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    The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe

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    Cassandra Wilson The Colonial Period (1607–1775) • 1642 • Massachusetts Bay Colony law requires proper teaching of children. In 1642‚ the Mass Bay Colony ruled children not taught properly would be apprenticed (practical work experience under the supervision of skilled workers in the trade and arts) to the town. The Early National Period (1775–1820) • 1805 • First elementary school established in New York‚ Formed by a wealthy businessmen to provide education for poor children. Run on the

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    In a full-page advertisement found in the Summer 2011 issue of Southern Seasons‚ the Savannah College of Art and Design is making a claim that they are the most comprehensive college in the areas of art and design. The intended audience for this advertisement is people looking to study or pursue a potential career in the profession of art and design. This advertisement appears in the Southern Seasons magazine because SCAD (The Savannah College of Art and Design) is located right here in Georgia

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    "Quaker Women in the American Colonies" During the colonial period‚ women were considered inferior to men and “nothing more than servants for their husbands.” During the eighteenth century‚ unmarried Quaker women were the first to vote‚ stand up in court‚ and evangelize; although Quaker women enjoyed rights that women today take for granted‚ they were most known for their religious radicalism. According to Rufus Jones‚ a professor at Harvard‚ the Quakers “felt‚ as their own testimony plainly

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    appealed the to United States as well. With warm weather found in all twelve months throughout the year‚ a relaxed coastal feel throughout the area‚ and a strong teenage population‚ Orange County in southern California made for the

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    Before the 1700’s the New England and Chesapeake regions were both largely settled by people of English origin. Slowly‚ they began to evolve into different societies. Fantasies of the New World had largely appealed to troubled England. English citizens traveled to the New World for religious‚ economic‚ and various other reasons. Though the settlers of the New England and Chesapeake regions were of English origin‚ each region soon evolved into distinct societies due to social‚ economic‚ and religious

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    there already. Us Confederates only wanted to threaten those Yankees‚ stop everybody wanting to fight‚ but most importantly‚ win a battle on Yankee soil. That would teach them to respect our Southern pride and traditions. I‚ personally‚ don’t necessarily want to be fighting all these other good men‚ but my Southern culture is being threatened. Surely you understand that Aunt Caroline. No one wants their lifestyle to be taken away from them. Anyway Aunt Caroline‚ let me tell you all about the fighting

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    In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves

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    The reason why the Lost Colony of Roanoke is significant to World History is because it was the first attempt for the English colonists to settle. They were looking for the first permanent place to colonize. The land that the Europeans settled in is now known as Virginia. It’s noteworthy because Jamestown had the same story as Roanoke. They were both attempts for the English to settle but both mysteriously disappeared‚ and both weren’t successful. Before Jamestown and Plymouth rock there was Roanoke

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    The Birth of a New Nation It took 158 years for the American colonies to become a new nation. When the first royal colony‚ Virginia‚ was established in 1624 the American colonists considered themselves a part of England. Over time‚ the American colonists grew separate and wanted more independence. In 1783 the British recognized the American colonies as a nation at the Treaty of Paris. Before the Treaty of Paris the colonists had to win their independence and fight the British in the Revolutionary

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