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    2010 Spanish and English had similar motivations for exploration of the New World‚ such as gaining land‚ goods from the natives‚ and gold. However‚ their motivations also differ greatly. The Spanish conquistadors also gained slaves from the native people‚ as well as spreading the word of Christianity. The English settlers came to the New World to get away from the religious oppression in England and to practice religion freely‚ and to grow tobacco to send back to England. The Spanish gained

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    Lecture 13 The French Revolution: The Radical Stage‚ 1792-1794 The proof necessary to convict the enemies of the people is every kind of evidence‚ either material or moral or verbal or written. . . . Every citizen has the right to seize conspirators and counter-revolutionaries and to arraign them before magistrates. He is required to denounce them when he knows of them. Law of 22 Prairial Year II (June 10‚ 1794) Inflamed by their poverty and hatred of wealth‚ the SANS-CULOTTES insisted that it was

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    Throughout the 17th century‚ many European countries sent explorers and settlers to America. The two most eminent countries that colonized area of America were Spain and Great Britain. Britain began to establish colonies in the northeast; in the area they called New England. The Spanish interest lied in the southwest. Living in two unassociated areas caused the Spanish settlements and the New England colonies to be quite unlike each other. When faced with the task of finding similarities between

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    1415 and the sixteenth century‚ Portugal was the first empire to begin colonizing the West‚ and was vital to the settlement of the Americas. Portugal was advanced for it’s time‚ leading the globalization of the Americas. Portugal used their advanced technologies to trade‚ and to enslave many African colonies. To determine the extent of the impact Portugal had on the world‚ this paper will examine the nature of slavery‚ and how it was used for trade and profit‚ the colonies Portugal occupied and their

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    LV & UV GCSE French Oral Examination Questions for Speaking There are four broad areas of questions for the general conversation section of the oral examination. These are listed below: 1. Lifestyle 2. Leisure 3. Home and environment 4. Work and education Amusez-vous bien et bon courage! Lifestyle Health 1. Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger et boire? (State what you like to eat & drink & why‚ mention things you don’t like to eat & drink & why‚ what did you eat & drink

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    University of Baghdad College of Education (Ibn-Rushd) English Department French Revolution in Wordsworth poetry A research paper presented by M. A. student Othman A. Marzouq to Dr. Saad Najim . 2014 The French Revolution in Wordsworth poetry The impact of the French Revolution upon English poets‚ and especially Wordsworth‚ is well known. Wordsworth’s Prelude ‚ which was begun in 1798 appeared only after Wordsworth’s death‚ is an account not only of a poet’s coming of age

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    The French Revolution changed the world. France indeed would not have been the way it is now if its revolutionary actions were not taken. To understand the revolution and why it came to be‚ we must examine the events leading to it‚ and the conditions of its people. Prerevolutionary France was under the leadership of Louis XVI (reigned 1643 to 1715) in a form of government known as an absolute monarchy. All power is given to the king. They exhibit the right to make laws and to enforce them‚ the

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    that grew popularity at the time. Famously‚ Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were included under the list as these were important figures that were deeply involved in French revolutions. Despite this tragedy‚ this event is often times considered a momentous occasion in French history as it exemplifies the claim that this became the turning point for the outspoken France citizens. In order to acknowledge components of the French Revolution‚ it is essential to recognize the involvements of previous revolutionary

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    The English Settle America The Pilgrims were not the first group of English people to live in America. The first group came in 1585‚ but their colony failed. They cam e for three reasons‚ to get rich‚ freedom of religion‚ and many people came because they wanted a better life. In 1607 the English started Jamestown in America. This town was in the Virginia colony. The English came to Jamestown to find gold and get rich. But they never found any. At first the Jamestown settlers didn’t want to grow

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    Chapter III: Eighteenth Century English Literature LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT (18th century) The 17th century was one of the most stormy periods of English history. The growing contradictions between the new class‚ the bourgeoisie‚ and the old forces of feudalism brought about the English Bourgeois Revolution in the 1640s. As a result of the revolution the king was dethroned and beheaded and England was proclaimed a republic. Though very soon monarchy was restored‚ the position of

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