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    Colonial Pennsylvania

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    permanent capital was established in Washington‚ D.C.‚ in 1800. Both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed in Philadelphia. King Charles II owed William Penn £16‚000‚which Admiral Penn had lent him. Seeking a haven in the New World for persecuted Friends‚ Penn asked the King to grant him land in the territory between Lord Baltimore’s province of

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    Many ideological‚ social‚ and economic forces shaped social development for colonial America. It’s quite intriguing as to how only a fraction of young men attended college in the United States at one time. Attending college was recherché during the colonial time period in contrast to today‚ where attending college is so prominent in society. Even the offspring of colonial intellectuals‚ such as "Creasy" Mather‚ seldom attended college. Some of the first colleges ever established‚ such as Harvard

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    Topic Exercise 1.2: England England first set out for the New World as a response to the Spanish example. Spain had been the first European power to explore this new land‚ and upon their return showed how valuable a venture it was. England’s first objective in exploring the New World was to find a North-West Passage to open up trade with China. They were highly unsuccessful‚ and shifted their focus south toward New Spain. Their attempts to settle and establish colonies failed on many occasions

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    values lead to different American subcultures in the Chesapeake‚ Southern‚ New England‚ & Middle colonies? ●Warm-Up Question: ○Based upon the documents provided‚ what are some key differences between the Virginia & New England colonies? Four Colonial Subcultures ●The different values of the migrants dictated the “personality” of the newly created colonies; led to distinct (not unified) colonies ○ The Chesapeake ○ New England ○ Middle Colonies ○ The Lower South European Settlements in North America

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    established colonies in North America. The English colonies were originally established because proprietors from England were granted charters to settle and govern lands. Other European colonies were established around trading posts. Over time‚ the English gained control of the thirteen colonies through force or purchase; eventually‚ by regions were known as the Southern‚ Middle and New England colonies. Although the colonies were under the control of the English and had many commonalities‚ each region

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    Problems of New England soup Company According to the research report‚ the quality of Kolander’s regular is bad which means its functional value couldn’t satisfy current customers‚ for example the taste is bad and the price is relatively high also (less for more)‚ once the competitors entered the market they would like to choose the new one. Concerning with two new canned chowders to entry the soup market‚ they are fisherman’s delight Chowder and Cape Cod Chowder who entered the market with lower

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    A Colonial Breakthrough During parts of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ Britain was a nation divided. Some of its population lived in the country while some lived in America. The colonists were not happy with the way they were being treated. Centralization‚ taxes‚ and failed negotiations were a few of the reasons that the colonists broke away from English rule. Centralization was a significant reason that the colonists wanted independence. The separated country had a system in which the

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    Colonial Girls School

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    COLONIAL GIRLS SCHOOL The poem opens with the phrase‚ "Borrowed images/willed our skin pale"‚ which is an allusiin to many teenaged school girls bleaching their skins with different creams and soaps to become a lighter complexion. The poem as a whole focuse on the rejection of one’s color to a more favoured one‚ emphasised to them by the outer one. Borrowed images from the first world countries‚ where white is emphasised as better or more beautiful. It also focused on the image of girls’ ’dekinked’

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    Intellectual Power Paper

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    Intellectual power or intelligence is defined as follows: “Intelligence includes the ability to reason abstractly‚ the ability to profit from experience‚ and the ability to adapt to varying environmental contexts” (Bee & Boyd‚ 2012‚ p. 167). Tests to measure intelligence were first developed in 1905 by Frenchmen‚ Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. The purpose of the tests was to measure these abilities to help children who difficulties in school. At that time‚ the French government began requiring

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    Laura Gilliar History 151.15 Professor Burrows March 3‚ 2013 Slavery in British North America Slave ownership was a common practice in the British colonies in North America. Slaves were owned in the Chesapeake as well as New England though the nature in which the slaves were used was very different. The reason that slave ownership became common was the patriarchy. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the idea of patriarchy was practiced in the colonies‚ especially the south

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