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    1. The New England colonies were characterized by greater social stability than both the southern and middle colonies. They were different mainly because of their geography. Unlike the New England colonies‚ the southern and middle colonies were far apart and had created their own individualistic societies when they settled‚ because they were so spread out. The New England colonies were very close together due to their mountainous geography so it was easy for them to maintain contact and have an organized

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    The Middle Colonies By: Rhea The Beginning - Does anybody know what the Middle colonies were? Well‚ if not‚ this is the perfect essay for the job! From everything about the geography to the government‚ the religion to the climate‚ this paper is full of info. Was their geography good? The Middle colonies’ geography and climate were perfect for farming all year long. They had a mix of the New England and Southern features‚ with coastal plains‚ rolling hills‚ and lots and lots of mountains! The Middle

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    within the hearts of Northerners. Tonya Kerr The University of the West Indies Professor Henderson Carter HIST 3202: Slavery‚ the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ 1820-1877 Examine the reasons for the Northern retreat from Reconstruction November 17th‚ 2014 After the American Civil War of 1861-18651 which started because of uncompromising disputes between the North who was for‚ and the South who was against the power of the national government to outlaw the enslavement of blacks in the slave

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    How the 13 Colonies Were Named The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian

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    Tina Van History 146 October 12‚ 2014 Week 3: Graphic Organizer Northern 1. Massachusetts: Divided into the Plymouth colony & the Massachusetts Bay colony.  Plymouth: Founded by William Bradford & populated by the Pilgrims who were separatists from Anglican Church.  Massachusetts Bay: Founded by John Winthrop & strictly populated by Puritans who wanted to “purify” the Anglican Church. 2. Connecticut: Founded by Thomas Hooker‚ creator of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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    During the period of 1650 and 1750‚ English colonies developed fast but into very different shapes in North America. There’re couples of reasons‚ concluding social‚ geographic‚ and economic conditions‚ for that. John Smith settled in Jamestown‚ which is a part of the southern colony‚ looking for gold‚ however‚ ends up by growing and trading tobacco to make money; John Winthrop came into New England‚ which is a part of the northern colony‚ for religious free; William Pann came into Pennsylvania to

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    Settling in Charles Town was really dangerous because of the tigers and the diseases. Before the English settled in Charles Town the Indians lived there before anyone else‚ the Indians could of killed the settlers.There were also cartographers that would copy old maps of Charles Town which were not trustworthy because they changed over timed. The people that did settled in Charles Town probably got a disease called chicken pox. The chicken pox was a highly contagious viral infection causing

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    Accounts Settled: A Review In the book‚ Accounts Settled‚ there is only one major character named Gordon. Gordon is seventeen‚ six feet tall‚ and has the beginning of a beard. The main setting is in a forest-filled valley that is a mile from Gordon’s home. The story does not give a specific date but the most logical time this story takes place is in the winter during the early 1900s. The inciting incident in the story is when Gordon’s dad came down with flu-pneumonia and Gordon

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    In this time period‚ I would have been a wife to a delegate‚ seeing as I am a female and can not be a delegate myself‚ and I would’ve like to be a Northern colonist. As a woman‚ I would have felt pressure caring for any children that I might have had due to the idea of republican motherhood though I would have had better opportunities in education than the original colonist women probably had (Kennedy 159). Being an individual person‚ I would probably have my own opinions when it came to certain

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    Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America The views of Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America developed different culturally factors including economically and political views‚ education‚ and religious instruction. Colonies in the north and south developed their own characteristics making them significant for the main land‚ and later becomes the new nation itself. Economic wise‚ the colonies had more differences than similarities. The North had small farms while

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