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    New England and Middle Colonies developed differently because the Anglican Church was persecuting Protestants and Catholics. Therefore these groups settled in New England and not Virginia/Middle Colonies. This impacted political development because the Middle Colonies were for profit‚ and as a result they developed different politically. All of the Middle Colonies came to the new world for religious freedom. The separatists came to the new world to get away from the English Church. They wanted

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    The British Political System In spite of the fact that the UK is a monarchy‚ since King Charles I was executed in 1649 and the English Civil War that followed between the Royalists and the parliamentarians the powers of the monarch were gradually reduced. The UK’s constitution is not formally written but it consists of certain historic documents such as Magna Carta written in 1215‚ the Petition of Rights in 1628‚ the Bill of Rights in 1689 and the Act of Settlement in 1701‚ which gradually gave

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    have expanded the most throughout the whole world‚ especially in North America‚ are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a great force and surviving character these people were able to survive such harsh conditions. The majority of the slaves were shipped to the Americas by the English and French because it was the new continent and they were in need of people who would do the

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    Large-scale African slavery was introduced into the English colonies of North America around the middle of the seventeenth century. Although slavery developed in all of the British colonies‚ it did not have the same level of importance in each of the areas of settlement. Slavery mainly spread over those areas where there were large plantations of high-value cash crops‚ such as tobacco‚ indigo‚ sugar‚ rice and coffee. Consequently‚ in the Chesapeake and the Southern colonies‚ this form of labour rapidly

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    non-government organisations‚ and major tourist destinations. World cities are the command and control centres in the borderless domain of the new global economy. Examples of world cities are New York‚ London‚ Tokyo and Paris. An example of an urban dynamic in Sydney/green square The urban dynamics of Green Square is going under the process of urban renewal‚ urban decay and urban consolidation. Green Square is set to become a true exemplar of green living with developments linked to recycled water‚ people

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    Thirteen Colonies The thirteen colonies were divided into three regions: the Southern colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the New England colonies. Each region can be characterized based on its geography‚ climate‚ economy and culture. These qualities may also be used to compare and contrast regions. One quality used to characterize the colony regions is its geography and climate. Both the Southern and Middle colonies have fertile soil and long growing seasons‚ while the New England colonies have very

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    Early colonist came to American for a variety of reasons‚ from religious freedom to dreams of getting rich. In this analysis we will look at the vision of two colonies and how the different colony visions led to the colony creation‚ and the differences between them. The New England community was so strong and so supportive in comparison to that of the settlers in Jamestown‚ Chesapeake Bay‚ that it is no wonder they developed into two distinctly different cultures before the year 1700. The Chesapeake

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    Why did the colonies decide to break away from their mother country Great Britain in 1775? Well‚ the American Revolution is something taught in schools across the United States as early as the sixth grade. The American Revolution started in 1775‚ as a result of the British Parliament raising taxes‚ to make up for the cost of the Seven Years’ War as well as make the colonies pay for the cost of their defense‚ on many goods with the Stamp‚ Sugar‚ Townshend‚ and the Tea Acts. These acts were also known

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    The life under the British rule was really bad and totally unfair for the indians they had no right‚ the original rulers of India were the Mughals. After that the British East India Company became the rulers. The British government took over‚ after the Sepoy Rebellion. Indians used nonviolence to gain Independence from the British using the Salt March‚ Dharasana salt works and day of the Prayer and Fast. The Salt March is one of the protests that was an event with non violence used to gain independence

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    in the Middle Colonies? From Delaware to New Jersey‚ New York to Pennsylvania‚ there is this wonderfully diverse colony. This is the place you will want to get married‚ have children‚ and basically grow old in. This is the bread basket colony . This is the Middle colonies. This is the Quaker land‚ where you can randomly give complete strangers a ride. The Middle Colonies have rich soil‚ thus letting the region become a major exporter of wheat

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