Virginia and Massachusetts Bay Colonies Both Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were started in the seventeenth century‚ but both for different reasons. Virginia was chartered to make a profit‚ whereas Massachusetts used their charter to flee religious persecution and live in freedom. Both colonies did however face similar struggles. They had to learn how best to survive the land they now lived on. This involved learning what would grow best and the best way to grow it. They also had to try
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Even though the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were the some of the oldest and most heavily populated of the English colonies‚ their differences in their economies‚ politics‚ religions and society set them apart. Some of the differences include the southern Virginia colony having a representative assembly‚ while Massachusetts Bay colony had a democratic assembly‚ and the main crop of Virginia being tobacco‚ while the Massachusetts economy revolved around lumbar‚ fishing and trade. Virginia
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A large number of Puritan merchants obtained a grant of land for Massachusetts and New Hampshire‚ and acquired a charter form the king to create the Massachusetts Bay Company. This meant that Massachusetts and New Hampshire were part of a Charter Colony—supported by a Company instead of the crown. A large migration of 17 ships and 1‚000 people set sail for New England for one reason: to build a Puritan refuge. Their
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Massachusetts Bay and Religious Intolerance When Puritans arrived in America in 1620‚ they had experienced religious intolerance in the Old world‚ yet they still supported Europe’s theory that in order to have unity within a state‚ everyone must be of the same faith. Puritans believed in predestination‚ which meant that God had already decided which of his children would receive the privilege of going to heaven and which would not‚ and one could not persuade His judgment. This belief‚ along with
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English. They were frustrated with over-population‚ poverty‚ or lack of freedom of religion. In the early 1600s‚ England sent groups of settlers to the “New World” to establish permanent colonies. They founded the Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Although the two first colonies of America were similar‚ they also had very distinct differences. Virginia was founded by merchants and adventurers looking to profit from the land. Massachusetts was founded by Puritans looking for freedom
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A contact zone is defined as “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today.”(Pratt) The definition makes it sound like a very advanced concept but in actuality it happens in everyday life. You come in contact with something new everyday‚ from meeting someone to accidently grabbing barbeque sauce when you always
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Guantanamo bay prison on the island of Cuba. America has always symbolized a nation that promotes and protects human rights and always stood as a symbol of democracy for the rest of the world. However‚ the long standing tradition of obeying the values instituted by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights has been reversed by Guantanamo Bay. The human rights that the United States stands for have not been provided for the detainees at Guantanamo and the sheer existence of the Guantanamo Bay camp contradicts
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This zone is the part that is hit and crushed before the passengers in the car. These crumple zones allow for an increase in time over the distance of the crash as the crumple zone gets crushed in the crash. This increase in time creates a slower velocity for the car making the energy transferred less and making the impulse of the crash smaller
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“Let’s go tobogganing in Mooney’s Bay‚” my friend Henry suggested. After that‚ we decided to meet up at Mooney’s Bay at three o’clock sharp. This was my first winter in Canada and I felt quite nervous about tobogganing. I was in second grade at the time and I was terribly afraid of the possibility of injuring myself. It was a hard decision‚ but I knew I had to go tobogganing one way or another‚ so I decided to go with Henry to Mooney’s Bay. The journey to Mooney’s Bay felt inevitably long as I was anxious
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internalize the experience. These internalized experiences set the foundation to construct new ideas. The difference between what a learner can achieve independently and what a learner can achieve with scaffolding and encouragement is known as the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Vygotsky states that the ZPD is where the most sensitive guidance should be given and if done so properly‚ it can support children towards developing higher mental functions. Furthermore‚ he recommends that teachers
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