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    patriarchy. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the idea of patriarchy was practiced in the colonies‚ especially the south. This led to a desire to be able to provide for yourself wile being able to command your family and the people that you owned. This created a world where slaves were a staple in the households of British North American colonies through the seventieth and eighteenth centuries. Patriarchy is the idea of a male oriented society where women‚ children‚ lower-class men

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    Shaping Colonial America

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    Many different things affected the shaping of colonial America in the new world. Factors such as colonialism‚ geography‚ and religion affected the way North America was formed and dictated how other people look at colonial America. Colonialism affected America’s demographic and also the ease of forming colonies in the new world. Geography also played a roll in shaping the identity of America. Geography affected where people settled based on the layout of rivers‚ ocean‚ and waterways. People also

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    Citizens under the rule of Great Britain enjoyed political representation by the House of Commons and Parliament‚ and brought with them their institutions of taxation and political representation when immigrating to the New World. The tradition of having these establishments made certain that they would be present in the colonies. These organizations that were made up by the colonists were favorable to Great Britain; however they also gave the Colonies a greater degree of autonomy. Thus‚ the American

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    a separate sheet of paper. At the end of the readings you will be able to use the sources to answer the focus question listed below. Focus Question: Were the Crusades caused primarily by religious devotion or by the desire for political and economic gain? Explain your answer and use sources and ideas to back up your answer. Source 1: Pope Urban II‚ 1095 …."Although‚ O sons of God‚ you have promised more firmly than ever to keep the peace among yourselves and to preserve the rights of

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    efforts‚ the motto of their hopes‚” as said by Napoleon Bonaparte about himself and glory (Moore). But how did Napoleon get into power‚ what was his role in the French Revolution‚ what were his first tasks once he did get into power‚ and what was his legacy? Napoleon Bonaparte was a very influential man with a very interesting history. One very interesting thing is that napoleon was very young for one who gained power as quickly as he did‚ but in turbulent times such as the French Revolution it was

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    Chapter 2: Zappa and his Cultural Legacy: Authorship‚ Influences and Expressive Features in Frank Zappa’s Movies The second chapter was written by Manuel de la Fuenta‚ and it enters more in the realm for Zappa’s love for filming and movie making. It may have seemed peculiar at the time for a rock star to become so entangled with movies‚ but Zappa actually admitted that if he found a producer for his beginning works in cinema‚ he never would have performed rock music. Like his music‚ we get snippets

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    Kyle Hammond AP US History – 5 Mrs. Grzymkowski August 6th‚ 2011 The Arrival of Two Philosophies in Colonial Society Throughout the course of human history‚ it is certain that motivated groups of people have gone to bold extremes behind personal zeal and wishful impulses. The New World prior to 1700 was a very favorable refuge for people with this nature‚ as it was a vast and ungoverned landmass that‚ with the exception of defensive aboriginals‚ lacked formidable security against exploitation

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    With the guidance of the Board of Directors and you‚ the Membership‚ Colonial Square continues to prosper and move forward‚ improving our community and cooperative living. The management staff is striving to move forward with changes in our policies and procedures‚ and developing initiatives to provide better service. The average sales price of townhomes/shares is continuing to increase. The average time on the market is very short. I have received very positive feedback from new Members. Most

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    trade‚ the creation of financial markets‚ and the accumulation of capital. Most importantly‚ the Industrial Revolution was a direct effect of what the end of the French Revolution brought to Europe. The French Revolution had transformed Europe ’s political‚ diplomatic‚ and industrial views. People of knowledge began to wonder about an "industrial revolution"‚ as they saw their country become more and more economically oriented. The Industrial Revolution first hit the countryside‚ and with large numbers

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    Land and Law in Colonial India Anand V. Swamy Williams College December 2010 Forthcoming in Debin Ma and Jan Luiten Van Zanden eds. Long-term Economic Change in Eurasian Perspective‚ Stanford University Press. 1 1. Introduction The East India Company’s conquest of various territories in India typically brought one issue to the forefront right away: How would land taxes‚ the principal source of governmental revenue‚ be collected? But taxation was not a thing unto itself; it was

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