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    English- Numbers were relatively small among others because fewer problems at home. Germans- Settled chiefly on the rich farmlands west of Philadelphia. Maintained their German language‚ customs‚ and religion. Showed little interest in English politics. By 1775 Germans comprised 6% of Colonial population. Scotch-Irish- Had little respect for the British Government‚ which had pressured them into leaving Ireland. Most settled along the frontier in the Western parts of Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ the

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    AP U.S. History I Colonial Society in the 18th Century The British colonies in the 18th century had changed a lot since the 17th century. For example‚ in the year 1670‚ 90% of the population was English‚ and 4% was African. In 1770‚ 50% was English‚ and 20% was African. The colonies had become very distinct. The immigrants were 8% English‚ 8% Scottish‚ 15% German‚ 33% African‚ and 36% Scots-Irish. The characteristics of the colonies were diverse‚ as well. Colonial America was dominantly

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    Religion has affected the human in many ways; rules‚ traditions‚ culture patterns‚ morality‚ etc. The most powerful and important role that religion plays is that how it controls the human. I believe that religion has created conflicts between people including whole countries. Religion has the societal effect of dividing people into "us" and "them". This unfortunately has the same characteristics as any other form of discrimination‚ such a as racialism. Then‚ it would come very easy to consider "us"

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    in that particular religion or not dictates whether the story is real or not for you.  Why do you think that myths persist in our modern society?  What function do they serve?     Although the existence of myths in our society today compared to those during the beginning days of the world differ; the presence of myths in our modern society still holds the sense of relevance in our modern day religious traditions. The reasons in which myths persist in our modern society‚ in my opinion‚ is

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    economy‚ religion‚ and science in the colonial America all started with colonial demographics such as cheap land‚ gender equality‚ early marriage‚ high birth rate‚ and rapid population growth. During those times the women were viewed inferior to men‚ and remained behind the scenes as it was a part of the English tradition but over time changes were made to those thoughts (p 110‚111). When it came to economy‚ trade was flourishing among England and another thriving colonial trading

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    How are my values shaped? Within the family‚ there are three key processes by which children learn character and morality: forming emotional attachments‚ being taught prosocial behavior‚ and learning respect for authority and compliance with rules. All teaching of right and wrong begins with attachment--the warm‚ emotional tie that children have with their parents. Children learn from and are influenced most by those persons who are most meaningful to them‚ and the most meaningful adults are those

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    Colonial Era - Religion and Government. The New Englanders went to a Congregationalist meeting house for Church services. The meeting houses became bigger and much less crude when the population grew after the 1660s. They were predominantly Puritans‚ who by and large‚ led strict religious lives. The clergy was highly educated & devoted to study of both scripture and the natural science. The New England laws assumed that citizens who stayed away from conventional religious customs were a threat

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    Religious teachings often begin with the ideals of finding inner peace‚ or aiding those in need‚ yet‚ over the centuries‚ these religions have merely become a means of facilitating the ambitions and desires of those who are in power. Many faiths disguise and warp themselves in a way that sets reality aback‚ and makes individual existence seem all the less valuable. Over millennia‚ scriptures have been modified countless times‚ becoming form-fitted duplicates that vary according to the era‚ or to

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    Outline and evaluate the view that the role of religion in society is to promote stability and consensus? The title is arguing clearly form a functionalist perspective on religion. Religion is a secondary agent of socialisation‚ it plays a major part in many people’s lives‚ even though we may not be as religious as we used to be‚ religion still features strongly in our word as many of our laws and moral codes‚ which are targeted at maintaining a stable society stem from the bible. Such as ‘thou shall

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    Vishaal Gupta Mr. Decarlo AP US July 23 2010 Creating Tensions in Colonial Society After the different European nations colonized the Americas‚ societies began to sprout in those colonies. They were very similar to those societies that had been going on for centuries in Europe. There were governments‚ workers‚ schools‚ and hospitals. Issues began to come about in these societies due to revolts and rebellions by the people. They were unhappy with the way they were treated and their life style

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