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    States. When the English came to this area of America to settle‚ they became very fond of Squanto and used him as a translator due to his unique knowledge of the English language acquired through an earlier voyage to Europe. Squanto helped the Pilgrims adapt to their new surroundings by providing them with the knowledge that he and his ancestors used to survive when they first settled in this area. He became known as a friend to the English and a spokesman for his Native friends (Johnson p.2)

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    Miniature Earth Reflection The task of this paper is to reflect on the information from the Miniature Earth power point and share what I believe this information means to the future of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. This paper will use at least 3 secondary academic references to support my discussion. The power point presentation Miniature Earth covers the idea of converting the world’s population keeping the same proportions we have today into a community of only 100 people. It makes us

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    Early Colonial Life

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    Early Colonial Life During the seventeenth century‚ that land that is now called the United States of America would be changed forever by the English settlements that formed on the east coast. The various groups that embarked on a journey into the New World during the seventeenth would all face similar hardships‚ and eventually grow into powerful and structured colonies. The first permanent settlement was Jamestown‚ Virginia in 1607. The settlers that arrived that spring had no experience in

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    Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ is an account of a pilgrimage of diverse people traveling together to Canterbury. The pilgrims go to visit the shrine of St. Thomas Beckett to thank God for allowing them to survive the winter. But before the thirty pilgrims leave‚ meet Harry Bailey‚ the owner of the Tabard Inn‚ who proposes they have a contest where each pilgrim will tell four tales on their journey. The winner of this journey will win a free dinner at the Tabard Inn. In this poem it is clear

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    During the 16th and 18th centuries America became the land to settle for better opportunities. A lot of powerful European countries came to settle in order to expand their territories for economic gain. While the people of those countries were trying to find an easier way of life. These choices were mainly provoked by their motivations and problems in their country such as‚ seeking religious freedom‚ economic profits or a gateway from rulers’ tyranny. Spanish explorers first came to the Americas

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    all lead by william Bradford. Both of these story are very similar but if you noticed and realize they are different in such the littlest way. Bradford was with a group of pilgrims from the Dutch Republic. William Bradford had discussed what he had thought about religion and the bible compared to the pilgrims. William Bradford and the pilgrim’s goal was to have freedom religious.They wanted to start new in the Americas because they wanted to reform the church of England but the separatist

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    Mayflower Significance

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    stating the first set of rules and laws of society‚ it certainly helped shape our nation as a whole. It enabled the pilgrims to act as one and be loyal to one another‚ not just between God and man. It helped prevent the chaos and havoc that would come of being in a “new world‚” and would make living conditions‚ humane. Aboard the Mayflower in the year 1620‚ over half of 102 male pilgrims signed the document. Allyn Cox depicts the events leading to and after the creation of the Mayflower compact. In

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    furthermore the English homesteaders. A.Pocahontas’ contributed a phenomenal arrangement to the survival of the town state. She helped the settlers in numerous option courses in which to survive and flourish. She furthermore made peace between the pilgrims furthermore the Native Americans. Powhatan is most well known for sparing John Smith’s life. headman Powhatan‚

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    because one had huge ego while the other was an honest person. The colonist of Jamestown were members of the Angelica church and the pilgrims ‚ from Plymouth‚ were Puritans which was part of the England church. The Jamestown citizens were more meaner and ruder than the pilgrims because the Jamestown colonist believed that it is everybody on their own while the pilgrims believed that everybody mattered in their colony. We know more stuff from Plymouth than Jamestown because Bradford recorded everything

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    Native Americans and Pilgrims came together for thanksgiving they gave thanks for the food and for the people. They say that this is a myth but Indian Squanto learned English from fishermen and later taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn and other vegetables. It is said that Squanto was kidnapped as a boy and sold into slavery in Spain. After several years‚ Squanto struggled

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