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    planned economy? Q6: Give two examples of Micro economic studies. Q7: Define macro economics. Q8 How is production possibility curve affected by unemployment in the economy? Explain. Q9: explain how a production possibility curve is affected when resources are inefficiently employed in the economy? 3/4 Marks Question Q10: Explain the problem of ‘What to Produce’. Q11: Explain the problem of ‘How to Produce’. Q12 Why do problems related to allocation of resources arise in the economy? Q13: Explain

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    began in America as early as the 16th Century and would continue for the next 200 years by states and colonies. Slaves were brought in to aid in the production of crop farms. Most slaves in the lower South labored on large plantations possessing twenty or more slaves working on tobacco and cotton (Tindall‚ pg. 496). Europe had a high demand for cotton production so this made the land owners in the south in need of more slaves to help with the production in goods for the Europeans. The development of the

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    The American Revolution conflicted that the British were taking control due to their power over everyone so everybody had a miserable life and died unhappy and no one was happy with the British abusing their power so no one ever forgot about it. The British and the thirteen colonies were fighting because the British were taking control of their over power and they weren’t making it fair. Who was right in the conflict known as the American Revolution? The Colonists are right over the Crown. The colonists

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    GCSE Geography Nicholas Rowles Series Editor: Jayne de Courcy PerfectBound An e-book from HarperCollins Publishers 77–85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith‚ London W6 8JB First published 2001 © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd‚ 2001 Nicholas Rowles asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work Acrobat eBook Reader edition v 1. April 2001 ISBN: 0-00-712985-8 All rights reserved. You have been granted a non-exclusive‚ nontransferable licence to access and read the text

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    In the south‚ agriculture was the big business. Cash crops were grown‚ often using slave labor‚ on big plantations and small farms throughout the south. Cotton‚ tobacco‚ and food crops (rice‚ Indian corn) were all grown to some extent‚ but cotton was by far the most profitable. In the first half of the nineteenth century‚ manufacturing was taking root in the North. Among the first industries to grow was textiles. Northern textiles were made from Southern cotton. Southern cotton fueled the South’s

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    Types of Colonies

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    English colonies were one of three types of colonies. The first being a joint-stock colony. In this type of colony the king of England would grant a charter to a joint-stock company that would ensure settlers the same rights as Englishmen. Joint-stock colonies were only meant to last a few years. After which‚ stockholders hoped to earn a profit. Many people were attracted with the promise of gold. The second type was a royal colony. This type of colony was directly controlled by the king. The

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    Section 2 – Geography Component PART A – The Current Nature of Migration in Australia 1) Top 10 Countries where Australian Migrants are coming from a) United Kingdom b) New Zealand c) China d) India e) Italy f) Vietnam g) Philippines h) South Africa i) Malaysia j) Germany Source: Reflecting a Nation: Stories from the 2011 Census (June 2012)‚ http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2071.0main+features902012-2013

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    2013 British colonization‚ how it has made our world what it is today. Have you ever wondered how we ended up as free as we are today? Even though the British occupied other peoples lands‚ Colonization is a good thing because the spread of democracy and freedom and the development of Human Rights. As the British rose to power over Europe and became the financial center of the world‚ it became necessary to spread the empire around the world to maintain its power and dominants. The British started

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    The creation of the original thirteen colonies included much trial and error. Some of the colonies failed from the very beginning‚ others seen a little success followed by failure‚ while a select few achieved success from the get-go. Many of the colonies held different values‚ some overlapping. Religion‚ freedom of religion‚ profit‚ money‚ success‚ and education was some of the values they placed the most stock in. Each colony viewed these values differently; which‚ contributed to their failure or

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    What was the first successful English colony founded in 1607? The first successful English colony was Jamestown. What was the headright system? The headright system was used by the Virginia Company which gave 50 acres of land for each person that a settler paid to bring over to North America. This allowed estates to be established‚ which could be worked by indentured servants. How long did indentured servants work for? They worked for 7-10 years‚ after which they were paid their dues so that they

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