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    AP American History 1993 DBQ Essay Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? In the mid-1600’s‚ when both the New England and Chesapeake regions first began to colonize‚ each had the same goals and hopes for the ‘New World’. Both sought freedom‚ money and power but‚ instead of finding their

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    Religion was an ongoing cause of issues in history‚ and the Church of England was no exception. Issues with the monarchy ruling the church in Britain was the reason for many debates‚ wars‚ civil issues and rights to the throne. Initially the Church was under Papal rule‚ making the Pope have control over something the Throne did not. Hunger for power in the sixteenth century was not limited to land control and civil control; it spread right up to the Church of England causing many problems for the

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    Punishment. Disciplinary‚ harsh‚ unfair. Unfair between men and women‚ unfair because of religion. Women should not have to suffer harsher punishments because of their gender. In many countries across the world‚ organisations are working to decrease violence against women in the name of honour‚ culture and religion. In Muslim countries such as Jordan around thirty women are killed for dishonouring their families. Hundreds are seriously injured by the male members of their families by simply being

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    The Origin of Yankee

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    Yankee Pride or Damn Yankee? The word Yankee has a different meaning for many of us. Some use it as a derisive term to hurt ones feelings‚ others use it proudly as an expression of patriotism. It is a struggle that has ensued since America began to be colonized. Where the word Yankee originated has been debated for many years. The most common belief is that it derived from the Dutch nick name “Janke” meaning Little John or Jack. It is also believed to be the product of poor pronunciation

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    Ryan Alkhatab Intro: During the colonial periods‚ English emigrants traveled to America for a new life and better opportunities. Some settlers came because of debts and charges that they want to avoid or pay off. Others came for the freedoms of the new world. The English settlers came to develop colonies such as New England and The Chesapeake. Although the settlers in New England and the Chesapeake came from the same place‚ they started to separate into two distinct societies based on the

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    renowned opportunities. As these opportunities arised‚ so did the differences

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    How did the Nile shape ancient Egypt? The following paragraphs are on four different words used to describe how the Nile shaped aninceint Egypt. The four words are floods‚ papyrus‚ transportation‚ and irrigation. The River Nile flooded every year between June and September‚ in a season the Egyptians called akhet. This fact is supported in Document B which states “waters receded but Nile high enough to fill irrigation canals; crops planted and tended”. Melting snow and heavy rains In the Ethiopian

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    Daddy Yankee

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    Latino History Month | Daddy Yankee | | | | Natasha Robinson | 11/19/2010 | | BRIEFLY TELL ABOUT THEIR LIFE (WERE WHERE THEY BORN AND SCHOOLING Luis Ayala Rodriguez is a Latin Grammy Award winning musician‚ he is known as Daddy Yankee who is still in the business. Luis was born on February 3‚ 1977 in Rio Piedras‚ which the large district of San Juan. He was born to Triby Ayala and Rose Ayala his father Triby was a percussionist and his mother Rose was

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    The New England and Southern Colonies When the thirteen colonies were finally established in America‚ they were divided into three geographic areas. Two of them were the New England Colonies (Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts) and the Southern colonies (South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Georgia). Although they had many things in common‚ both of them had their own religious freedoms‚ crop harvests‚ economies‚ and lifestyles by the end of the seventeenth

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    Aamir Khan September‚ 2013 Period 7 AP History Jamestown Colony vs New England Colony: Views from a Colonist A colonist‚ Paul‚ remembers when he departed from the English empire to reside here in the “New World”. He worked hard to cross the Atlantic Ocean aboard the Susan Constant but things did not get better. He struggled to survive in a harsh environment in our settlement‚ which was Jamestown Colony. But living conditions started to improve but then they went way down and he urged himself

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