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    The Prairies

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    The term romantic is defined as "literature depicting emotional matter in an imaginative form" (Morner). Romanticism was a cultural movement in the eighteenth century that had an impact on in many areas including music‚ art‚ and literature. The movement that Romanticism put forth was so powerful that today‚ scholars refer to it as a revolution that took place in rebellion against the austere views of groups like the Puritans from the previous centuries. Many images of nature in the writing at this

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     Overtime‚ these soon-to-be-Americans would drift away from their British‚ or colonial heritage and begin to build the American Character.  Because of different survival‚ social‚ and religious needs‚ as well as needs for the general well-being of the colonies‚ many British traditions and attitudes would be changed to improve their standard of living in America.  In fact‚ Charles M. Andrews said “The half century from 1713 to 1763 is the period during which the life of the colonists attained its highest

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    a life of meagre income and sober farming" (Klinck‚ 92-101). Haliburton blamed the Americans for this. One of the reasons he wrote "The Clockmaker" was to enlighten Nova Scotia and the rest of the world about the true heritage and resources of the colony. "The salvation of Nova Scotia could only come‚ he felt through a marked change in habits of its people‚ he would have them emulate the thrift‚ hard work and ingenuity of their Yankee neighbours" (Klinck 92-101). Haliburton targeted Americans because

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    Jamestown‚ Virginia also known as the Chesapeake colony. But they weren’t the only ones to come to America there was also the New England colonies that came to for different reasons than the Chesapeake colonies. One of the reason was for religious purposes‚ the Chesapeake colonies came for economic reasons and the New England also economic but mostly religion because they wanted separation from the church. During the 17Th century the Chesapeake colonies

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    religious. People who settled in the New England colonies were more focused on and influenced by religion for example John Winthrops " A Model of Christian Charity" sermon. Colonists who settled in the Chesapeake colonies were more focused and influenced by their aspiration of obtaining money. There were also differences in social‚ political‚ and economic aspects of these colonies. Along with these differences came tension between the colonies. New England colony economics were influenced by religion. Chesapeake

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    1700’s‚ the British Colonies were in a state of salutary neglect. Thereafter‚ the British executed the Navigation Acts‚ though loosely enforced‚ they were created in order to regulate trade between the Colonies and the mother country. The relationship between Britain and it’s colonies was a civil one up until it was greatly reformed with the events of the French and Indian War. The war significantly affected the economic‚ political‚ and economic relationship between the colonies and the mother country

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    13 colonies

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    Samuel de Champlain Born in 1574 in a small town on the western coast of france Born a protestant but most likely converted to Catholicism Died in Quebec 1635 on Christmas Day He ventured as far as Spain and the West Indies. He was a geographer for King Henry IV Joined François Gravé Du Pont’s expedition to Canada in 1603 Founded the Canadian city of Quebec on July 3‚ 1608 He is often called the “Father of New France” French explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ soldier‚ geographer‚ ethnologist

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    Colonies in the North and South were adversely affected by differences in climate and geography which shaped the political‚ economic‚ religious‚ and social developments in these regions and the future nation they would become. Tobacco cultivation was a large factor of society in the south around which many aspects of civilization developed. It was the primary crop grown in the south because of its ability to grow in the Chesapeake soil. The intense physical labor required of southern famers led

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    Jamestown Colony Essay

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    established the Jamestown Colony. In 1620‚ the Mayflower brought Puritan families from Holland to settle on the new land and then they established the Plymouth Colony. Both groups created the two of the earliest settlements in America. Three distinct differences between the two colonies are their relationship with the Native Americans‚ the purpose for the settlements being created‚ and the location and climate of both establishments. The purpose of the Jamestown Colony‚ located in Virginia‚ was

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    In 1788 the first fleet disembarked on the shores of Botany Bay. Shortly thereafter Australia became the first colony founded entirely upon the work of convicted felons. The traditional interpretation of the Australian colonies is that‚ it was a period of harsh and brutal forced labor‚ where convicts were treated as human commodities and labor was extracted by punishment. Convicts were subjected to various types of reprimands such as shortened rations‚ leg-irons‚ being placed on treadmills‚ head

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