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    The American Colonies‚ in the eighteenth century‚ were just beginning to become a more democratic society. With immigrants coming from all over Europe seeking religious refuge and economic profits‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the Zenger case‚ the colonies were becoming more and more democratic with each passing year. The population in the American Colonies had a tenfold increase between 1701 and 1775. More than one million people had come across the ocean to join the other colonists. Newcomers did

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    The New York colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast on North America.The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies.The New York colony was classified as one of the middle colonies. The Province of New York was an English colony in North America that existed from 1626 until 1776‚ when it joined the other 12 of 13 colonies in rebellion against great britain and became the U.S. state of

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    Cassandra Wilson The Colonial Period (1607–1775) • 1642 • Massachusetts Bay Colony law requires proper teaching of children. In 1642‚ the Mass Bay Colony ruled children not taught properly would be apprenticed (practical work experience under the supervision of skilled workers in the trade and arts) to the town. The Early National Period (1775–1820) • 1805 • First elementary school established in New York‚ Formed by a wealthy businessmen to provide education for poor children. Run on the

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    Europe there were many different religions some of them that they brought then went to found colonies ; Maryland was Catholic‚ Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers‚ The Calvinist Puritans established themselves in Massachusetts. Some of the colonies that were founded were more diverse like for example‚ Georgia which provided freedom of worship‚ except for Catholics. Catholics weren’t really welcome in the 13 colonies other than outside of Maryland.

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    In 1445 the German Gutenberg concocted the printing press. He changed the lives of a great many individuals all through Europe. Interestingly‚ bookmaking got to be shoddy and Gutenberg could print numerous books rapidly. In the Middle Ages books were exceptionally costly in light of the fact that they were composed by hand. Just ministers and friars could read them on the grounds that a large portion of them were composed in Latin. In the Renaissance the white collar classes had the money to

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    In short‚ the American colonies sole purpose was to supply England with the resources they were able to obtain from the North America. The colonies were viewed as second citizens under the British rule‚ but the lifestyle and custom between the two were obvious different. As you stated in your discussion‚ while the colonists and those living in England shared history and a frame of reference regarding aristocratic versus monarchic rule‚ over the course of two centuries‚ their daily life experiences

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    When Jamestown was originally settled‚ and when the Mayflower landed‚ the colonists who emerged from the ships had huge plans and tremendous goals for what would come of their own colony. However‚ although both settled regions were the new homes to a majority of the English‚ two separate societies formed. In New England‚ the colonists were religious extremists hoping to form a perfect society‚ while gold hunters with little or no desire to create a permanent home flocked to the Chesapeake region

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    "Everyone needs to belong -- to feel connected with others and be with others who share attitudes‚ interests‚ and circumstances that resemble their own. People choose friends who accept and like them and see them in a favorable light." (Lebelle‚ 1999). Middle school is a tough time. There are numerous changes occurring internally and externally amongst children in this age group. Boys and girls are maturing physically at rapid paces‚ but their emotional maturation is a lot slower. This can cause problems

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    The New England and Southern Colonies When the thirteen colonies were finally established in America‚ they were divided into three geographic areas. Two of them were the New England Colonies (Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts) and the Southern colonies (South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Georgia). Although they had many things in common‚ both of them had their own religious freedoms‚ crop harvests‚ economies‚ and lifestyles by the end of the seventeenth

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    Middle Childhood and Adolescence Kierra Williams PSY/280 October 30‚ 2012 Mara Husband Middle Childhood and Adolescence Middle childhood is the period of life that occurs between the ages 7 and 11. During these times of children lives they are in school and are making many different friends‚ and their cognitive and physical skills are enhancing. On the other hand‚ middle childhood period normally introduce individuals into new sets of challenges; not only for the child but for the parents

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