For 366 years the Atlantic economies of European Imperial powers were fueled by the Atlantic Slave Trade. The slave trade dominated life in the Atlantic world influencing the political‚ economic‚ cultural and demographic aspects of life. Beginning with the Portuguese in the 1400s‚ European powers competed to expanded their spheres of influence both formally and informally through colonization in the New World and through economic exploration of slave labour from western Africa. Africans were forcible
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The environment and atmosphere of the first colonies to settle in the new world was widely dissimilar‚ and some found success while others suffered harsh conditions. Virginia as labeled by Captain John Smith would fall into the last category. The colony of Jamestown came to the New World seeking land‚ assets and commerce‚ and settled in a coastal area‚ which did not provide the freshest water and proved to be abundant with disease. Jamestown was the first English settlement in America (1607). It
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economic betterment best describes the motivation behind the founding of English colonies? It wasn’t just the desire of religious freedom or just the desperation of economic betterment that motivated the founding of the New World; it was both. The development of the colonies in America helped the colonies to decide their own thoughts and ideas. In which Puritans were mostly the founders of the main colonies. Puritans were English people seeking religious freedom in this new life they created
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Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies are working towards a main goal. In order to establish a type of freedom‚ independence‚ tradition‚ and profit‚ these colonies must be formed and settled in by colonists. The main goal in the settlement of the Chesapeake colonies is driven by a motivation for profit‚ whereas the main goal for the settlement of the New England Colonies is more for religion and education purposes. Although both the Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies had different
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Midterm Notes These are the study notes‚ a mishmash of discussion postings from this and previous classes‚ together with my own thoughts. Note that I jump around a good bit as things pop into my head‚ and there is bound to be some repetition (but that’s a good thing‚ right?). I’ve tried to emphasize important points and to clear up a few misconceptions. I hope you find them helpful. To begin with‚ you should refresh your understanding of the elements of fiction (especially the kinds of characters)
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The Middle and Northern colonies differed considerably in their geographical aspects‚ leading to dissimilar social and political features. The Middle colonies‚ including New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware all shared the benefit of flat land and rich soil‚ while the New England Colonies were left with a rocky landscape that made farming difficult. Thus‚ the New England colonies‚ including Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire thrived on lumber and fish‚ rather than
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The people who settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans called Pilgrims and the New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment to God and each other. The settlement pattern in New England Colonies during 1600 to first half of 1700 was designed in clustered housing and small agricultural fields. The king will give out land and the settlement set up will include a meeting house‚ a village commons
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The Western Europe that opened up the Atlantic world in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was patriarchal . This means men ruled over women and children in the family and in society. All aspects of patriarchal societies allocated power and property to men though religious‚ political and cultural beliefs . These patriarchal ideologies were taken to the Atlantic World and although women were not sailors or explorers and did not directly discover any of the new world they did contribute to an extent
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EUROPEAN COLONIES IN ASIA BRITISH EMPIRE IN ASIA • The British Empire comprised the colonies‚ protectorates‚ and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. • At its height‚ it was the largest empire in history and‚ for over a century‚ was the foremost global power. • At the peak of its power it was often said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories
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HEY!! Did you hear that NASA has a plan of starting a Lunar Colony‚ and they’re trying to find an agreeable amount of citizens. A good citizen is a person who obeys the laws of his/her country‚ contributes to society and participates in public affairs with wisdom. Everyone wants equal rights in their community‚ where everything is balanced. - For this situation were trying to find a good amount of citizens. If we want to have a good colony we need people who are; personally responsible‚ actively participates
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