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    Puritans were a group of people from Europe that came to America to live out their own religion. They were a hard working‚ strict when in it came to their religion ‚ and they also believed that they were Gods chosen people. Now the Planters also came from Europe as well but they weren’t leaving for religion but more for the money. They were not as hard working as the planters‚ you could even say that they were pampered. Puritans and planters were said to be very different groups of people but also

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    COMPANY OVERVIEW The Planters Company was founded in 1906 In Pennsylvania by Amedeo Obici‚ an Italian immigrant along with his pal/business partner Mario Peruzzi. Peruzzi developed a method of blanching whole peanuts‚ getting rid of the non-desirables‚ the hulls and skins. With a little success under the Planters’ name‚ in 1913 the first mass production processing plant was built. Amedeo believed that in order to have continued success prices‚ growth and brand name were very important. With many

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    The planter class of the South‚ encased about 3% of all white families. This small percentage of white families typically had large plantations‚ therefore owning more slaves to work it. They typically owned 20 or more slaves‚ with the largest known plantation having over 1‚000 slaves reportedly. Of this class there were only 1% that were the wealthy‚ and they tended to protect their wealth as best as they could. They often intermarried from other planter families to protect their lands and wealth

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    source I am going to use is The Allstons of Chicora Wood: Wealth‚ Honor‚ and Gentility in the South Carolina Lowcountry by William K. Scarborough. Scarborough’s biography‚ The Allstons of Chicora Wood‚ chronicles the history of a South Carolina planter family from the opulent antebellum years through the trauma of the Civil War and postwar period. Scarborough mainly focuses on Robert Allston‚ but he does encourage the reader to further study Elizabeth Pringle and her life during the Civil War. Unfortunately

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    perhaps one of the most prevalent of these groups were the Puritans. Puritanism had been around since the reign of Queen Elizabeth‚ but in the colonies they had the chance to get away from the different restrictions they had faced prior to this time. What made Puritans unique even in the colonies was the fact that they believed everyone had to make his or her own profession of faith‚ and they held that any official who was a part of a Puritan colony had to be not only a church member‚ but also be seen

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    The puritans came to the Americas in search of religious freedom but‚ in their hypocrocy‚ had no tolerance for the beliefs of others. As was the case of Thomas Morton who was a devout atheist. This was Morton’s only crime‚ a different religious belief‚ which lead the puritans to show their true colors‚ that they were just as intolerant as those who persecuted them in England. Bradford’s account of this injustice has very little evidence against Morton. In his journal‚ Bradford accusses Morton

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    Role of Women and Children Women did not play a leading role in Puritan society‚ yet they were more supportive in the home; Puritan society did not value them as equal to men. However‚ throughout time the privileges and expectations of women have changed drastically. Some of these improvements are based on the geography of the culture. Societies have grown and changed at varied rates throughout history. Women were expected to marry and raise a family. It was not always their choice as to who they

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    When asked to describe the lives of Puritan women‚ many have the tendency to compare them to Pilgrims and the lives they lived. Many describe them as oppressed‚ depressed‚ and discouraged‚ expected to live lives under strict rules and regulations of the government and the church. Yet‚ Puritan women’s lives were somewhat of the opposite. Yes‚ they were required to live according to the laws of the government and church‚ but they were also offered the concept of free agency. They were allowed to dress

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    Merger of Union Planters Corporation and Regions Financial Corporation On Friday‚ January 23‚ 2004 Union Planters Corporation and Regions Financial Corporation announced they would merge. This will create the twelfth largest holding company in the United States. This merger was deemed the merger of equals (Hillard‚ 1/26/2004‚ para. 2). The stockholders of both companies overwhelming voted for the merger on June 8‚ 2004 (Morgan‚ 6/17/2004‚ para. 2). On June 17‚ 2004 the merger received approval from

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    As it has been established in the great American history‚ colonists came to America for many reasons. They came to explore‚ to make money‚ to spread and practice their religion freely‚ and to live on land of their own. The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. In the 1500s England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a new church called the Church of England. Everyone in England had to belong to the church. There was a group of people called Separatists

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