Name _____________________________ Date ________________ Period ____ American History Test 1 A Chapter 1 Exploration and Settlement‚ I. Matching: Match the following descriptions with their proper identities. (25 points) _____ 1. country that focused on developing the fur trade rather than stable settlements _____ 2. _____ 3. colony originally settled to be a safe haven for Catholics _____ 4. _____ 5. colony settled by Puritans to be “a light shining from atop a hill” _____ 6. _____
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or Armada sailed from the port of Lisbon. It was made up of 130 ships fitted with 2‚500 guns. They carried 30‚000 soldiers and sailors. And with the leaders Queen Elizabeth 1st for the English and King Phillip 2nd. And the lord high admirals Sir Francis Drake for England and Duke of Meding Sidonia. The armada started for many reasons like the piracy‚ death of Mary Queen of Scots‚ religion‚ refusal of marriage‚ Dutch revolt and the French civil war. But even before the Spanish set sail like in 1587
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relationship. One may be curious about why the study of relationships of variables has been given the rather unusual name “regression.” Historically‚ the word regression was first used in its present technical context by a British scientist‚ Sir Francis Galton‚ who analyzed the heights of sons and the average heights of their parents. From his observations‚ Galton concluded that sons of very tall (short) parents were generally taller (shorter) than the average but not as tall (short) as their parents
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Austin Wilmot Biotechnology Russo 4/21/13 There were many pieces of evidence that led Watson and Crick to their discovery of the structure of DNA. This included Chargaff’s rules‚ X-ray diffraction studies‚ and the use of brass and wire models of sugars‚ and phosphate groups. This revelation contributed heavily to scientific research and studies. They deduced that from their studies that DNA is structured in a Double Helix. With all of the evidence they accumulated they were able to achieve
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Elizabeth I: Improving England’s International Standing: The Defeat of the Spanish Armada Elizabeth Tudor was born in 1533 to King Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Her life began in the midst of controversy and continued to be troubled until her death in 1603. Elizabeth‚ in reality‚ never should have been the ruler of Great Britain at all since she had several siblings in line for the throne ahead of her. After she was crowned queen at the age of 25‚ she successfully reigned for
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Spain territories. The Island of California had no wealth‚ no advanced Indian civilization‚ no agriculture‚ no pottery‚ no domesticated animals (except dogs)‚ and no Northwest Passage (leading to)‚ so Spain was disinterested in it. Later in 1579‚ Sir Francis Drake discovered New Albion (Nova Albion) north of New Spain‚ where a harbor‚ now Drakes Bay‚ stood‚ but the English too‚ were uninterested. In 1602‚ Sebastián Vizcaíno’s mapping of coastal California‚ led to the naming San Diego‚ Catalina Island
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the nature of science in many ways. DNA was not discovered by just one person‚ it was discovered by many different scientist who built on each others’ ideas. The main scientists who were featured in the story were James Watson‚ Rosalind Franklin‚ Francis Crick‚ Raymond Gosling and Maurice Wilkins. In the case of this story‚ scientific knowledge assumes an order and consistency in natural systems. Science models were used to explain natural phenomena‚ science uses observations and inferences and
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short‚ natural selection states that random genetic changes transpire within an organism ’s genetic code‚ such changes are preserved because they are valuable for survival. Darwin’s ideas came from economics applied to biology. By the late 1800’s Francis Galton‚ Darwin’s cousin‚ had thoroughly studied his cousins findings and disclosed his beliefs in biology‚ which he related to human beings. His philosophy was known as Eugenics. Eugenics was an idea was based on ways to control reproduction
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in a village well known for its religious dedication and great devotion to the Mary and the Saints‚ no doubt had a huge impact on Pio’s life. His faith continued to grow and in 1903‚ he entered the Capuchin Friars receiving the holy habit of St. Francis. On January 1907‚ Brother Pio professed the solemn vows of poverty‚ chastity‚ and obedience. Pio was united in a unique and special way to the sufferings of Christ‚ on September 20th 1918 while kneeling in the chapel Padre Pio received the visible
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The Short‚ Happy Life of Francis Macomber Modernism has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and it is characterized by a break with traditional styles of norms and rules. Modernism experiments with literary form and expression‚ and it is driven by a desire to overturn traditional modes of representation‚ and express new topics and sensibilities of their time. In the short story‚ “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” we hear about man versus nature‚ and we are being presented
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