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    there were also some differences that contributre in the devolopement of Spanish and English colonial Socities. One important difference between their goals was settlement. The Spanish spent a lot more conquring land and using the Native Americans as slaves through encomienda system. England’s focus was on estbalishing settlements and forcing the Native Americans out of the land they conqured. Spain used Native Americans slave labor. England colonize North America. English colonies were first established

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    collapse of the Union was a result of the schism separating northern and southern states‚ originating from differing opinions on slavery which ultimately incited the South’s secession. As the election of 1860 drew near‚ hopeful democratic and republican candidates emerged despite the already turbulent condition of the nation over the issue of slavery. The Democratic ballot was split between the northern representative Stephen Douglas and southern representative John Breckinridge‚ while alone on the Republican

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    its own crises. Each therefore demands its own narrative…” (Stearns‚ 1947). This excerpt was taken from a book about the European revolutions of 1848‚ but could have easily been talking about the recent Arab Spring in 2011. The striking parallels between the two uprisings are remarkable. In 1848‚ revolutionary zeal erupted across continental Europe. The waves of revolution were set in motion in France and then it did not take long before the rest of Europe was hit by a storm of revolts. Like a domino

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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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    What were the similarities and differences among the Colonies in North America? The New England‚ southern‚ and middle colonies were all extremely different. For example‚ slavery was extremely more prominent in some places than others. Some colonies’ religion was more diverse‚ nevertheless everyone’s life was centered around religion. How would you feel if your life was practically controlled by your religion? Some of the reasons settlers established colonies in North America were because people wanted

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    different in many ways. The line of division among the states is drawn between the northern and southern territories. The states are mostly contrasting in their expressive cultures‚ fascinating dialects‚ and opposing environments. Although the states are nonidentical‚ there are a few similarities. Native born Americans acknowledge their views of one another by traveling throughout the country. This is how the soup of Americans came to be similar and dissimilar. When it comes to socializing‚ northerners

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    The American Colonies. Erik Martinez U.S. History‚ 2nd semester‚ 3rd block Coach Chatham March 12‚ 2013 Since the discovery of the “New World” many European super powers looked to colonize and expand their riches and trading powers throughout this new found continent. The British took great advantage of this with controlling everything on the east of the Appalachian Mountains and sea routes across the Atlantic. Upon their arrival the British had to encounter with many endeavors from the

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    Pre-Columbian North American cultures to the expansion to the west. North America was such an important land to many in Europe countries because it was unexplored and new. The first settlement in America was in Jamestown‚ Virginia also known as the Chesapeake colony. But they weren’t the only ones to come to America there was also the New England colonies that came to for different reasons than the Chesapeake colonies. One of the reason was for religious purposes‚ the Chesapeake colonies came for economic

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    Most of the powerful Western European Nations became involved in exploration of the Americas. Spain started the trend with the exploration of Columbus. Observers realized that Columbus had not discovered Spice Islands south of China‚ but a whole new world to the Europeans. Expeditions of exploration in search of wealth were the first action of the explorers of the new land. Immediate metal wealth was not found in the Caribbean Islands‚ but it was found later on the Americas mainland. England was

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    Relations between Native Americans and Pennsylvania Virginia and New England Paduraru Alexandru Sebastian Redactare text C. Pralea 16.01.2013 The topic I chose to write is about the relations between 3 of the American colonies with the American natives. The colonies are Pennsylvania‚ Virginia and New England .I’ll try to write about how they established the colony ‚ how they developed afterwards and how the relations between the colonies and between them and natives evolved. The Pennsylvania

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