The years 1607 and 1629 saw the start of two English colonies in the New World-first Jamestown and then the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Both were mainly populated by people of English origin‚ and yet the differences between the two colonies were significant and evident. As they evolved‚ the two colonies developed contrasting economies‚ societies‚ and institutions. These major differences can be traced to the varying motives for colorizations‚ the types of settlers‚ the geography and climate of the
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A.P. U.S. History Chapter 3 Pages 68-83 Expansion and Native Americans 1. What caused a massive decrease in the numbers of New England Native Americans? Huge amounts of people fell to conflict and even more to disease. 2. What actions were taken by New Englanders to further the demise of Native tribes? The New Englanders regularly raided and massacre the native peoples around their towns 3. What were the causes of the Pequot War? The results? The cause of the Pequot war was a
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Anth 68 Day 9 King Philip’s Herds: Indians‚ Colonists‚ and the Problem of Livestock in Early New England In her article‚ King Philip’s Herds: Indians‚ Colonists‚ and the Problem of Livestock in Early New England‚ Anderson describes the events that occurred between the European and the Native American‚ specifically the Wampanoag Indian‚ and how the events led to the outbreak of the King Philip War. King Philip‚ also known as Metacom‚ was the son of Massasoit and the sachem of the Wampanoag. He has
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Cristhian Ramirez Professor Miller English 1101 April 20‚ 2011 Are we innately bound to corrupt ourselves? In the seventeenth century some rich and poor set of in the Mayflower to escape from a Puritan king whose religious belief was enforced to all. Now although there were other reasons for escaping from England the goal was clear‚ establish a new home without an oppressing king and more opportunities for everyone. What would develop from then on would be called the bill of rights‚ which
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When and if you built a car for the down hill derby. Was your favorite part painting it‚ working on the body‚ make sure that the paint was perfect? Did you polish that baby till it shined? If so you probably would be interested in a career as an auto body mechanic! To be an auto body mechanic you must have at least a grade ten education and some employers will also ask you for your high school diploma. So it will be in your best interest to finish high school. You will also need
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Connor Avant 9/29/2013 US History Embarkation of the Pilgrims VIEW ON Robert W. Weir Artist Embarkation of the pilgrims is a painting by Robert W. Weir that was commissioned in 1836. It is a depiction of the Pilgrims before they depart from Holland for the New World. The artist is trying to get through a feeling of hope and that of adventure. The painting was painted and placed right after the Panic of 1837 started to fade from everyone’s mind and the country had started to heal. You can see the
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NAME: austin bailey La semana santa Webquest Answer the following 3 questions in English based on your own knowledge. Type your answers in a different color font. 1. What is the origin of the holiday known as Easter? How do some people here in the U.S celebrate Easter? (secular and religious) when christ died on the cross. some people go and hunt easter eggs at church 2. What do you know about how it is celebrated in Spain? nothing Now answer these specific questions by reading at:
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The Pilgrims came to New England because they wanted more land and religious freedom. They came from the country of England. They called this land New Plimouth because it was already named Plimouth and it was a new land to them so they named it New Plimouth. On November 11‚1620 the Pilgrims landed in North America. The ship the Pilgrims came over on was called the Mayflower. Two interesting facts that I learned while visiting the MAyflower’s replica was that CHristopher Jones was the captain and
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Kailyn Barratt APUSH September 27‚ 2012 The Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact is a written document signed on November 11‚ 1620 by all 41 men of the Mayflower. It was named after the ship that sailed all 102 passengers to Cape Cod. The signing and creation of the Mayflower Compact was the beginning of the pilgrim’s settlement in the New World. The Mayflower Compact was an important part of American history because it was the first governing document in America and it helped maintain
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Equal Rights for Androids and Humans The concept of equality among all people was‚ unfortunately‚ not “self-evident” until the passengers on the Mayflower proclaimed it in 1620. A section of the Mayflower Compact reads‚ “…and by virtue hereof to enact‚ constitute and frame such just and equal laws‚ ordinances‚ acts‚ constitutions and offices…”. (Commanger‚ 23) Written in 1776‚ the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence states‚ "We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men
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