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    When the English first settled in America‚ they had no intention of creating a new nation. They “continued to view themselves as Europeans‚ and as subjects of the kings. Some believed that if a nation were to arise from the English dominance in the New World‚ it would be identical to the English empire. However‚ between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ a different society from England emerged in the colonies. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social

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    The Three Colonial Regions The thirteen colonies were British colonies in North America founded between 1607 and 1732. The colonists who came to the New World were not alike‚ they came from a variety of different social and religious groups who settled in different locations along the Atlantic coast. They were divided up into the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies. Each group came to the new continent for different reasons and created colonies with distinct social‚ political‚ and economic

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    The Lives of Colonial Women The Lives of Colonial Women I. Introductory paragraph A. Early life in 1800’s B. Thesis statement-background‚ pressure and impact C. Hardships of group of workers II. Point #1 (Background information on the women’s life) A. Expected to sew‚clean‚care‚and raise children B. More than eight children C. Put permanently on household duties III. Point #2 (Pressures of being a women in colonial times) A. Social pressure to marry

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    Topics Included: • North American Geography • Early European/African Migration (who came‚ when arrived‚ reasons for migrating‚ where settled) • Great Exchange (including Triangle Trade‚ Middle Passage) • Early English Colonies (settlement‚ religion‚ government‚ economy) • Early technology in transportation and communication Study Resources: • US History textbook: Chap.2‚ all; Chap.3‚ sect.1-4‚ Atlas. pp. R4-R5 • In binder: Current Unit notes and homework‚ documents # 2‚10-18 • Online:

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    The first successful British colony in North America‚ Jamestown was created in 1607. Though at first the American colonists were heavily dependent on Britain for their financial and governmental needs‚ they soon developed their own cultural and societal ideals. These ideals were not deterred until after the French and Indian War‚ when the English recognized the need for more royal authority in the colonies. The gradual weakening of British control over the colonies until this point allowed Americans

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    Theory on religious evolutionary growth- points/ notes --- Religion helped societies form and societies evolved humans minds- Humans have always been superstitious animals‚ using myths and simple ideas about supernatural beings to explain the world around them. As early humans began to conglomerate into larger groups holding these groups together and getting them to work towards common goals would have been increasingly difficult. This is where leadership comes into play‚ to direct and hold

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    intentions. The moderating role of working smart on the relationship between work overload and interpersonal conflict is also investigated. A model is tested using responses of sales employees working for four large financial institutions in South America. Findings indicate that work overload and interpersonal conflict mediate the impact of role stress on emotional exhaustion‚ job attitudes‚ and behaviors. Our findings also show that work overload plays a significant role in the stressor-strain process

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    colonies between 1700 and 1775. Many of them settled in the Middle Colonies‚ especially eastern Pennsylvania. Some factors that made Europeans leave their country to come to North America were improved housing and sanitation‚ longevity‚ large families‚ religious persecution‚ rising taxes‚ and poor harvest. Colonial America also grew because of immigration and increase of birthrate. Europeans were faced with religious persecution. Religious freedom was a motive for Europeans to settle in the colonies

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    and after years of development and flourishing under Britain’s rule‚ they were prepared both economically as well as politically to cut off British rule to gain the independence that would be theirs through rebellions‚ and eventually a revolution. Colonial self-rule‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the consequences of the French Indian War caused these English colonists to begin moving in the direction of declaring their independence. The colonies had experience with self-rule‚ and developed even more skills

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    Early Colonial Life During the seventeenth century‚ that land that is now called the United States of America would be changed forever by the English settlements that formed on the east coast. The various groups that embarked on a journey into the New World during the seventeenth would all face similar hardships‚ and eventually grow into powerful and structured colonies. The first permanent settlement was Jamestown‚ Virginia in 1607. The settlers that arrived that spring had no experience in

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