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    Colonial New England and Chesapeake were two colonies with England settlers‚ these colonies were very different. New England economy was base on growing crops and livestock‚ unlike the Chesapeake who depended greatly on the king of England for economic support. The New England colony who came to the new world for religious freedom practiced Christianity. On the other hand Chesapeake colony was mostly from the Anglelican church who at the time were actually a ruling government and religion was not

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    There are many reasons why the colonies declared independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence did not come from nowhere‚ but it was made because of how Britain was treating America. Although the King of Great Britain did many unacceptable things during his reign‚ one important one was that King George III did not allow the colonies to have a lot control. He would do anything for more power and was threatened by the colonies. King George III wouldn’t allow the colonies to trade freely

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    America and in colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. Like most colonies‚ these three had a few similarities in addition to many contrasting differences. A main similarity between the early American‚ African‚ and Asian colonies was their administration system. The early American colonies were formed by small bands of adventurers loosely controlled by European administration‚ which compares to African and Asian territories in which administration remained limited.

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    Hunter-Gatherers and Settled Communities Hunter-Gatherers and people living in settled communities had differences‚ and some similarities. Hunter-Gatherers move around from place to place in search of food. Settled communities stayed in one place and grew crops and raised animals for food. Both nomadic Hunter-Gatherers and people living in settled communities had many advantages and disadvantages Hunter-Gatherers were people that migrate seasonally‚ live in family or tribal groups‚ and use

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    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‚ a cooler climate which limited its growing season‚ and an abundance

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    Northern Ireland The problems between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland started a long time ago and more political than religious. For centuries the English had tried to gain control of Ireland. Until the sixteenth centrury‚England controlled only a small area of Ireland around Dublin. English rulers‚ including King Henry VIII‚ Queen Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell gradually conquered the whole of Ireland. Ireland became a British colony in 1607. The last area to resis the English

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    This American essay will show that the reasons for the American Revolution were rooted in economics. The people of the thirteen colonies that made up the then United States resented the British Government’s levies of tax without representation. The Revenue Act of 1774 was primarily the reason for the rift between the colonies and the Crown. It was the phrase ’taxation without representation’ that brought the colonists together to rise against the mother country. Often this revulsion against the tax

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    The Northern Humanists were firm believers in higher education. Yet‚ they were also very critical of the way it was carried it out. Analyze their main criticisms of higher education and learning. The Northern Humanists are strong believers in higher education.  They differed from the more Italian approach; The Northerners emphasized education across a broader band of society‚ not just a more scholarly yet secluded class of intellectuals.  Somewhat oddly‚ the study of the ancient classics was

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    Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What

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    What Were the Primary Reasons for the “Fall” of Rome? By 200 BC‚ Rome was quickly becoming one of the world’s greatest empires with their excellent military conquering territory from modern day Scotland to Spain. After the Punic Wars and the defeat of Carthage‚ Rome had full control of the Mediterranean region‚ establishing colonies in North Africa‚ Egypt‚ the Middle East‚ and Asia Minor. Julius Caesar became Rome’s first emperor using his military influence. Under his reign‚ Rome shifted from

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