Alex Hill Contrary to what many people in this country believe‚ slavery took place in the North and the South. In fact‚ Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery. By the year 1700‚ Rhode Island had surpassed Massachusetts as the chief importer of slaves in the north. Major slave ports included Boston‚ Salem‚ Providence‚ and New London. The tariffs that were enforced upon slave imports were used to pay for community projects‚ such as repairs to roads and bridges. At the beginning
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and His Death An assassination is an extermination of someone to try to make a political‚ economic‚ or social statement to prove a point. Assassinations have been used for many years by humans to exterminate bad leaders‚ corrupt politicians‚ and many wretched people. Back in the Middle Ages assassins were more common then modern day. In the modern age‚ not many assassins are left or needed because of new laws enforced by governments and organizations; also many consequences
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The American Colonies‚ in the eighteenth century‚ were just beginning to become a more democratic society. With immigrants coming from all over Europe seeking religious refuge and economic profits‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the Zenger case‚ the colonies were becoming more and more democratic with each passing year. The population in the American Colonies had a tenfold increase between 1701 and 1775. More than one million people had come across the ocean to join the other colonists. Newcomers did
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DIARY ENTRY: ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND Dear Mr.Obama‚ I am a member of “ Black hand ”‚ and my name is Gavrilo Princip . I joined the “Blank hand” While in Serbia . In 1914‚ I had a mission with other 6 men to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand ‚ the heir to the AustroHungarian throne‚ during his visit to Sarajevo on 28 June. The reason is we wanted to break away from AustriaHungary and join Serbia‚ and the goal of “Black hand” is tried to help make it happen
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of people who now claim dreams of their own. The American Dream began by people wanting to follow their own religion. Colonies settled into the New World for varied reasons. The colonists settled in the New Word because they hoped for a new beginning. The achievement of this travel justified that the colonies can be markets for England’s manufactured goods. "England saw the colonies as a way to sell more goods and resources to other countries." (Marks). The rulers influenced them to cross over to the
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having separate civilizations‚ the Northern and Southern colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were in fact more similar than different. Assess the validity of this statement. (75) 6. Although the thirteen American colonies were founded at different times by people with different motives and with different forms of colonial charters and political organization‚ the Revolution the thirteen colonies had become remarkably similar. Assess the validity
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Cassandra Wilson The Colonial Period (1607–1775) • 1642 • Massachusetts Bay Colony law requires proper teaching of children. In 1642‚ the Mass Bay Colony ruled children not taught properly would be apprenticed (practical work experience under the supervision of skilled workers in the trade and arts) to the town. The Early National Period (1775–1820) • 1805 • First elementary school established in New York‚ Formed by a wealthy businessmen to provide education for poor children. Run on the
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There were many causes that led to the beginning of the Great War‚ but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism‚ nationalism and militarism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority of Europe‚ along with other outlying countries. Of course it was completely avoidable‚ but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out‚ and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there
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In short‚ the American colonies sole purpose was to supply England with the resources they were able to obtain from the North America. The colonies were viewed as second citizens under the British rule‚ but the lifestyle and custom between the two were obvious different. As you stated in your discussion‚ while the colonists and those living in England shared history and a frame of reference regarding aristocratic versus monarchic rule‚ over the course of two centuries‚ their daily life experiences
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When Jamestown was originally settled‚ and when the Mayflower landed‚ the colonists who emerged from the ships had huge plans and tremendous goals for what would come of their own colony. However‚ although both settled regions were the new homes to a majority of the English‚ two separate societies formed. In New England‚ the colonists were religious extremists hoping to form a perfect society‚ while gold hunters with little or no desire to create a permanent home flocked to the Chesapeake region
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