13 Original Colonies Introduction Your expertise is needed immediately! 500 people are scheduled to set sail from England to the colonies next month. They are still undecided which colony would be the best to settle and build their new homes. Your colony has hired you to create a newsletter‚ pamphlet or brochure to entice these people to settle in your colony. The information you provide will be used to help the new colonists pick the best colony that will suit their needs. You will need
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CHAPTER 3 COLONIES TAKE ROOT 1587-1752 Section 1: The First English Settlements I. England Seeks Colonies -Like most of Europe in the age of exploration‚ England was a monarchy. However‚ in England‚ the power of the king or queen was limited by law and by a lawmaking body called Parliament. -Ever since the 1200s‚ English law had limited the king’s power. The king could set new taxes only with Parliament’s consent. Still‚ the king’s powers were much greater than those of
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very much similar to that of the earth. A new planet 2003 UB313 has been discovered recently in our solar system. It is bigger than Pluto and farthest from the Sun. Many words used in a language may have been taken from some other language. Geography‚ for example‚ is an English word. It has its origin in Greek‚ which relates to description of the earth. It is made of two Greek words‚ ‘ge’ meaning’ ‘earth’ and ‘graphia’ meaning ‘writing’. Find out more about the earth. The earth is the third
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The British Empire was also involved in wars throughout the world and at one stage they basically became bankrupt and tried to seek help from other different countries such as the United States of America. World War1‚ the Cold War and World War Two had greatly impacted on the decolonization of the British Empire. These wars hit Britain like a tonne of bricks. Economic difficulty was one of the worst things that affected the British Empire. They just could not afford to pay for different expenses
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the colonization of America‚ the statement that "economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns" is valid. These economic concerns‚ as a cause for the colonization of British North America‚ outweighed the notable religious concerns that arose‚ and dominated colonial life during and up until the very end of the British colonial era in North America. The vast economic concerns that caused British settlement of North America included the opportunity
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The Painful Result of British Colonialism A study by National Geographic suggest that when New England colonists first arrived at Plymouth rock in 1620‚ the population of Native Americans was 18 million; by the year 1622‚ almost 90% of the population had been eliminated. It all began when the New England colonists landed on Plymouth in 1620. The colonists had started to build a colony when they met Massasoit. Massasoit and a man known as William Bradford created a peace treaty between
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British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions‚ colonies‚ protectorates‚ mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height‚ it was the largest empire in history and‚ for over a century‚ was the foremost global power. By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people‚ one-fifth of the world’s population
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The first people who came over from Europe‚ to the new world‚ lived in colonies. Colonies were large areas of land ruled by the nations of Europe. For the most part‚ Britain ruled the thirteen colonies in America. Britain was very far away. It took weeks to sail across the Atlantic Ocean by ship. It was difficult to send people or messages back and forth that made colonists feel independent. They thought they could run their own lives. They had their own leaders and they made their own laws. At first
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are held together by chemical bonds. The types and abundance of minerals in a rock are determined by the manner in which the rock was formed. Many rocks contain silica (SiO2); a compound of silicon and oxygen that forms 74.3% of the Earth’s crust. This material forms crystals with other compounds in the rock. The proportion of silica in rocks and minerals is a major factor in determining their name and properties.[2] Rocks are geologically classified according to characteristics such as mineral and
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solve historical problems. Complete the two parts of the following written assignment to show your understanding of these skills. Part 1 Explore the interactive maps to answer the three questions in Part 1 of this assignment. If you need to review how to use a map’s scale‚ please go to the Locating Places section of the Map Tutorial and read through page 3. Please remember to submit your responses for Part 1 and Part 2 to your instructor in the assessment area. 1. Using the scale on the interactive
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