being sharecroppers. The company designed four large corporations‚ termed citties [sic]‚ to encompass the developed portion of the colony. Company officials adopted English Common Law as the basis of their system in the Virginia colony‚ replacing the governor as the final voice on legal matters. The first conflict emerged with the Polish community in Jamestown‚ who controlled such vital industries as tar‚ pitch making‚ and glass blowing. These skills were extremely vital to the new settlement. When
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Topic #1 “COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENCE” THE COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENCE – For the purpose of studying all matters related to the negotiation and organization of the Independence of the Philippines. November 1918 – The Philippine Legislature created the “Commission of Independence”. The Commission of Independence was composed of 11 SENATORS and 40 CONGRESSMEN. The membership was expanded to include all the Philippine Legislature members regardless of the party affiliation. The most important undertaking
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Title: Luis Muñoz Marín the “Architect of the Commonwealth” Introduction: 1. Introductory statement: Luis Muñoz Marín was the 1st governor of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico elected democratically‚ he was a poet‚ journalist‚ politician and statesman and was known as the “Architect of the Commonwealth”. 2. Thesis statement: Luis Muñoz Marín‚ the fist governor elected democratically by Puerto Rico‚ is an important figure in our history and one who helped achieve the country great things in a moment
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Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence‚ and were conspicuous in the revolution‚ there existed‚ of course‚ a great diversity of intellectual endowments; nor did all render to their country‚ in those perilous days‚ the same important services. Like the luminaries of heavens each contributed his portion of influence; but‚ like them‚ they differed‚ as star differeth from star in glory. But in the constellation
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THE ADVENT OF EUROPEAN DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST FERDINAND MAGELLAN * A Portuguese explorer who is known as the first circumnavigator of the Earth. * Born in 1480 at Saborosa/Sabrosa in Villa Real‚ Province of Traz os Montes‚ Portugal. * His first stint as a maritime explorer began in 1505 when he offered his services to be a part of Francisco d’Almeida’s expedition. * Ferdinand Magellan renounced his citizenship and offered his services to the King of Spain. TREATY OF TORDESILLAS
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appointed justice of the peace of Alabat‚ Tayabas‚ by the Governor-General with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission on December 4‚ 1911. - He continued in that position until September 8‚ 1934‚ when at his own request‚ was “transferred from the position of justice of the peace for the municipality of Alabat‚ Province of Tayabas‚ of the same position in the municipality of Perez‚ same province”‚ by a communication signed by the Governor-General from which the foregoing is quoted.
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Chapter 12: Congress 1) What did the Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility Act of 2009 do and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act do that impacts college students? 430 a) The CARD act of 2009‚ restricted credit card companies from raising interest rates on existing balances. It also prevented credit card companies from charging a fee for exceeding their borrowing limit unless these customers had explicitly requested this service. It also made it more difficult for credit card
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can’t afford to pay for education; the problem is our governor‚ Rick Perry. Even though Governor Rick Perry says the government can’t afford to give any money towards education‚ that isn’t the case‚ he just doesn’t want to take any money out of the rainy day fund to pay for state education. It is only state education being cut the children in private schools don’t have to worry because the government doesn’t pay for their tuition. Governor Rick Perry doesn’t want to give any money towards education
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When people think of the Declaration of Independence‚ a certain few figures come to mind; men such as John Hancock‚ John Adams‚ Samuel Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ or Benjamin Franklin are the first to be acknowledged. However‚ there were 51 more signers than just them. 56 brave lawyers‚ doctors‚ merchants‚ ministers and plantation owners signed their own death warrants by defying the King of England to gain their own independence from faraway tyranny. Each of these men had vastly different stories‚
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newcomers because Virginia officials purposefully degraded North Carolinians and used tax breaks to keep landowners in their colony. The land tax and the sale of land in the state caused many problems‚ including disagreements among Proprietors‚ Governors‚ and the Assembly. The Proprietors wanted the taxes to be paid in sterling‚ but many Carolinians could only pay with marketable assets. Before 1715‚ agents seized land for nonpayment of taxes‚ but in 1715 the Albemarle Assembly disallowed agents
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