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    from a hope to find new trade routes to an economic stronghold to an entire country full 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

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    How did the number and condition of women affect family life and society In New England‚ among Southern whites‚ and among African Americans? The number and condition of women affected the values and lifestyle of the community the women were in. In New England‚ the women were plentiful‚ emphasizing a family life and a town-like‚ sharing community. The opposite is found in the south‚ where women were rare and people typically kept to themselves or their own families only and tended to their expansive

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    on country; England. Although the colonies in the New England and Chesapeake regions of North America were settled mainly by the English‚ by the 1700s both developed into two distinct societies because of their environmental surroundings‚ their reasons for settlement‚ and their way of life. The regions had somewhat similar climates‚ but it was their surroundings that set them apart. Both regions had harsh and unforgiving climates that neither the Chesapeake settlers nor the New England settlers were

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    The four British colonies in North America can be known as the New England colonies‚ the Chesapeake colonies‚ the Middle colonies and The Carolinas. All four of these colonies have various similarities and differences that characterized and influenced the settlement‚ including religious beliefs‚ laws‚ government corruption‚ economics‚ disease‚ and population. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Maryland

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    “The Devil In New England” is a persuasive piece written by Cotton Mather. He advocated the belief that witchcraft was a wicked force that was growing within New England. He believed that this was the work of the Devil‚ and that the Devil was conjuring up an army of witches to destroy religion. According to Mather‚ the Devil “was exceedingly disturbed” by the presence of the Puritans. Knowing his audience were Puritans‚ he used the fear of the Devil and his workings to instill uneasiness in the

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    New England Maps not only serve as navigational tools‚ but also as indicators of social‚ political‚ and economic issues taking place. John Smith’s‚ map of New England serves as a prime example of this. The map provides a layout of New England and its surroundings. Areas with different geographies are made clear and important rivers are shown. Politically‚ England’s policy of colonization and power is displayed in the map. An example of this is the image of three ships all bearing English flags

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    American colonial societies 1530-1770 18th century Choctow leader red shoes befriended French in Mississippi valley(traded deerskins for guns)became rich but English cut off French shipping so he made an alliance with the English so was murdered by French resulted in 1747 civil war of the Choctow and killed colonist and Chocktows 1.Wars‚epidemics‚and territorial loss but also adapted technology and politics but in the end were dominated 2.political and economic demands of Europe‚new plants‚animals

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    Religion ’s Profound Effect on Musical Development Religion has been an important part of man ’s life. Man has allowed religion to control and influence his life in many different ways‚ affecting both his behavior and his actions. So its not surprising that music‚ one of man ’s earliest expressive forms‚ has also been influenced by religion. Religion has had an effect on man ’s music all throughout history‚ from the early Egyptians to even now. So it is only natural that Western music should

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    SALUTARY NEGLECT ESSAY For the period before 1750‚ analyze the way in which the British policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society as illustrated in legislature assemblies‚ commerce and religion. The policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society. It gave the colonies a chance to govern themselves and to develop separately from England. It let them make their own laws that would benefit the people in the colonies. Because of this there was

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    in that particular religion or not dictates whether the story is real or not for you.  Why do you think that myths persist in our modern society?  What function do they serve?     Although the existence of myths in our society today compared to those during the beginning days of the world differ; the presence of myths in our modern society still holds the sense of relevance in our modern day religious traditions. The reasons in which myths persist in our modern society‚ in my opinion‚ is

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