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    and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were some of

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    The North & South Colonies The North & South Colonies Russell Byron-Kelly® October 6th‚ 2011 In the 1700’s The South and the North colonies were similar but also different. The South colonies were Agricultural because of all the crops they planted. The North was Commercial because they were right next to the ocean and could send ships to England and other countries. The south helped with the Cash Crop and the North help move the cash crop across the ocean. In this essay I’ll be talking about

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts Bay Colony can be said

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    Puritans. The Puritans were the individuals who created the Thirteen Colonies during the 1600s. Religion is the reason for many things the Puritans did when establishing the thirteen colonies. Religion impacted the way English colonies were created in North America by being the reason for Puritans to leave Europe‚ the structure of which the colonies were built around‚ and the reasoning behind their actions. The original thirteen colonies were founded by the Puritans. The Puritans left England in hope

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    country believe‚ slavery took place in the North and the South. In fact‚ Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery. By the year 1700‚ Rhode Island had surpassed Massachusetts as the chief importer of slaves in the north. Major slave ports included Boston‚ Salem‚ Providence‚ and New London. The tariffs that were enforced upon slave imports were used to pay for community projects‚ such as repairs to roads and bridges. At the beginning of importing and exporting Africans‚ slavery disguised itself

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    The Buzz on Colony Collapse Disorder Denise Collins According to the National Geographic News website‚ the domestic honey bee population has decreased 50% in as many years (Roach‚ 2004). Many reasons are blamed for the decrease in honey bee numbers including diseases and pesticides. Scientists have given the decline in honey bee population phenomenon a name‚ Colony Collapse Disorder. While some experts maintain that Colony Collapse Disorder is a nuisance and not a catastrophe‚ it is a serious

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    Unity and Identity in the Colonies Austin Ray Because of several events that preceded and lead to it‚ Colonists had developed strong senses of both identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. The French and Indian War was one of the initial events that played a pivotal role in establishing unity amongst the colonists. Winning the war was crucial to the colonists because a loss to the French would result in a loss of British superiority. A British victory would enable colonists

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    History Colony Group is one of the leading and oldest Textile Manufacturing group in Pakistan. The 1st industrial venture of the group was in cotton ginning sector back in 1881. Gradually the group diversified in to flour milling in the early 1900s. First textile spinning plant was put up in 1946 under the name of Colony Textile Mills Limited. The Group further ventured in to Banking‚ Insurance‚ Cement‚ and Power Generation & Distribution. By 1952 Colony Textile Mills Limited was a composite

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    Roman slavery Slavery was an important part of the ancient world‚ and it was an integral piece of Roman daily life and the economy. Though slavery was practiced all over the Mediterranean‚ and was abundant in the east‚ its impact in other places was not felt nearly as much as it was in Rome and her Empire. As the Romans consolidated their position on the Italian peninsula and began the systematic conquest of the Mediterranean region‚ millions of slaves were incorporated into Rome and the Italian

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    Did the United States truly abolished slavery with the 13th amendment or has it just found a new way to exploit minorities‚ specifically African Americans? In Rooted in Slavery: Prison Labor Exploitation‚ Jaron Browne points out that in deliberate decisions made by the United States and the G7‚ efforts were made to move entire production facilities to the south creating a shortage of jobs in the United States in the 1970’s. With this move came staggering numbers of unemployment especially among African

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