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    pelts (Kross 1). Iroquois hunters served as middlemen for New York Dutch traders‚ delivering furs to trading posts at Albany and Oswego (1). Colonists preferred to omit energy and capital to agricultural endeavors and down played consumerism (2). Virginia and Maryland traded tobacco (Cayton 1). New York had wheat‚ milling‚ lumber‚ furs‚ sugar‚ refining‚ distilling‚ ship building and trade (Cayton 2). Because colonies had different goods‚ when they traded it made one another flourish. The people

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    Police Code of Ethics Code of Ethics All personnel prior to assuming sworn status as Virginia Beach police officers will take an oath of office pursuant to the Code of Virginia to uphold the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Virginia Beach. All sworn personnel will govern themselves by adhering to the following Code of Ethics: "As a law enforcement officer‚ my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception

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    HISTORY 1301 HANNA ROGERS AMERICA – A NARRATIVE HISTORY OUTLINE CHAPTER 3 Colonial ways of life * Four mass migrations from British Isles 1. Puritans (1630-1641) settles Massachusetts 2. Aristocrats settled Virginia 3. Quakers settled West jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ Delaware 4. Celtic Britons and Scotch-Irish (1717-1775) settled backcountry and Appalachian Mountains. * Colonists spoke English and shared same faith but also had: 1. Distinct dialects 2. Distinct culture

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    made the most sense. They wanted to maintain their rights‚ liberty‚ and self-government. Kammen’s interpretation of the constitution makes the most sense because we can look at the Bill of Rights‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ Federalist No.51‚ the Virginia Plan‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ and even Montesquieu’s view of the government. James Madison believed that the people were the source of authority for the state. The Bill of Rights was seen as somewhat of an attack on the government. It

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    Mahammed Alasaad 4/3/2013 Prof. Rasmussen GOVT-2302-P10 Health Care- Mark Warner Mark R. Warner is currently serving as the United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Warner is a member of the democratic party‚ and does believe in Health Care Reform for the United States. For quite some time many people believed that he was going to pursue presidency in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections. Warner decided in 2006 that he would not run‚ because he wanted to stick close to

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    capturing abolitionist John Brown. By all accounts‚ i was the man to lead the Army‚ as renowned for his gentlemanly character as for his military skill and sense of duty. It came as no surprise however‚ that following the secession of his home state‚ Virginia‚ Lee declined the Appointment and resigned. He had written to his family‚ .With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen; I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives

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    friend in Virginia was a girl named Amanda who I referred to as Manda Panda. She had long‚ straight brown hair. Her body was built like a boy’s‚ her shoulders wide‚ her torso long. Our minds were identical‚ we could finish each others sentences‚ knew what each other was thinking without even speaking and very frequently would come home from shopping with our parents with the same items. We were your typical giggly‚ boy crazy girls. She was my favorite person in the world. When I moved to Virginia it was

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    colonies were never able to establish a successful social structure or sense of family life due primarily to the nature of its inhabitants. According to the essay Looking Out for Number One: Conflicting Cultural Values in Early Seventeenth-Century VirginiaVirginia drew a disproportionately large number of street toughs‚ roughnecks fresh from wars in Ireland‚ old soldiers looking for new glory‚ naïve adventurers‚ mean-spirited sea captains‚ marginal persons attempting to recoup their losses. (The Way We

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    1775 Lord Dunmore‚ the Governor of Virginia‚ promised freedom to any slave‚ owned by a rebelling colonist that fought for the British. This caused many slaves to escape to the side of the British. The Americans still did not let slaves fight with them. As time passed and the Americans lost many soldiers‚ some of the colonies began to let slaves enlist in1778. Virginia did not let slaves join but they did let some free blacks volunteer. Some slave owners in Virginia went against this rule and sent slaves

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    Salvage Dealer Buyer Identification Card Any person licensed as an Ohio salvage motor vehicle dealer‚ andor up to two designated employees‚ who wish to purchase salvage motor vehicles from Ohio salvage motor vehicle auctions or pools. Persons licensed in another state as a salvage motor vehicle dealer‚ whose state’s requirements are equivalent to those in Ohio‚ andor up to two designated employees may apply for Ohio salvage dealer buyer’s identification card(s). General Information & Requirements

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