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    colonist that settled in New England went in search of religious freedom and to flee persecution by King Charles I and Arch Bishop Laud. As preacher John Winthrop stated in A Model of Christian Charity in 1630‚ the Puritans wanted to become “a city upon a hill”(A). By becoming this “city” the Puritans wanted everyone to look at them as a model for a perfect society. In contrast‚ the Chesapeake colonists’ motives were money and land. Initially all the colonist came with gold tests instead of supplies

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    for Christian Charity. As a scholar‚ Hawthorne was not only familiar with Winthrop ’s work‚ but also had many strict Puritan ancestors. By setting The Scarlet Letter 200 years in his past in a Puritan community‚ he sets up an environment uniquely ideal to question fundamental Christian doctrines without overtly antagonizing his

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    What are the two principal factors that are behind the events of 17th century Great Britain? The seventeenth century extends from the accession of the first Stuart king (James I and VI) in 1603 to the coronation of the third (Charles II) in 1660. Between these two reigns massive political and social events took place that bridge the gap between the Tudor “tyranny by consent” of the sixteenth century and the constitutional monarchy of the eighteenth century. Yet‚ all these events had not occurred

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    1637‚ Charles I’s policies were being openly challenged. By 1640‚ the Personal Rule ended as a result of accumulated tensions in key areas. How successfully did Charles finance his Rule without Parliament? Finance was they key issue Between 1630 and 1634‚ ministers such as Richard Weston at the Treasury and Francis Cottington at the Exchequer were able to increase the revenue without causing major excessive opposition‚ they used devices such as: Impositions (worth about £200‚000 a year)

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    dependent on one’s own belief of god. Anne was very interested in John’s religious views and felt that woman should be powerful as well not just ruled by their fathers and husbands. But soon John Cotton was forced to leave New England because the Puritans and Anglican Church did not agree with some of his beliefs. Anne decided to move herself and her family to Boston to follow his teaching. Anne had a following that grew large because she would weekly meetings in her house to explain John’s sermons

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    In 1607 the first British colony was founded in North America and settled in Maryland and Virginia. This colony‚ known as the Chesapeake Bay colony‚ was colonized and settled by the English men of Anglican Church beliefs. Later in 1630 a wave of English men‚ women and children settled in the areas of Main‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island ‚ Connecticut and Vermont who were all believers of Puritanism. This colony was named the New England colony. In spite of both colonies being settled

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    Bath: Cherrytree Books‚ 1997. Guy‚ John. Charles I & Oliver Cromwell. Tunbridge: Ticktock Publishing‚ 1998. Seel‚ E. Graham. The English Wars and Republic: 1637-1660. London/ New York: Routledge‚ 1999. Starkey‚ David. Crown & Country: The Kings & Queens of England. London: Harper Collins‚ 2011. Worden‚ Blair. The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson‚ 2009. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/civil_war_england.htm (07.11.2013) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/

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    percent English. It also said that certain goods of great value that were not produced in England such as tobacco‚ sugar‚ cotton‚ indigo‚ dyewoods‚ and ginger could only be transported from the colonies to an English or another colonial port. The act of 1660 was created with mercantilist values in mind. The act encouraged ship development in England and prohibited European rivals from obtaining valuable goods anywhere except in

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    From England to the New World The New World provided many reasons for the English people to risk their life’s crossing the great Atlantic Ocean. Some came for the opportunity to seek fortune‚ others came to work the field to escape the harsh poverty England was facing‚ and others came in search of purity with the Lord Jesus Christ. For whatever the reasons‚ the New World brought challenges and those who could endure it were greatly awarded in fortune‚ faith‚ and opportunity. This essay will look

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    APUSH Key Terms Chapter One Conquistador- one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. Aztec Moctezuma- was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan‚ reigning from 1502 to 1520. The first contact between indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign‚ and he was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of Mexico Treaty of Tordesilas- signed at Tordesillas (now in Valladolid province‚ Spain)‚ 7 June 1494‚ divided

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