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    People will go through all sorts of difficulties and obstacles to make it in life. Striving for wealth and power is something that brings both positive and negative results. During the colonial period the development of the Virginia and Massachusetts colonies was greatly influenced by the effects of the search for riches and power. Each area had common basic interests‚ but the ways in which they went about attaining these goals were in most views different. Prosperity was the major goal of everyone‚ but

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    1. What hardships did passengers suffer at sea? What relief could they hope for upon reaching Philadelphia?  At the point when in such a hurricane the ocean rages and surges‚ so that the waves rise frequently like high mountains one over the other‚ and regularly tumble over the ship‚ so one apprehension to run down with the ship; when the ship is always hurled from side to side by the tempest and waves‚ so that nobody can either walk‚ or sit‚ or lie‚ and the firmly pressed individuals in the compartments

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    Colonial American faced several hardships in the new land‚ it was very challenging for any individuals who came by to either escape poverty‚ achieve their dream or to gain religious freedom. However‚ that didn’t stop them in what they wanted to do. Benjamin Franklin‚ Thomas Jefferson and Phillis Wheatley are great set of examples. Therefore today‚ I will be discussing what they communicate about the hardships of this new land‚ new government‚ and new culture. You may perhaps recognize

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    Chesapeake Bay Colonies and New England Colonies would share ethnic roots they would differ greatly in their development. With New England’s society centered on religion and Chesapeake Bay’s around profit both came to the new world with their own intentions. Other aspects in which these societies differed was in economy and social structure. However regardless of differences and similarities both colonies would find their own way to thrive. When it comes to religion‚ the colony of New England

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    stopped to think about what if I did go deaf or blind. The world is a beautiful place with a lot of sights to see and a lot of sounds to hear. People go through a lot of hardships in life and they always had to prevail through the hardships. Their perseverance through the hardships inspires everyone to be who they are.My hardships in my left happen last year in Fall break when I lost my hearing in my left ear. I never let that get me down even tho it happened so quickly. I prevailed through it with

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    freedom existed in the British North American colonies prior to 1700. Religion‚ one of the main reasons America is what it is now. Ever since the beginning of Jamestown‚ Europeans came to the Americas for a common reason; they sought religious freedom. The Middle Colonies were mostly Quakers with a mixture of Catholics and Jews. The Southern Colonies were similar to the Middle Colonies‚ but they were mostly Catholics. However‚ the New England colonies were mostly Puritans which led to strict laws

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    The Thirteen Colonies‚ that joined together to become the United States of America were part of the first British Empire. Each colony was founded by different people and for different reasons. The main reason was the opportunity to make money to bring together valuable natural resources and selling them to England in exchange for goods that were difficult to get in the New World. Other colonies were set up by the Protestants who wanted to avoid the religious they experienced in Britain‚ and also

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    Colonists’ religion had a significant impact on the development of the colonies because it affected their social values. However‚ the quality of the soil‚ and the colonists’ access to water had a greater impact on the development of the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies. Therefore‚ the geography was the primary factor in the development of the colonies. The New England colonies were hilly‚ forested‚ and had rocky soil causing a lack of grown-food production therefore their population grew

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    The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe

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    Roanoke The Lost Colony What happened to the Roanoak Colony This is the question asked by John White when he found the colony abandoned in 1590‚ and this is the questions asked by historians ever since. There are many theories as to what happened to the colony and are backed by differing facts that dont match each other so that when looking at the situation as a whole there was no one answer. A new study‚ however‚ sheds some new light on the subject and shows that the colonists at Roanoak Island

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