English colonies were one of three types of colonies. The first being a joint-stock colony. In this type of colony the king of England would grant a charter to a joint-stock company that would ensure settlers the same rights as Englishmen. Joint-stock colonies were only meant to last a few years. After which‚ stockholders hoped to earn a profit. Many people were attracted with the promise of gold. The second type was a royal colony. This type of colony was directly controlled by the king. The
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of the British colonies of Virginia‚ Massachusetts‚ all the way until the final colony Georgia. And although many may think that the colonies operated as one similar unit‚ the truth is all the colonial regions were very similar and different in social‚ political and economical structure. Throughout history‚ education was always important; this was the same for the colonies. Therefore‚ in all three colonial regions‚ education was offered to white boys. In the New England colonies‚ education was
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various reasons why the American Colonies were established. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge‚ religious freedom‚ and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree‚ the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies‚ Massachusetts‚ New Haven‚ Maryland
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The Roanoke Colony The Roanoke colony‚ a settlement now looked at through the eyes of curiosity. What happened to them? Why did it happen? Will we ever find out what really happened? These are the questions that come to mind when anyone who has heard about the Roanoke colony think about this mysterious event. Many people hope to answer these questions and I am one of them. We may never know what really happened‚ so the best we can do is narrow it down to a few possibilities that are much more
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troubles in Northern Ireland Many people only have a limited idea about what these infamous “troubles” in the North of Ireland really were. Hopefully this article will shed some light on the matter. In the past the vast majority of violent acts and attitudes of discrimination towards minority groups have been based on blacks or the Jews‚ often leaving religious wars to the olden day Europe. However according to research “ the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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For quite some time now there has been conflict in Northern Ireland between the two religious groups‚ the Catholics and the Protestants. The fighting going on among these two groups is not over religion but over power of Northern Ireland. At one point the fighting had gotten so bad that they issued a peace treaty. Though the Peace Treaty is currently in place‚ there is still contention between Catholics and Protestants because the past is still affecting the two assemblies. One past event that
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(for 4) 3. Alternative development Bremmer has 3 alternatives: (1) Do nothing (=don’t submit bid)‚ (2) submit a bid for both jobs‚ and (3) submit a bid for one job only. 4. analysis Evaluation 1: Decide to bid or not Through this project Northern (1) could be established as one of the Canada’s most technically competent drilling contractors‚ achieve its growth strategy‚ (2) diversify its income sources and decrease its dependency on its biggest client (Noranda)‚ (3) strengthen its reputation
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“Jamestown Colony” On May 14‚ 1607‚ a group of colonists from England arrived in the New World and formed a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. In the winter of 1609-1610‚ all but 60 of the 900 colonists died due to their mistakes. The settlers came to the New World unprepared‚ expecting to be able to trade with the Natives for food and supplies‚ but eventually were not able to. Overall‚ the settlement failed due to its dependency on outside resources and lack of skills needed to make a settlement
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The American colonies differed greatly from one another. Although they were in the same region of the land‚ some had better farming than that of others and some had better trade routes than the other colonies. No two colonies had the same agricultural needs. Georgia’s agriculture is different from Rhode Island. They also differed by the use and need of slavery. Slaves are needed more in agricultural areas than trade areas. That doesn’t mean that the northern colonies did not have slaves; it just
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke On May 8th‚ 1585‚ Richard Grenville‚ a famous naval commander‚ set sail for the island of Roanoke‚ a small island off the coast of modern-day North Carolina. With the hopes of establishing a colony‚ John White‚ an explorer and artist‚ was appointed the role of Governor. The colonists arrived sometime in July of 1587. There were a few small attacks from local Native Americans within the first few months‚ and the colonists desperately wanted John White to return to England
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