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    Heavy New England rain and thunder poured from the outside windows‚ making the sound of a continues tapping sound. Forty-two men of‚ rather large wealth‚ gathered around a rectangular shaped table that stretched to the left and right sides of the room and at the far left was a fireplace crackling wood peacefully. The room smelled of burning wood and lit cigars. This room was used only for important meetings for the surreptitious society‚ and was a donation from the owner of the building‚ Lord Richard

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    anything I do. When I first started my undergraduate journey I went to Western New England university. However‚ it was straggling to success because I could not adapt with living in Springfield. Then I transferred to Wentworth of technology‚ my first semester was much better than the one I had in western New England University. However‚ the biomedical engineering program was not as expected. As a result‚ I decided to transfer again‚ and first place that come to my mind was Boston university. Since

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    immigrated to different lands where their new lifestyles had very little in common. This was obvious in the settlement of the New England and Chesapeake colonies before 1700 which caused the development of dissimilar societies. The people of New England and the Chesapeake colonies formed different governments upon arrival to North America. They had different motives and incentives for immigrating to America. The composition of the colonists of New England and the Chesapeake area were nothing like

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    In the Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare illustrates his feelings towards Jews in 17th century England through the use of a commonly known stereotype during the time‚ the racial tension between Jews and Christians. Shylock is the focal point of the play‚ and acts as the traditional stereotype of the Jew in Elizabethan times. The merchant of venice is often seen as an anti-semitic work due to the stereotypical portrayal of the jewish character shylock. Some would argue that the most inevitable interpretation

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    from England in seek of religious freedom. They settled in New England and a majority of their population lived in Massachusetts Bay. In contrast to other English colonists‚ they came to North America to create a pure Christian society that emphasized the community and family aspects of life. Most other colonists‚ such as the ones living in the Chesapeake region‚ came to the New World in search of economic gain. In 1630 to the 1660’s‚ Puritan values and ideas had a considerable impact in New England

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    The New England Colonies had various type of religions. Massachusetts had a strong population of Puritans. Rhode Island provided many types of religion for the people settling there. Many people in Connecticut were mainly Puritan. The Middle colonies New York and Pennsylvania provided various religions. Some of the religion found in Middle colonies were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Lutherans‚ and Jews and a few others. The southern colonies‚ Maryland and Georgia had no majority religion‚ so they had various

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    Chesapeake and New England Colony DBQ The Crusades of the middle ages introduced much innovative and formerly unheard of merchandise into Western Europe; however the scarcity of these luxury goods instilled Europeans with drive to find easier access to the Far East. Although desired “Northwest Passage” never was found‚ joint-stock companies‚ like the Virginia Company of London‚ settled colonies in the New World for untapped resources such as silver and other tradable goods. Many more corporations

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    ideals‚ economic discrepancies‚ and contrasting social classes of people arriving in the New World. New England and the Chesapeake region were both founded for different things‚ the first of which being religion. New England‚ for the most part‚ was founded for religious reasons. While the Protestant Revolution was going on in their home country of England‚ those looking for religious freedom were fleeing to the New World to escape prosecution. This caused many of the northern colonies to become more

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    England in the 1620s was filled with tension between the Puritans and King James I and his son Charles I. Their primary goal for their country was to revive Roman Catholicism and rid of any religions that would not conform; so‚ they mainly targeted Puritans. This intolerance motivated the Puritans to pursue their economic interests (which later turned into religious interests) and establish a place for themselves in the New England colonies in 1630. What they originally intended was to create a colony

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    Prior to the seventeenth century‚ England did not take interest in colonizing America. These ideas soon as a consequence of the religious reformation that took place under king Henry VII’s reign. As England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church‚ changes in religious affirmation soon ensued with Protestantism as the main religion. In the coming years‚ England led a war against the neighboring Catholics of Ireland which then led to a war‚ and victory‚ against its Catholic ally: Spain. Thanks to

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