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    differences between the Virginia colony and the Massachusetts colony. People all over Europe started coming down to the “new world” (America)‚ they came to the new world for many reasons such as land‚ food‚ religion and much more. Before I start to contrast between the 2 colonies I’m going to give a general background on them. Massachusetts was established in 1620 and Virginia was established in 1607. Virginia’s colony was Jamestown and Massachusetts was Salem and Boston. Virginia was located in the

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    literature. These were all written by Virginia Woolf‚ an innovative woman who left her mark on the literature of her time. Virginia revolutionized the essay and introduced many new concepts of writing. Although she struggled greatly with mental illness‚ she led an interesting and successful life. Virginia Woolf contributed many noteworthy literary works to society‚ although she was deeply troubled throughout her life. Adeline Virginia Stephen‚ more widely known as Virginia Woolf‚ was born on the twenty-second

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    USA AND COMMONWELTH 1. Discovery and settlement In the Last Ice Age the level of the sea water lowed‚ and people from Central Asia crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska. Five hundred years ago Indians in North America lived in scattered villages. Indians joined to protect themselves to common enemies. They founded the Iroquois leage and the Algonquin leage‚ later known as the Leage of the five Nations. They made only the simplest tools. There were no cities ando no white men. White

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    ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth." -John Adams. Jamestown‚ Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The Jamestown Colony is a town in Virginia. It is the oldest‚ and first‚ English colony in North America. The London Company‚ formed in 1606‚ was a group of ten men‚ mostly well-to-do merchants‚ who decided to colonize Virginia (Fishwick‚ 49). Francis Bacon‚ a member of the Company‚ decided the colony was to be a long-term scheme

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    Massachusetts and Virginia Colonies Massachusetts and Virginia were two of the early colonies in the new world. Although these two colonies originated from the same place they are very different. Virginia needed slaves for labor while the citizens of Massachusetts worked in production and had less slaves or indentured servants. Virginia traded cash crops such as tobacco and the colonists in Massachusetts build ships and traded fur among other things. While Massachusetts and Virginia were both British

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    DBQ3 Movements through the 1960 to 1970s During the years of 1960 through 1970 many movements or groups of people working together to move their ideas forward transformed American society. Two of the most altering were The Civil Rights Movement and The Antiwar Movement. These two movements transformed American people by showing what can be done with will and determination The Civil Rights Movement was movement to receive civil rights for all people regardless of race. In the United States before

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    Virginia Tech Experience

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    Unlike other Hokies‚ I did not tour Virginia Tech before applying. In fact‚ I didn’t even know where Virginia Tech was before I started applying for colleges 2 years ago. I just knew this school was for me. It felt like a place where I could dream big. Getting a postcard from a senior Hokie before coming to Virginia Tech made it all the more incredible. Two years later‚ I will write these postcards for our new accepted Hokies myself. I also have done community service related activities every semester

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    . To classify the tourists that consider Virginia Beach a vacation destination‚ the marketers divided the prospects into four main groups based on their familial status and interests. These groups are singles without children‚ families‚ sports enthusiasts‚ and mature customers. Another way to segment vacationers is by lifestyle or income level. Vacationers could be separated into groups of people who are vacationing on a budget and those who would like a luxury vacation. To target people who are

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    pursue happiness. A woman named Mildred Jeter fell in love with a man named Richard Loving. The only reason they faced problems was because the color of their skin. The Loving v. Virginia

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    between Virginia and Massachusetts in the terms of society and economy. Both colonies developed their own characteristics based upon the factors of: the economic motivation of the settlers‚ the political and religious motivation of the settlers‚ and the natural resources and climate of the region. Although located in different parts of the Americas they shared similarities and differences. In 1607‚ James I granted a charter for the settlement of Virginia. The first settlement in the Virginia colony

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