper I will discuss the sources of Chapter 3; The Challenges of Spanish Colonization: Struggles and Accommodation in the Eighteenth Century‚ in the book Major problems in Texas History. The essay “Self-Sufficiency and the San Antonio Missions” by Gilberto Hinojosa‚ is the secondary source. This source differs from the primary sources in the chapter in that the author disagrees with what they say was the primary goal of the Franciscans. To elaborate

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    Discuss some ways in which class and ethnicity impact on children’s lives. To discuss ways in which class and ethnicity impact on children’s lives we must first of all define both terms. According to Walters (2012) ethnicity refers to a sense among a group of people with a shared culture‚ ancestry and decent which has either a national or regional origin. A focus on ethnicity also suggests a focus on cultural markers such as race‚ religion‚ language and shared customs; this is because cultural

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    The Colony of Maryland

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    The colony of Maryland is a very unique colony in many different ways. The colony was formed in 1634 by two hundred emigrants‚ mostly Roman Catholics. With the founding of Maryland came the first permanent proprietary government of America‚ that is‚ a government by a lord proprietor‚ who‚ holding his authority by virtue of a royal charter‚ nevertheless exercised that authority almost as an independent sovereign. Maryland is surrounded by the three colonies Virginia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware and

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    The History of Tobacco Use: An Addicting Drug and the Change over the Centuries Sean Calhoun JADM-310 Drugs & Society Week 7 Course Project Professor: Negersmith DeVry University 8/23/12 Table of Contents 3……………………………………………………………Introduction 3-8…………………………………………….. ………………………History of Tobacco 8-9………………………………………………………….Cost of Tobacco 10-11………………………………………………………………….Effects of Tobacco 12-13………………………………………………….Tobacco’s Effect on the Environment 13-14……………………………………………………………

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