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    influential individuals that can be recognized in in American history. One influential individual is William Bradford. He has made marks in history such as his involvement with the separatist’s‚ his voyage on the Mayflower‚ and becoming the governor of the Plymouth colony. Bradford lived a successful life and was a leader starting from a very young age. William Bradford always questioned the majority and made decisions based on his own beliefs and what he felt was best for the people he cared for. William

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    developed into two distinct societies.  Body Paragraph 1 – Founded for different purposes and under different climate - New England founded for religious reasons o Puritans persecuted in England  wanted “New England”  Separatists founded Plymouth‚ broke from Anglican Church  Anglican Church reform too slow‚ moderate Puritans  Bay Colony - “We shall be that city upon a hill” Winthrop o Connecticut‚ the “Blue Law State”  Founded by energetic Puritans  wanted a closer church-government

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    __________________________________________________________________ 1. Background: Potato is a starchy‚ tuberous crop from the perennial “Solanum tuberosum” of the Solanaceae family (also known as the nightshades). It originated from the area of present-day southern Peru and it’s now grown worldwide. Potatoes were first introduced outside the Andes region four centuries ago‚ and have become an integral part of much of the world ’s cuisine. It is the world ’s fourth-largest food crop‚ following

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    and which includes the comment that it shows Drake at a particular age. The only safe conclusion is that he was born around 1540. His place of birth was Tavistock‚ in Devonshire‚ along the river Tavy (which eventually empties into the sea near Plymouth). Here his grandparents held a lease on about 180 acres of farmland and made what was probably a reasonably secure living as farmers. Here also Edmund Drake‚ who became Francis Drake’s father‚ had been born. Some reports state that he was a

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    12th July 1588 We set sail: Today the Spanish armada set sail from Corunna with 130 ships with 7000 sailors and 21000 soldiers most of whom are priests‚ its purpose: to conquer England. Philip II king of Spain assembled the armada because Spain is the greatest power on earth but England also has a lot of power so Philip wants to take over England to gain more power. Also its a religious crusade‚ Philip wants‚ to kill Elizabeth so he can turn England into a catholic country as well as the fact

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    distinctions occurred in that the economy of the Chesapeake colonies was based on large plantations whereas the economy of New England was based on subsistence farming and mercantilism. In early 17th century Virginia‚ tobacco became Virginia’s biggest profits. By 1700‚ 40 million pounds of tobacco was produced and large plantations were dedicated to just growing tobacco‚ producing a single crop economy. The large plantations provided landowners or tobacco growers with cheap and plentiful labor through the

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    Tree Plantation

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    In the holly quran allah has dictated‚’he will virtuos who will plant more trees.’so from time to time immemorial trees are greatly related to human beings.they are the most important and useful gift of the nature.they provides immense wealth and riches to us.they are delicious and contains vitamins that makes us healthy.they also supply us with goods to build dwelling houses to live a happy and comfortable life.they give us flowers to decorate our house beautifully.they absorb carbon-dy-oxide from

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    Tiresome expedition. Eager Pilgrims. Unknown land. With strong faith in God‚ a new place to call home was found for the Puritans. The Puritans set sail from England on a tough voyage to new land to escape from their church. They resorted to their religion and faith for all of their hardships. A very successful journey led the Puritans to their new land. This did not come without difficulties. During the beginning of their voyage they experienced a leak in their ship. They had thoughts of turning

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    The Spanish Armada In this essay I will be writing an essay about the Spanish armada and its failure. Firstly‚ the most important reason for the failure of the Spanish armada was the poor planning of the Spanish. The Spanish set sail with lack of cannonballs‚ too many priests and not enough experts. They also failed to provide themselves with enough fresh food and water in case it takes more time to return. So they made many mistakes before they even set sail .any problems that might delay the

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    Fortune arrives at Plymouth carrying a cargo of passengers wishing to live in Plymouth. The settlers quickly begin to use up the Pilgrim’s provisions as they struggle to find more food. There is tension between the two groups based around Religion which climaxes on Christmas day‚ where the Pilgrims punish the crew of the Fortune for having a day of merriment. Squanto tells the plymouth settlers that Massasoit and the Narrangasets have made a plan to kill the Pilgrims and attack Plymouth. A small group

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