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    The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern Colonies are all different in many ways. They have many differences that differentiate those of the other colonies. New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern Colonies all had different reasons that related to being founded. The New England Colony was founded due to the search of religious freedom by the Puritans and Pilgrims.The Middle Colony was founded because this colony was also searching for religious freedom-like the New England Colony-and gold by the Quakers

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    Period 6 September‚ 2010 DBQ #1 Although both the New England Colonies (Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire)‚ and the Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) were both settled by people of English origin‚ by 1700 they were both very distinct for a multitude of reasons; Three of which being‚ their economics‚ African Slave population‚ and their life expectancies. The New England colonies vs. the Chesapeake colonies had many differences in there economical make-up‚ as far

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    The development of the colonies made the minds of many wonder about what new land could bring to them. Could it bring wealth‚ fame‚ or a good life? The English‚ French‚ and Spanish were willing to venture for that. The English were the first of them to make that venture. In doing so the English colonies developed differently because they were allowed more freedom but on the other hand France and Spain had to abide by their ruler. The freedom that the English had allowed them to do much more‚ including

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    I was born in a country where basketball was not so popular. It was mostly for the rich people‚ because they were the ones that could afford paying lots of money to the coach‚ and the team to be able to play and learn the game. Since there wasn’t too many basketball coaches in Iran‚ we didn’t have many basketball teams for different age groups. Out of all of my friends I had in Iran for the 11 years I lived there‚ only one of them played basketball in a league. He wasn’t even playing for his own

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    Spanish and the English had similar goals‚ but there were also some differences that contributre in the devolopement of Spanish and English colonial Socities. One important difference between their goals was settlement. The Spanish spent a lot more conquring land and using the Native Americans as slaves through encomienda system. England’s focus was on estbalishing settlements and forcing the Native Americans out of the land they conqured. Spain used Native Americans slave labor. England colonize North

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    Escape By Hereward Carrington All day long Orloff had paced his cell. The blackness of the sky outside was equaled only by the blackness of his thoughts. The deep rolling of the thunder reverberated through the thick stone walls of his prison‚ and every now and then a fitful gust of rain swirled through the tiny broken window‚ wetting his face as he stared out into the night. Orloff cursed‚ wiped the water from his face with his grimy fingers‚ and turned to pacing his cell once more.

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    Step #1 The English strategy for colonies was to create a very tight knit group of people to survive in a place where it would take years for any help to come. They didn’t even have anything to get back to England. They all voluntarily came there. They were supposed to treat each other with "kindness and patience" make America seem amazing in every way. Like it just made people nice and productive. That was supposed to make other people want to come there. That strategy was also supposed to make

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    Although New England And The Chesapeake Region Were Both Settled Largely By People Of English Origin‚ By 1700 The Regions Had Evolved Into Two Distinct Societies. Why Did This Difference In Development Occur? The settlers of the New England and Chesapeake region came from the same origin‚but by 1700 their social‚ economical‚ and political differences led them in two different directions. People began to adapt to their regions and looked for ways to survive and benefit from the geography they lived

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    and New England ColoniesThere are many key differences that distinguish the inhabitants of the New England colonies from those of the Chesapeake Bay colonies. These dissimilarities include but are not limited to the differences between the social structure‚ family life‚ forms of government‚ religion‚ and the lives of indentured servants and children in the two colonies. The social structure and family life of the two colonies varied greatly. The inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay colonies were never

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    Escape Dark‚ ominous clouds had completely covered the sky. The atmosphere was oppressive‚ not a sound could be heard. With the exception of a narrow window‚ he was enclosed in a bare‚ desolate room. There was no way out. Aaron got up from the ground‚ very slowly‚ with all the energy he had left. Worn-out‚ he finally managed to stand on his feet‚ before surrendering to the pain of his wounded legs; he fell on the hard bed. He was unsure of how he managed to survive‚ however his future was nothing

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