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    British colonial rule and Indian Subcontinent 1/19/2013 Prepared by – (Group 10 The rising stars) Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947 Group members – The British Raj (rāj‚ lit. "reign" in Hindi)[1] was British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.[2] The term can also refer to the period of dominion.[2][3] The region under British control‚ commonly calledIndia in contemporary usage‚ included areas directly administered by the

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    The Puritans are best known for fleeing to America to escape religious persecution in England. They settled mostly in the New England area as our school books tell us‚ they landed on Plymouth Rock. They built their new society entirely on the belief that the "Bible was God’s true law" (Kizer). Consequently‚ education became an important part of Puritan life. According to the Puritans‚ "Satan was keeping those who couldn’t read from the scriptures" (Education in the Colonies). Puritan education

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    In British North America‚ three colonial regions appeared in the different geographical areas; New England‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. Although these colonies were founded by the English‚ different agricultural and industrial oppurtunities and immigrancy led to a distinctive economy‚ religion‚ and social order between the sectional differences of the American colonies before 1750. Each region had its own type of houses‚ crops‚ churches‚ and values but the things keeping them

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    Religion has always been of importance in America. During the colonial and Revolutionary eras‚ religion was spread throughout the lives of Americans. There were even laws that kept the Sabbath holy and influenced consumption laws that limited the actions of the people. Christianity was one of the few links that bound the American society together. The bible served not only as a word of God helping people through life but as a textbook for history. It gave people something to go to so they could learn

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    Anita Jackson’s LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY  People Matter - the most important asset of our business is the employees. Our business cannot operate without employees‚ and it cannot achieve its potential unless each employee has the ability and the right‚ to feel that they matter.  Customer service is number one – Our clients are just as much a part of our business as our employees. With the determination and dedication of our employees‚ we can service our clients‚ and identify what makes

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    A Colonial Breakthrough During parts of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ Britain was a nation divided. Some of its population lived in the country while some lived in America. The colonists were not happy with the way they were being treated. Centralization‚ taxes‚ and failed negotiations were a few of the reasons that the colonists broke away from English rule. Centralization was a significant reason that the colonists wanted independence. The separated country had a system in which the

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    The Three Colonial Regions The thirteen colonies were British colonies in North America founded between 1607 and 1732. The colonists who came to the New World were not alike‚ they came from a variety of different social and religious groups who settled in different locations along the Atlantic coast. They were divided up into the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies. Each group came to the new continent for different reasons and created colonies with distinct social‚ political‚ and economic

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    money. By the middle of the 17th century‚ slavery had begun. Virginia made slavery legal in 1662. Slaves were mistreated on the plantations. Slaves did the most difficult jobs like planting‚ weeding‚ and harvesting tobacco‚ with minimal breaks. The colonial Virginia government was created in favor of the wealthy men. The legalization of slavery is one thing that demonstrates the government’s support of the wealthy landowners. The wealthy farmers and landowners lived an easy life. Growing cash crops

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    is an imperative part of our everyday living. From purchasing groceries to paying bills‚ it is integrated into practically every aspect of our culture. It is hard to imagine life without currency as a means of competitive exchange. However‚ in Colonial America‚ there were several different types of money used in numerous ways. One means of currency was not dominant over any other until well after the American Revolutionary War. The question arises‚ how did colonists handle fiscal transactions

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    England had no inclination to move thousands of miles to a new place‚ away from home‚ chasing some folly like wealth or adventure. Even though‚ the new colonies offered many things: affluence‚ freedom‚ land; there was a singular guarantee: STRUGGLE. Colonial America‚ for all of its beauty‚ was nothing but a mere graveyard for English settlers. Death was constant early on; whether you starved attempting in vain to farm the harsh Virginian land‚ or froze to the death in the middle of a blistering Massachusetts

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