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    September 6‚ 2013 The Chesapeake and New England: A Tale of Two Colonies England was late to the colonizing game‚ lagging behind both France and Spain. But when England did set foot in the New World it left its mark. The early English colonization of what is now America can be broken down into two main settlements‚ the Chesapeake colony and the New England colony. The Chesapeake colony‚ which originated as the Jamestown colony in Virginia‚ was settled in 1607. The Chesapeake colony wound up relying

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    The Middle and Northern colonies differed considerably in their geographical aspects‚ leading to dissimilar social and political features. The Middle colonies‚ including New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware all shared the benefit of flat land and rich soil‚ while the New England Colonies were left with a rocky landscape that made farming difficult. Thus‚ the New England colonies‚ including Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire thrived on lumber and fish‚ rather than

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    English colonies in the Americas consisted of four regional colonies: Chesapeake‚ Southern‚ New England‚ and Middle Colonies. Each of these colonies not only differed‚ in

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    There are differences‚ and similarities in the colonies. 1. One similarity is they have all been made for one purpose‚ and that’s for a new life in the Americas 2. Another similarity is that they all sell there one type of goods whether that be selling beaver pallets‚ or tobacco 3. The last similarity is that they all make there one crops to sell in markets Differences 1. One difference is that the geography of the southern states is swampier‚ and damp. While the other states have hillier‚ and rockier

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    better to isolate individual colonies? Why? I think spread plates worked best because a solid medium that provides a surface for the individual cells to be separated and isolated from the other microbial cells that may be present in the original sample. Also the pour is more likely to gain unwanted bacteria through the dilution process. D. What are the six qualities included in a description of colony morphology? 1. Shape: What is the basic formation of the colony? Is it circular‚ irregular

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    Jamestown: The Death Colony Why are there so many deaths in the middle of nowhere? From the beginning of 1607‚ an English colonization on the James River were already facing problems. The colonists had only come for gold which in result‚ caused people to die. Why did so many colonists die from 1607-1611 in Jamestown? Many settlers died because of these three reasons: bad environment/water‚ bad relations with the Indians‚ and the settlers’ lack of skills. The first reason was because of the

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    today’s farm colony as a place of hopeless disrepair‚ where graffiti artists and vandals can wander in peace (Dunlap 2). On the other hand‚ some view the abandoned colony as a historical landmark that should not be touched. However‚ the first demolition began in 1999‚ when a city councilman persuaded City hall to allow for one of the historical dormitories to be destroyed due to safety hazards. (Dunlap 2) The plan was supposed to continue with the demolition of all of the farm colony buildings‚ however

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    The colonists in the early 18th century felt closer to their homeland of England than they did to their neighboring colonies. It wasn’t until after the French and Indian War that the colonies started to feel unified in a way. Then with the addition of harsh tax acts and policies the colonists started to question being a part of the British Empire. These acts without the colonist’s consent started to stir up ideas about actually becoming an independent nation and revolting against their English rulers

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    Thesis: The 13 original colonies in the US is important in the American history because of the culture‚ historical events and the war of independence/ declaration of independence. Introduction: History is the beginning of the present and the future‚ without the 13 original colonies‚ America would not be the same. The 13 original colonies are important part of the American History because of the culture‚ historical events and the declaration of independence. Historical Events: 1619:

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    Between the Colonies Getting to the Americas was a hardship and living in the America was a struggle of itself . The two most know colonies were Jamestown and Plymouth both are famous because of stories have been told at a young age. Those stories that were told had some truth in it but‚ the rest of the story was made up for pure entertainment because the reality is that story is not really entertaining. These two colonies were different in many ways even by the colonist who lived in the colony. William

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