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    Guaraní Indians and Jesuit Relations Beginning in 1609‚ the Jesuit Priests founded a widespread chain of missions‚ also known as reducciones‚ in the borderlands of Argentina‚ Brazil‚ and Paraguay. Contrary to popular belief‚ as a result of the media from movies such as the Mission‚ these missions experienced an extremely tumultuous history. In fact‚ most Guaraní’s rejected Catholicism for decades and they did not willingly convert because they believed that Catholic principles greatly contradicted

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    1700’s‚ Britain’s settlers divided into three distinct cultures within America. The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies were formed because of their differences in religious beliefs‚ geographic aspects‚ and occupation types. The variety of religious view in the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies helped evolve the differences between them. The New England colonies heavily practiced puritanism. Puritanism was a strict religion that’s main ideal was “everything you do affects all of

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    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 1736‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation from Church and state

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    The development of the American colonies had six different factors contributing to it. They were the Enlightenment‚ European population explosion‚ Glorious Revolution‚ Great Awakening‚ mercantilism‚ and Religious tolerance. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that challenged the authority of the church in science and philosophy while elevating the power of human reason. One of the most influential Enlightenment writers was John Locke. He argued with the church that people were not

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    a nation’s strength comes from building up gold supplies and expanding its trade. Britain formed the American colonies so that they could increase their gold stores. They wanted raw supplies to make into products to sell and make money. They wanted America to pay taxes so that Britain could make money. America used the theory in that they thought they ought to‚ in order to be strong expand their trade beyond Britain. Countries like Belgium‚ and France wanted to also increase their trade‚ and expand

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    "In the 1600’s there existed a degree of religious freedom in some colonies‚ while others were characterized by strict intolerance." then go on to further explain and elaborate on the thesis. As the textbook reveals‚ the colonists in New England were made up of a web of families who were extremely devoted to their faith (Christianity). This is where the university of Harvard originated which was originally meant to train ministers and over half of the graduating students became congressional

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    French Involvement In The American Revolution When scouring the internet for poignant quotes about the American Revolution‚ there are few to be found more fitting than this gem‚ spoken by Woodrow Wilson: "Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance". Of course‚ it is generally agreed by those knowledgeable on the revolution that it was necessary for the colonists to rebel against their oppressors and

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    everyone advocates these changes‚ Although the American‚ Haitian‚ and French Revolutions were revolts driven by the lack of social and political equality that their native government provided them‚ revolutionary leaders also underwent a social struggle to transition from the past to the future‚ in which they abandoned military protection‚ had to reconstruct society‚ accepting an independent and vulnerable position in the world. The AmericanFrench‚ and Haitian Revolutions all were revolts

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    ------------------------------------------------- Politics From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the political magazine‚ see The Politic. For other uses‚ see Politics (disambiguation). Politics (from Greek politikos "of‚ for‚ or relating to citizens") is the art or science of influencing people on a civic‚ or individual level‚ when there are more than 2 people involved. Modern political discourse focuses on democracy and the relationship between people and politics. It is thought of as the way we "choose

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    that without French aid‚ the colonies could never have won their independence. Do you agree? Why? Historians argue that the American colonies could not have succeeded in defeating the British empire without French aid. I fully agree with this statement. The colonists were not soldiers; they had no military training. The colonies had no government to pay for supplies and weapons. The colonists had no chance of success without foreign aid. Before France would ally with the colonies‚ they wanted

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