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    Although both the New England Colonies (Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire)‚ and the Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) were both settled by people of English origin‚ by 1700 they were both very distinct for a multitude of reasons; Three of which being‚ their economics‚ African Slave population‚ and their life expectancies. The New England colonies vs. the Chesapeake colonies had many differences in there economical make-up‚ as far as their economic activities and the

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    2.) Explain the role that women played in the colonies in your own words. Women were not as highly respected as men in the colonies. They were denied higher education and their ultimate task was to bear and raise children for their husbands. Women were almost treated as items. The only respectable option for women at that time was marriage. They were thought of as weak compared to men. Women also worked on the farms. Without them‚ the farm could not survive. They made cloth‚ garments‚ candles

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    Johann Philip Sanchez 11107052 CONADEV K34 Economic development has been influenced by four different major theories that talk about how change is best accomplished. The theories are the Linear Stages of Growth theory‚ the Structural Change theory‚ the Neoclassical Counter Revolution theory and the New Growth theory. The linear stages of growth model is something like the Marshall Plan‚ which was used to rebuild the war-torn countries of Europe after the war. This theory basically believes

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    ref=MjBfMDZfMTFfMTNfMV8yN18xNzI0OTk= Economic growth and economic development Like the infrastructure development‚ improvement of legal mechanism Can now be regarded as the most important precondition for sustainable Growth‚ a stronger economy‚ and pro-people system of governance‚ Writes M S Siddiqui Economic development generally refers to sustained and concerted actions‚ taken by the policy-makers and communities‚ which promote the standard of living and economic health

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    West Indies_. Lewis was averse to the ideas of the Economic Plan for Jamaica. His side of the argument stemmed from a stint with the Caribbean Commission in which he studied Puerto Rico’s policies and he took this knowledge and used it as lessons for the West Indies. One critique was of the comparative advantage in the export of primary goods and importation of manufactured goods. He argued that the over population of the islands provided an economic rationale for an industrialization strategy based

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    It all depends on the region you look at. New England Colonies: Mass Bay viewed the indians as inferior and believed that because of this they were obligated to take the land. Several indian tribes over the 17th century attacked mass bay with the most infamous being King Phillips war (look it up in textbook index if you need more detail). In the Plymouth colony the pilgrims and the natives started off great (first thanksgiving remember?) an english speaking native named squanto was a big reason

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    The PoliticalEconomic and Social Aspects the Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ also known as Age of Reason‚ was a cultural movement that spread through England‚ France‚ Germany‚ and other parts of Europe. The Enlightenment mainly focused on mathematics‚ science‚ art‚ philosophy‚ politics and literature in the 1700s. This movement took away the fear of the world and the medieval views that were placed upon the people for so many years‚ and it also opened their eyes to new ideas and reason. Old

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    for the colonies and created what is now the United States of America. There remain to be a good amount of debates on whether or not the Revolution was inevitable‚ such as John Adams’ letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1818‚ which I will talk about along with some background on the war. Prior to the Revolution‚ Britain was at war with the French in the Seven Years War. The war ended in British victory and France’s loss of all their territories in North America‚ which left the American colonies excited

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    of Puritan immigrants coming from England in seek of religious freedom. They settled in New England and a majority of their population lived in Massachusetts Bay. In contrast to other English colonists‚ they came to North America to create a pure Christian society that emphasized the community and family aspects of life. Most other colonists‚ such as the ones living in the Chesapeake region‚ came to the New World in search of economic gain. In 1630 to the 1660’s‚ Puritan values and ideas had a considerable

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    a global level such as land‚ food ‚ shelter‚ building materials in order to survive while other believe it is because of uneven distribution of resources around the world. Overall‚ there are many causes to poverty which is caused from political‚ social and economic factors in which some vital causes are mentioned below are on resource exploitation‚ indebtedness and structural adjustment‚ corruption‚ and overpopulation. Poverty‚

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