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    and its impurities‚ eventually led to their dispersal into the American colonies‚ where they established their own sense of "genuine self-government" (Bailey and Kennedy‚ 43). After some initial "surveys" of land‚ the Puritan Pilgrims settled in Plymouth Rock‚ where they signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620. This seemingly insignificant document actually served as the "invaluable precedent for later constitutions" (Bailey and Kennedy‚ 43). This document‚ the first American constitution‚ enabled adult

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    COURSE CODE: COURSE TITLE: NUMBER OF UNITS: COURSE DURATION: HRT 502 PLANTATION CROPS PRODUCTION (POMOLOGY) 2 Units 3 Hours COURSE DETAILS: COURSE DETAILS: Course Coordinator: Email: Office Location: Other Lecturers: Prof. I. O. O. Aiyelaagbe B. Sc.‚ M.Sc. Ph.D. aiyelaagbeioo@unaab.edu.ng Room 216 COLPLANT Dr L. A. Hammed and Mrs T. T. Joseph-Adekunle COURSE CONTENT: What is a plantation? Economic importance of plantation crops. Climatic and soil requirements. Fruit tree propagation‚ selection

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    Wheat field in Virginia Economics and Trade: Concentrated on agriculture and developed the plantations exporting tobacco‚ cotton‚ corn‚ vegetables‚ grain‚ fruit and livestock. Trade in the Southern colonies included Tobacco‚ cotton‚ rice‚ indigo (dye)‚ lumber‚ furs‚ farm products. The crops were traded for items that could not be produced on the plantations including shoes‚ lace‚ thread‚ farm tools and dishes. Climate: The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three

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    separatist groups moved across an ocean to find religious freedom. Some went to Holland‚ but they quickly realized that Dutch culture was not for them. In consequence‚ some separatists moved to the New World. When they got to New England and landed at Plymouth Rock‚ they created a theocratic government. One would be inclined to believe that if you left one-or in some cases‚ two different countries and sailed all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to find Religious freedom‚ you would in turn offer it to

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    would use a theme based on the seasons of the year‚ for example in the winter I would do a Christmas and a Thanksgiving word wall. For the Thanksgiving theme I would use words such as pilgrim‚ harvest‚ Mayflower‚ colonists‚ autumn‚ settlers‚ yams‚ Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ November‚ puritans‚ voyage‚ Native American‚ squash‚ Fall‚ casserole‚ tradition‚ treaty‚ celebration‚ and gratitude. Another strategy I would use in my classroom is doing a sight word wall the help ELL and special needs students

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    Isabel is a young slave that worked on a plantation with her family. Being a slave was bearable on that plantation because Mrs. Finch was a good owner that treated her slaves with respect. While growing up‚ her mother raised her to be very spiritual. They honored their ancestors and tried to have a positive outlook. For example‚ Isabel’s dad got whipped one day for speaking out. Ever since then he has said those marks represent my country that I am from‚ which is Africa. However‚ everything wasn’t

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    occur more quickly.  These people were called Puritans. A tiny group of Puritans‚ called Separatists‚ broke away from the Church of England. King James I had them exiled from England.  The Pilgrims End Their Pilgrimage at Plymouth Separatists in Holland settled in Plymouth Bay in 1620. Pilgrim leaders drew up and signed the Mayflower Compact.  This was a simple agreement to form a crude government and to agree to the majority under the regulations agreed upon.  It was signed by 41 males.  It

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    How could two totally different groups with different intentions‚ and way of living have anything in common? Jamestown and Plymouth were both different groups of people coming from England to America for very distinct motives. There were many differences between the two‚ but they also had some resemblances with their venture and establishment in the territory. The two groups‚ both experienced the same consequences when they landed in America. Jamestown settled in what today is Virginia‚ Their main

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    John Smith vs. William Bradford Laura Ward To many Europeans in the early 17th century the Americas seemed as a new land of opportunity. John Smith and William Bradford were two of the first men who left England seeking adventure and freedom in the New World. Both groups had difficulties while trying to form their colonies and Smith and Bradford were both elected to lead. While they were both great leaders they had very different lives before their journey from England. While starting their

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    In “A Description of New-England‚” Captaine John Smith speaks of the treasures the new land brought both the royalty of England and the peasants. This land was a place that anyone could prosper‚ and many voyaged across the ocean to have what we now refer to as “The American Dream.” They would prosper in ways they never could in England. Smith writes about the lifestyle Pilgrims came to know: “If he have but the taste of virtue‚ and magnanimitie‚ what to such a minde can bee more pleasant‚ then planting

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