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    North And South Analysis

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    Contrasting the North and South The North and South are both different‚ but they both have great strengths and weaknesses. The Civil War was started by The Kansas-Nebraska act. When Kansas got the right to vote‚ residents from Missouri crossed over the Kansas border to vote so that Kansas would become a slave state. Missouri wanted to make Kansas a slave state. “On July 21‚ 1861‚ the first battle of the civil war” (American Odyssey) broke out because of the feud between Kansas and Missouri. The

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    similarities among the Spanish‚ British‚ and French during the colonization of North America from 1519-1720s. The impacts on North and South America‚ as well as the peoples inhabiting both continents will be explained. The colonial leadership will be interpreted‚ as well as the relationships between other colonies. A major reason for exploration was the “Three G’s”. The first “G” is glory. The British‚ Spanish‚ and‚ French aspired to gain wealth and land. All three powers were determined to become the next

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    Letters from an American Farmer‚ Crèvecoeur describes why European immigrants were glad to leave Europe for America. In Europe‚ they were treated like they were worthless. The European immigrants were starved‚ they didn’t get food. Crops started to fail causing a shortage of grains‚ therefore raising the price of bread. They Europeans were treated horribly; they were thrown into jail for reasons unknown. They didn’t even own one foot of land. Europeans were glad to leave Europe; I know I would’ve been.

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    indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although battered and transformed‚ survived and influenced later societies. Europeans sought economic gain and social mobility; they used coerced

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    North and South - Analysis

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    North and South: This is a very big novel. When compared with the satire of society that Jane Austen offers‚ Gaskell offers so much more in exploring the big issues: societal structure‚ economy‚ religion‚ and a woman’s place in society. There is even political dissidence in the form of Frederick! And of course‚ the moral is in the ending – Margaret marries Thornton‚ whom she once considered beneath her in class. And she exclaims “I am not worthy.” when they finally speak of their love. Compare

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    America will be.” Langston Hughes Let America be America again. These two poems “I hear America singing “ and “Let America be America again” are two poems one by Walt Whitman and another by Langston Hughes written about the new coming of America. They both introduce the new changes of America‚ one of how the people enjoy their part in America greatly‚ and on about is this truly the dream of what America should be. Both of the poems show how America is place for better opportunities‚and how it could

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    As I read through the colonization of America‚ I feel sad for America that how different European countries experimented with colonization of America. Some tried to force religion‚ some tried to force slavery‚ and some brought diseases. How unstable the life was for Native Americans and it was a struggle to adapt the rigors of colonization. How Britain imposed controls on its American possessions. And Slavery increased as the demand for manpower increased with booming economy. In this era of colonization

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    and the Transformation of North America” Colin G. Galloway Wei Tzu (Kaylin) Wang March 21‚ 2013 TTH- 12:30PM- 2:30PM Professor Mosby American History could not have written itself without the importance of our founding fathers. The transformation of North America in 1763 was an important year in American History because it was an ending of a long warfare in Europe and America. In the book called “The Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the transformation of North America”‚ written by Colin G. Galloway

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    Andromeda is the name of my country and it is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean‚ far from anywhere else. The citizens have been fighting for what religion should be predominant in the country. I have chosen that they have religious freedom. Everyone can be free and not fight over a religion anymore. No one will be unhappy with a religion forced onto them‚ and there are so many religions to follow. People won’t have to fight‚ because some people might want to follow Judaism‚ and y usually

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    Areeb Ahmed September 22‚ 2011 APUSH – Block 5 Essay #1 Prompt: Analyze the extent to which religious freedom existed in the British North American colonies prior to 1700. Religion‚ one of the main reasons America is what it is now. Ever since the beginning of Jamestown‚ Europeans came to the Americas for a common reason; they sought religious freedom. The Middle Colonies were mostly Quakers with a mixture of Catholics and Jews. The Southern Colonies were similar to the Middle Colonies‚ but

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