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    the New World? 2. Why was the initial and subsequent colonization of the Massachusetts Bay Colony more successful than Plymouth? 3. How did the colony of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony contribute to the origins of American independence and government? What were the contributions to American independence and government from the New England Confederation‚ the Dominion of New England‚ and the Glorious Revolution? 4. What role did religious intolerance play in the founding of New England colonies

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    5/22/2014 New England Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ American Romanticism‚ American Renaissance New England‚ What is Transcendentalism?‚ Transcendental Club Home > New England Transcendentalism Index > Background Summary Site Map | Slide Shows | Guest Book | Links | About Us | Download Wisdoms | New England Transcendentalism Backdrop to Events During "The First Great Awakening" (1730 - 1770) a large proportion of colonial Americans

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    US did good and bad. But it was told only in one viewpoint‚ we didn’t talk about what the minority groups of the time were thinking or feeling. In 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts the town

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    to a standard predictable with life show that may be known as the "Saul-Paul model"— as exhibited by which the subject’s life out of nowhere experiences a radical change in course as the result of an emergency or change. The demise of Rembrandt’s wife‚ Saskia‚ and the acknowledged dismissal of the Night Watch by the general population who charged it were for a long time foreseen that would be the most essential occasions inciting the normal change in Rembrandt’s life after 1642. Notwithstanding‚ present

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    long process that took centuries to occur from when America was first colonized by England. America started slow and far behind England and other European countries in the technology race but a diverse culture and the work ethic of American people all helped to push this country forward. From antebellum America in the 19th century‚ to the Progressive Era in the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ and finally to the New Deal period in the 20th century‚ many changes occurred as millions of

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    The 16th and 17th centuries were a time of religious upheaval and the different European countries dealt with the disturbances in various ways. The Spainish approach was to crush any dissenting views through the Spanish Inquistion and enforce conformity to the Catholic faith. England embraced the Protestant Revolution with its split with the Catholic Church and fostered many Protestant sects. The uniformity of religion in Spain led to a zealous Catholic population who were driven to convert the natives

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    The main reasons England won this struggle was because of the sudden downfall of the Spanish Empire‚ and England’s successful establishment of its colonies. Throughout the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries‚ Spain maintained an impressive hold on American territory. As The American Pageant describes‚ they had attained a “sprawling empire from California to Florida to Tierra del Fuego”. Perhaps contributing to their success‚ the Spanish blended their culture with the Native Americans through marriage

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    The Renaissance began during the 13th-16th century. “The word Renaissance itself means rebirth” Stability was being re-instituted into the Peninsula‚ mainly through the Roman Empire with a system now called feudalism‚ creating a new city. Bringing about the flowering of architecture‚ literature‚ religion‚ education‚ and art‚ the Printing Press was perhaps the most important development of the Renaissance. Rulers during the 13th century were referred to as Merchants. It was not uncommon to often

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    the impact of what occurred in Salem Witch Trials. The way our legal system has changed includes the way we punish people including the capital punishment. Addition to this it includes where the presumption of innocence‚ since it is now more prominent that we have to had evidence‚ before we accuse someone of a crime. As well as what the laws were in Salem and where there origin began. Salem laws had a lead role in the cruel and deadly punishments of the Salem Witch trial even though there were ways

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    Differences between New England and Chesapeake Colonies – DBQ By the 1700s‚ Colonial America was a diverse society; the northern colonies of New England and the southern colonies of the Chesapeake region‚ although mainly made up of British settlers‚ were already becoming distinct areas unlike any seen before this time. However‚ they shared little in common‚ as both regions were drastically different from one another. The differences started with the initial reasons for the founding of each colony

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