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    Settling in Charles Town There were many drawbacks that settlers had to face while settling in Charles Town. Settling is when you live somewhere permanent that you believe will be prosperous. When settlers set out to settle in Charles Town‚ Lord Ashley Anthony Cooper worked with these settlers to help face obstacles. Charles Town was founded at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River in 1670 by the English‚ and the name “Charles Town” honored Charles II‚ the King of England. Spanish explorers had first

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    During the period of 1650 and 1750‚ English colonies developed fast but into very different shapes in North America. There’re couples of reasons‚ concluding social‚ geographic‚ and economic conditions‚ for that. John Smith settled in Jamestown‚ which is a part of the southern colony‚ looking for gold‚ however‚ ends up by growing and trading tobacco to make money; John Winthrop came into New England‚ which is a part of the northern colony‚ for religious free; William Pann came into Pennsylvania to

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    Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America The views of Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America developed different culturally factors including economically and political views‚ education‚ and religious instruction. Colonies in the north and south developed their own characteristics making them significant for the main land‚ and later becomes the new nation itself. Economic wise‚ the colonies had more differences than similarities. The North had small farms while

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    Settling in Charles Town Have you ever thought about settling in a new place? The reason why the Europeans wanted to settle in charles town was because of food and supplies. Although there were many good things about settling in Charles Town there were also many difficulties and struggles along the way too. The difficulties in settling Charles Town were geography‚ Diseases‚ and resources. Eventually they have adapted to the environment in Charles Town.

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    Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil

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    Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What

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    Northern Ireland The problems between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland started a long time ago and more political than religious. For centuries the English had tried to gain control of Ireland. Until the sixteenth centrury‚England controlled only a small area of Ireland around Dublin. English rulers‚ including King Henry VIII‚ Queen Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell gradually conquered the whole of Ireland. Ireland became a British colony in 1607. The last area to resis the English

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    were two colonies with England settlers‚ these colonies were very different. New England economy was base on growing crops and livestock‚ unlike the Chesapeake who depended greatly on the king of England for economic support. The New England colony who came to the new world for religious freedom practiced Christianity. On the other hand Chesapeake colony was mostly from the Anglelican church who at the time were actually a ruling government and religion was not important. Although both colonies would

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    potential of dialogue between them and researchers in achieving change towards a more egalitarian society. (18) Research that provides these groups with a voice and contributes to change for their betterment is seen as most valuable. (19) In Northern Frontier‚ Northern Homeland‚ Berger characterizes the Mackenzie Valley as a site of competition between the “traditional activities of native peoples‚ and the advance of industrial development.”

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    The Northern Humanists were firm believers in higher education. Yet‚ they were also very critical of the way it was carried it out. Analyze their main criticisms of higher education and learning. The Northern Humanists are strong believers in higher education.  They differed from the more Italian approach; The Northerners emphasized education across a broader band of society‚ not just a more scholarly yet secluded class of intellectuals.  Somewhat oddly‚ the study of the ancient classics was

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