New York City The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape‚ an Algonquin people who hunted‚ fished and farmed in the area between the Delaware and Hudson rivers. Europeans began to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century--among the first was Giovanni da Verrazzano‚ an Italian who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast in search of a route to Asia--but none settled there until 1624. That year‚ the Dutch West India Company sent some 30 families to live and work in a tiny settlement
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Hannah Trent Period 2 09/2/13 Virginia House of Burgesses Virginia House of Burgesses was one of the foundations to our American government. Politically it created a form of governing that is still in some ways used today . Socially this political group changed the way people think how a community could be ran by officials. Also‚ the creation of this allowed religion to not be the major key point in governing Colonial America but the focus was more on the people. In 1619‚ two burgesses
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DBQ 1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia During the time period between 1606 and 1700‚ hundreds of settlers flocked to the Virginia colony seeking riches only to find hardship‚ and no gold. However‚ after many years‚ and much effort‚ the Virginians managed to secure a solid social and economic system that would eventually make Virginia one of the most important North American colonies. One of the first hardships settlers encountered were disease‚ malnutrition‚ and starvation. When the settlers
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Education in England Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education and the Department for Business‚ Innovation and Skills. Local authorities (LAs) take responsibility for implementing policy for public education and state schools at a local level. The education system is divided into nursery (ages 3–4)‚ primary education (ages 4–11)‚ secondary education (ages 11–18) and tertiary education (ages 18+). Full-time education is compulsory for all children aged between 5 and 17 (from
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During the late 18th century‚ political and social disagreements between the American colonies and Britain led to the most significant event in American History‚ the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1783. It is the reason as to why we became the United States. The original thirteen colonies did not agree with the Parliament of Great Britain governing them without representation so they rejected and expelled royal officials and Provincial Congress. Two major
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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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When most people think of a national park they think of Yellowstone or Yosemite or the Grand Canyon but what they should think of is the Isle Royale National Park. The reason is because the Isle Royale is what a national park should be which is wild‚ rugged‚ and buffered from the outside world. The Isle Royale lies in northwest Lake Superior and although its only just 18 miles of water that separate the island from its nearest mainland shore of the Minnesota-Ontario border‚ it is considered part
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SUMMER Scotland Guid Nychburris - mid June This is a Dumfries festival which has its origins in a court which resolved disputes between neighbours to make them "Guid Nychburris" or good neighbours. The Queen of the South is crowned during the week-long festivities. Lanimer Day - 17th June Held in Lanark‚ Lanimer Day (a corruption of "landemark" or boundary) is when the houses are decorated with greenery and there is a Lanimer Fair. Selkirk Common Riding - 18th June A ceremony of Riding
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select a few students to attend a conference at Villar High School in England. Only a handful of students could be chosen and among them all‚ I had the chance of being selected as one of the lucky few. The moment I heard my name‚ I didn’t know whether I should be excited or remain stunned. My body and mind was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions I couldn’t express all at once. I could only begin to imagine the thought of going to England with my classmates. I wasn’t the only eager one‚ my classmates shared
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I would consider the summer of 2014 to be the best and worst summer of my life. A friend and I had saved money all year so that as soon as the biggest accomplishment of our life was achieved we could treat ourselves to Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina. There is nothing better than sand between your toes‚ and waves crashing into you after finishing thirteen years of the public school system. All of that sounds really great except for the fact that I am extremely terrified of sea life. This specific beach
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