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    world’s strongest powers today started out colonizing in America. The entire race to colonize in the new world started with Christopher Columbus’s desire to find a shorter route to India. Since then‚ Spain and Britain seized the opportunity to colonize in the new world for their countries gain or to simply start over. The English 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

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    death of Mary Queen of Scots‚ religion‚ refusal of marriage‚ Dutch revolt and the French civil war. But even before the Spanish set sail like in 1587 Drake attacked a large number of ships at the Cadiz harbour‚ then the barrels of food and drink went mouldy and sour because the barrels were made from new wood and were still damp which made them mouldy and sour. Then the Spanish tried to pick up some Dutch soldiers but there was confusion on where they’d be picked‚ because communication was very poor

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    drawn to North America for economic and political reasons. Closely followed by Columbus’ “discovery” of the New World in 1492 were the establishments of European colonies as well as the French. The responses European settlers had to Native American tribes reflected their own cultural and economic viewpoints. The British tended to oppress Native Americans economically and culturally and denied their potential contributions to helping growing settlements in the New World. The Spanish responded harshly

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    Starting off the year with 3 different Spanish teachers has been an extreme task for the Freshman as well as the upperclassman this year. Freshman students have struggled with understanding as well as speaking the language because of the adjustment through each teacher. Students in first year Spanish classes excitedly walked into their Spanish classes eager to learn the new language. With only a couple of weeks into school there was already an issue with the first teacher. Freshman were frustrated

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    Spain was the most powerful monarchy in Europe and the Americas. Their lust for all the richness promised by these new land’s resources like the mine for gold‚ silver‚ to grow crops lead the conquistadores to explore the Americas and then move into North America concentrating their efforts in what is now the Southern United States‚ such as the Grand Canyon‚ Colorado River. Ponce De Leon arrived in San Augustine in Florida and established a military post‚ which was the very first colony of Spain

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    resourses and political power. Now we might ask why didn’t they "just" exploit the land and leave the native cultures be. Which brings me to the second reason‚ which is more from a cultural perspective. Example: Why did Spanish conquistadors think the natives in Sounth America couldn’t be human and

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    HOST 4114 Spanish Flu Crisis Management January 31‚ 2014 Table of Contents Introduction Page 2 What is Spanish Flu and what happened during the pandemic? Page 2 How the situation was handled in 1918 Page 2-3 Impacts from the Spanish Flu Page 3-4 Impacts of mass gathering Page 4-5 Crisis Management Page 5 Additional information that may have arose from research Page 5-6 Recommendations Page 6-7 How the Hospitality sector should act Page

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    Spanish Florida was a colonial territory of Spain on the 16th through to the 18th century. However‚ in this whole period the Spanish government did not have full control over this territory [ CITATION Cha14 l 1033 ]. Economic‚ social‚ and military aspects of the colony were not in good shape over the period that the Spanish government was in power. In 1763‚ Spanish government gave up the territory to the British in exchange for the Havana. After two decades‚ she came back. However‚ she was unable

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    SPANISH II- CLASSROOM PROCEDURES AND EXPECTATIONS During the first semester we will cover chapters 1 - 3. The first quarter will review concepts and vocabulary that were covered in Spanish I. The midterm exam is given at the end of January. During the second semester we will cover chapters 4 - 6 with key points from chapters 7-10. These topics will be covered on the final exam in June. There will be frequent quizzes throughout the course on reading‚ writing‚ listening and speaking Spanish

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