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    The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement in North America in the early 1600’s. It was formed by Puritan settlers fleeing religious persecution in England. The lands which became the Massachusetts Bay Colony had previously been inhabited by Native Indians. The Company of Massachusetts Bay received a charter to start a settlement in the New World in 1629. The charter granted the company the right to establish a settlement. The passengers of the “Arbella” who left England in 1630 with their new charter

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    The role of agriculture in economic development has undergone an important evolution. In the past‚ agriculture was often viewed as the passive partner in the development process‚ however‚ it is now typically regarded as an active and co-equal partner with the industrial sector. This essay addresses the question of how the agriculture sector can contribute to sustainable economic development of developing countries with the case examples of Zambia. In the same work‚ the essay suggests what the government

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    In 1735 a ship set sail from England on its journey to the New World. Aboard was a young Anglican minister named John Wesley‚ who had been invited to serve as a pastor to British colonists in Savannah‚ Georgia. When the weather at sea got bad‚ the ship found itself in serious trouble. John Wesley‚ who was also chaplain of the vessel‚ was in fear for his life. Also on board was his younger brother Charles Wesley and a group of German Moravians‚ who were on their way to preach to the American Indians

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    In 1735 a ship set sail from England on its journey to the New World. Aboard was a young Anglican minister named John Wesley‚ who had been invited to serve as a pastor to British colonists in Savannah‚ Georgia. When the weather at sea got bad‚ the ship found itself in serious trouble. John Wesley‚ who was also chaplain of the vessel‚ was in fear for his life. Also on board was his younger brother Charles Wesley and a group of German Moravians‚ who were on their way to preach to the American Indians

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    1. According to the political compass‚ I belong in the Libertarian left section of the spectrum‚ left leaning on the economic scale and near libertarian on the social scale. 2. Prior to taking the political compass test‚ I expected to get a left leaning centrist. Left wing on the economic scale and near the centre of the social scale. I have known I was left wing since the moment I understood the notion of political ideologies. I thought I was a Liberal before I knew what it really meant. I had

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    discuss the role of a social worker as well as demonstrate the importance of set professional values within the profession of social work. The term social work can refer to many things; there is no one objective definition of social work. Politically speaking it could be described as a political entity‚ therefore making it a questioned matter. However according to the international association of schools of social work and the international federation of social workers‚ social work has clearly been

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    feeling due to the single party‚ there were no political opponents to create tension. Thus‚ an Era of Good Feelings‚ however there were problems with this single party system. “I am Witnessing every day is a perpetual struggle in both houses of Congress to control the Executive…” (Doc.1) John Quincy Adams noted the faults of the single party system‚ one of them being that there was no longer checks or balances in Congressional power due to the lack of political opposition. America needed a change‚ and

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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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    such as the Chesapeake Bay and New England. The events that lead up to tension between the natives were the settler’s lust for new land‚ diseases and the on-going disputes between the natives and the settlers. In the Chesapeake Bay the Powhatans were originally the dominant power among the Native Americans. The Powhatan tribes flourished under the Powhatan Confederacy until the arrival of the Europeans. Tension arouse between the natives and the settlers as the new colonist began establishing their

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    American Government from British Colonies to Revolution While the colonists were treated by Great Britain as minor children or as subjects to be governed‚ the very new sets of colonies were making their own establishments in the realms of self-government. Colonial self-government ranged on a grand scale from things such as town meetings and councils‚ to public assemblies and courts. From these assemblies‚ great leaders and political minds hosted thoughts and brought together a sort of regulation

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