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    American Colonies Frq

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    By the 1700’s‚ Britain’s settlers divided into three distinct cultures within America. The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies were formed because of their differences in religious beliefs‚ geographic aspects‚ and occupation types. The variety of religious view in the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies helped evolve the differences between them. The New England colonies heavily practiced puritanism. Puritanism was a strict religion that’s main ideal was “everything you do affects

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    The book that has had the most influence on me is called‚ A Quaker Book of Wisdom‚ by Robert Lawrence Smith. In my freshman year I was enrolled in a class called the History of Peace. The book was an optional part of the reading list. I will admit I didn’t read it that year‚ but when I cleaned out my locker‚ it was sitting there in a stack of books and I felt compelled to read it. Robert Lawrence Smith was a former headmaster of Sidwell Friends School in Washington‚ D.C. What I enjoyed about

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    Evaluate the relative importance of the following factors in Cadbury’s success as a company up until 1939: a) Quaker values b) Sales and marketing c) Product innovation Since 1861‚ when the brothers Richard and George took over Cadbury‚ the British confectionary company has continually expanded and developed‚ now standing as the second largest confectionary company in the world‚ shortly followed by Mars. The company now operates in over 60 countries worldwide and has a multi-billion pound turnover

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    established‚ the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each of the colonies had specific developments that made up what the regions were. Though there were many similarities in the development of the New England‚ Middle and Southern Colonies‚ they also had their differences allowing the colonists to choose a colony that fitted their needs. To begin with‚ one similarity was that all of the colonies were in some sort of industry where

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    CHAPTER 3              COLONIES TAKE ROOT 1587-1752   Section 1: The First English Settlements   I. England Seeks Colonies -Like most of Europe in the age of exploration‚ England was a monarchy. However‚ in England‚ the power of the king or queen was limited by law and by a lawmaking body called Parliament.   -Ever since the 1200s‚ English law had limited the king’s power. The king could set new taxes only with Parliament’s consent. Still‚ the king’s powers were much greater than those of

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    THE FRENCH INFLUENCE ON MIDDLE ENGLISH SENTENCE OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION General aspects about the origin of the English language Brief presentation of the Norman Conquest II. ENGLISH‚ FRENCH‚ LATIN - THREE LANGUAGES IN USE Aspects of the social and political transformations occured after the Conquest The roles of each on the three languages in the society of the time III. FRENCH INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH SPELLING AND PRONOUNCIATION Influences on the way the sounds were rendered Influences on the pronounciation

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    Slavery in the Colonies

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    Slavery in the British North American colonies differed depending what colony they are in. In places where slaves were the majority‚ they were treated differently as opposed to places with few slaves. In South Carolina‚ there were more African slaves than there were European settlers. In New England and the Middle Colonies‚ there were fewer slaves and fewer plantations for the slaves to work on. Virginia and Maryland had lots of slaves‚ in addition to lots of tobacco plantations to work on; but

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    The thirteen Colonies

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    The thirteen colonies that joined together to become the United States of America were but a part of the first British Empire. They were the product of a broad and dramatic expansion of England that began with the establishment of “plantations” in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and reached a peak with the conquest of Canada and the extension of British influence over India during the 1760s. In the New World alone at the time of the American Revolution Britain had close to two dozen

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    The 13 colonies were split into three sections‚ the new england‚ middle and southern colonies. In this paper i will be comparing and contrasting all three. The new england colonies included Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Founded by John Winthrop and William Bradford‚ New Hampshire colony founded by John Wheelright‚ Rhode Island colony founded by Roger Williams‚ Connecticut colony founded by Thomas Hooker.The new england colonies were founded as havens for various religious groups‚ including Puritans

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    Southern‚ New England‚ & Middle colonies? ●Warm-Up Question: ○Based upon the documents provided‚ what are some key differences between the Virginia & New England colonies? Four Colonial Subcultures ●The different values of the migrants dictated the “personality” of the newly created colonies; led to distinct (not unified) colonies ○ The Chesapeake ○ New England ○ Middle Colonies ○ The Lower South European Settlements in North America by 1660 Chesapeake Colonies: Virginia & Maryland

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