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    leading factors that lead a colony to success. These two factors are religion and economics or money. Which factor is more important? In my opinion‚ economics is more important because the colonists had many issues getting necessities‚ and if they had enough money for all that‚ their problems would all basically be gone. Economic stability and the success of the mercantile system made the establishment of the colonies in North America possible. The Massachusetts Bay colony was established in 1691 by

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    Did Pudge “seek a great perhaps?” I think that Pudge did seek his great perhaps because he accomplished so much more at Culver Creek than he did in Florida. He was never really noticed in Florida as he was in Alabama‚ he didn’t seem to be outgoing and social but all that changed. Pudge arrived and instantly found a “friend” in Chip Martin. Very soon after he met Chip‚ he then met Alaska Young. Instantly‚ he fell in love with her. He never saw how much of a bitch she actually was. Pudge didn’t

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    Why did tension increase in Europe from 1900 to 1014?There are various factors that amplified the tensions in Europe from 1900 to 1914. A few of the major factors were International rivalry‚ the arms race‚ colonialism and the Crisis ’s of Morocco and Bosnia. These factors‚ alongside numerous others contributed to fuelling the First World War. International rivalry was‚ debatably‚ the biggest factor that caused the First World War. As the European powers such as Britain‚ France and Russia had been

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    The American Revolution was the cause of a buildup of events. The rise of the revolution was brought on by a series of events‚ these are the main reasons as to why the American Revolution happened‚ the Intolerable Acts and the formation of the Stamp Act Congress. The Intolerable acts were a set of laws that colonists deemed unfair. These acts were put into place after the Boston Tea Party. The first act was the Boston Port Act the closed the port of Boston until the Dutch East India Company got

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    DBQ: British and American Colonies Relations The French and Indian war affected the relations between the British and the American colonies through political turmoil‚ economical debt leading to strict taxation‚ and ideological differences which increased colonial violence. These sources of anger and resentment created a permanent gap between Britain and the American Colonies that would eventually lead to a brutal revolution. The French lost the entirety of their North American possessions after

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    Tempel Anneke was accused of witchcraft in 1663‚ not because of what she did for her community but because she was an elderly female in a man’s world that was set on freeing society of witches. The Christian church which was run by men viewed witchcraft loosely as a way to lump together all practices that could not be explained through the church. It was also demonized by the Church who had no good response to give its people. The Church believed it wasn’t coming from God‚ so it must be evil.

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    To what extent was the life of the Ancient Greeks influenced by religion? The lives of the Ancient Greek people were strongly influenced by religion. The gods and goddesses that they worshipped were the reasons behind everything they had done‚ were doing and had done. The gods influenced everything from law to warfare‚ medicine and general life. To the Ancient Greeks‚ the gods and goddesses created the world‚ its seasons and everything in it. Everything happened because the god and goddesses willed

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    What changes took place during the Renaissance and why did these changes happen? The Renaissance which was known as the ‘time of rebirth’ took place in the 15th century. It was shortly after the Bubonic plague and a result of the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1463. During this period‚ many changes came about due to the influence of Classical Greeks‚ Romans‚ and the Church. An additional contribution was that many wealthy merchants and scientists were thirsty and curious to enhance

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    The American prison as we know began in New York in the early 19th century. "Reformation" was the goal of the founders of the system. During the colonial period and in the early years of the nation‚ long-term imprisonment was not a common form of punishment in prison. Instead‚ execution was the prescribed penalty for a wide range of offenses. People who committed less serious offenses faced public punishment such as pillorying‚ whipping and maiming. At the beginning of the 19th century‚ imprisonment

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    REASONS ARE CULTURALLY BIASED. Between 1820 and 1840‚ the American population increased about 7 milion from 10 million to 17 million. As the American industry had developed‚ the quality of American’s life had also improved consequently: Epidemics declined in both frequency and intensity‚ which was a result of improvements in public health. The improvements in public health resulted in the low death rate and high birth rate of the American population‚ since women were able to be treated with a proper

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