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    trade In the 16-17th centuries‚ European superpowers began to establish colonies in other parts of the world outside Europe‚ such as Africa‚ America and India. Before the actual colonization in America began‚ fishing and trading companies had frequently used both Indian and American waters and traded with the locals. In the early 17th century‚ European powers started to rapidly colonize the Americas‚ establishing numerous colonies such as the British Jamestown and the French Quebec. In 1606‚ the London

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    will not lie‚ cheat or steal." Why were the colonies established? Colonies were established cause of various reasons.The most important reasons of colonization were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The 13 colonies were based on land grant lines given to various nobles and wealthy people or groups by the English royalty.The original thirteen colonies were Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ Pennsylvania

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    Roanoke Island: The Lost Colony Alycia Roberts HIST113 VC On July 22‚ 1587‚ long before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock‚ 117 hopeful colonists from England landed ashore onto a tiny island along the coast of what is today North Carolina. The group unpacked and founded a settlement‚ Roanoke Island. Then they vanished without a trace. The story of the Lost Colony has fascinated people across four centuries and remains one of the enduring mysteries of early America. There are several theories

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    From a positive intention to a partial disaster‚ eight words that describe the Georgia Colony of England perfectly. Inspired by his friend who died in prison from debt‚ James Oglethorpe‚ co-creator of the colony‚ intended the colony to be a way for debtors from prison to pay their debts off to England. However‚ King George and the England Parliament disagree with the idea of having hundreds of debtors to be sent over sea‚ towards a land very unknown to England. King George actually liked the idea

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    Title: Ant colony optimization techniques for the vehicle routing problemAuthor: John E. Bell‚ Patrick R. McMullenYear: 2004 | Representation: finding the minimum distance or cost of the combined routes of a number of vehicles m that must service a number of customers n.Fitness Function: * Each customer is visited only once by a single vehicle. * Each vehicle must start and end its route at the depot‚ v0. * Total demand serviced by each vehicle cannot exceed Q.Performance:Ant colony optimization

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    In the period of 1880 to 1914‚ positive and negative attitudes ascended throughout the acquisition of African colonies. Some thought that it would reinforce Europe’s economy and government‚ others supposed it would add pressures to Europe; it end up being a benefit to the economy‚ strengthen the nation and civilizing Africa. Motivations would be up brought upon the vague consideration about this dilemma. Some of the motivations were seen with positive attitudes about the acquisition with the

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    ironic was when New England was settled. Two good examples of the irony during the settlement of New England were the religious and political repressions. The religious repression in New England was a great example of irony. This is so because Puritan separatist groups moved across an ocean to find religious freedom. Some went to Holland‚ but they quickly realized that Dutch culture was not for them. In consequence‚ some separatists moved to the New World. When they got to New England and landed

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    of Roanoke. Queen Elizabeth of England had sent us over here to start a colony in the new world. There were about one hundred and twenty people on board that tiny vessel consisting of men‚ women‚ and children. I am very happy to make it onto land after so long on the water in a crowded ship. The land is dense with forests‚ and the bodies of water that surround us are beautiful. John White has been named governor of our colony. Day 20 I have been inside the huts all day taking care of the children

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    confessing all of your sins? In the Plymouth Colony‚ people did that. The Plymouth Colony was the most healthy and safe European Colony in North America. It was an English colony founded on the coast of Massachusetts. It was active from 1620 to 1691. The first residence of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth‚ a location earlier observed and named by John Smith. The settlement‚ which was the capital of the colony‚ is now a town in Massachusetts. The Plymouth colony was the friendliest to the Native Americans

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    Puritanism Covenant and the Perfect Society in New England When the Puritans came to New England‚ they came to settle with a clear society in mind. Not only would this society be free from the persecution that they endured in Old England; it would be free to create what the leader of the religion referred to as a "perfect" society. In their attempt to escape the persecution they had come so accustomed to‚ they set up their own rigid belief system based on the inclusion of the human soul and

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