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    During the seventh century‚ Europeans 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

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    resented it. [ 3 ]. Explain why Britain adopted policies of tighter political control and higher taxation of Americans after 1763 and how these policies sparked fierce colonial resentment. [ 4 ]. Describe the first major new British taxes on the colonies and how colonial resistance forced repeal of all taxes‚ except the tax on tea‚ by 1770. [ 5 ]. Explain how colonial agitators kept resistance alive from 1770–1773. [ 6 ]. Indicate why the forcible importation of taxable British tea sparked the

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    Silk Road. p. 37 Linchpin of greatest trade route becomes farthest border of imperial powers. P. 39 Ultima Thule: a place so remote that it delineates the outer limits of geography and the edge of civilization . P. 39 Portraying the Geography behind the headlines Maps show us where Maps provide information Maps define space and place Maps compare data Maps delineate regions Maps illustrate patters maps show changes Maps document spatial relations KEY WORDS Bamyan (Bamian) Baluchi

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    History of US 1 March 20‚ 2014 Professor Mohanty European exploration to the Americas had a very substantial affect‚ not only on their own culture‚ but also on the culture of the Native Americans. Many Native American tribes had to adapt and assimilate with the European explorers and settlers as their lives became increasingly disrupted and altered as settlement increased and flourished. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss the effect European exploration and trade had on Native groups of people

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    THE CASE OF KATHPUTLI COLONY In 2007‚ the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) began planning for Delhi’s first in-situ slum rehabilitation project. It chose the Kathputli Colony (Kathputli)‚ a jhuggi jhopri (JJ) cluster tucked into West Delhi’s Shadipur region‚ as the site for this project. In 2009‚ Raheja—the private developers chosen to undertake the project—announced the construction

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    A.P. U.S. DBQ: Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? By the 1700s the two regions‚ New England and Chesapeake varied greatly in spite of being from the same mother country‚ England. Physical and cultural differences separated these two regions distinctively. While religion moulded the daily life in New England‚ Money

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    explode in 1914? Europe was to a great extent a ‘powder keg’ ready to explode prior to 1914. Despite conflicting views on the causes of World War 1‚ the outbreak of this War was not inevitable‚ nor was it the result of one key event. However‚ it was more a product of rising tensions‚ rivalry and fear within Europe‚ which dated back primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries. Emerging new ideologies and the development of new technologies facilitated change in the structure of European societies.

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    DBQ ESSAY: DIFFERENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION AND THE CHESAPEAKE REGION OF THE NEW WORLD When the first colony of Virginia was established in the year 1607‚ there had been many theories as to what the New World could bring and offer to different people of the time‚ looking for a new and hopefully better life than in the past. But this new and better life did not come easily for many people. It is known‚ however‚ that primarily Englishmen‚ locating themselves from the New England

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    Once in the early 1880’s‚ King Leopold of Belgium was the first to colonize‚ or own‚ a private country in central Africa known as the Congo Free State‚ kicking off European imperialism. However‚ the way he managed and took over that region was controversial among European leaders such as Otto von Bismarck‚ who as a result of King Leopold’s actions‚ proposed for a conference to be held regarding the standards for claiming land. This conference was known as the Berlin Conference of 1884. From this

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    region had developed very distinct societies. This dichotomy can be traced from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as examples of pure religion‚ each was to "be as a city upon a hill."1 In contrast to this worthy cause‚ the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great search for gold‚ and later continued as slave-supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment

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