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    During the period of 1650 and 1750‚ English colonies developed fast but into very different shapes in North America. There’re couples of reasons‚ concluding social‚ geographic‚ and economic conditions‚ for that. John Smith settled in Jamestown‚ which is a part of the southern colony‚ looking for gold‚ however‚ ends up by growing and trading tobacco to make money; John Winthrop came into New England‚ which is a part of the northern colony‚ for religious free; William Pann came into Pennsylvania to

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    Many different Christian churches were founded as a result of breaking away from the main church. People disagreed with how the church had turned into something that they did not believe it should be. Therefore people broke away and created many new Christian churches with their own distinct beliefs and practices. The majority of these Christian faiths are still present and have followers today. One of these Christian churches is the Baptist church which began in the early seventeenth century. In

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    Middle and Northern colonies differed considerably in their geographical aspects‚ leading to dissimilar social and political features. The Middle colonies‚ including New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware all shared the benefit of flat land and rich soil‚ while the New England Colonies were left with a rocky landscape that made farming difficult. Thus‚ the New England colonies‚ including Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire thrived on lumber and fish‚ rather than crops

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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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    Increasing Power in the 17th Century Governmental systems in both France and England were greatly changing during the 17th Century. In England‚ absolute monarchies lost power while Parliament gained supremacy. France‚ on the other hand‚ saw Louis XIV strengthening his own offices and weakening both the Estates General and the local nobility. Absolutism‚ a political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler‚ was attempted by James I and Charles I of England‚ and Louis XIV of France

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    bone cells‚ etc. LEVEL 2 – Tissues Made up of cells that are similar in structure and function and which work together to perform a specific activity Examples - blood‚ nervous‚ bone‚ etc. Humans have 4 basic tissues: connective‚ epithelial‚ muscle‚ and nerve. LEVEL 3 – Organs Made up of tissues that work together to perform a specific activity Examples - heart‚ brain‚ skin‚ etc. LEVEL4 - Organ Systems  Groups of two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific function for

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    SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES Slavery has had a big impact on the southern colonies. Between 1607-1775 slavery evolved in the British North American colonies due to economic factors-such as the slave trade‚ the use of cash crops‚ and the plantation system- Geographic factors-such as climate‚ diseases‚ and the Caribbean connection- and social factors-such as racism‚ bacons rebellion‚ and the headright system. Slavery definitely had some big economic factors influencing it. Slave trade was

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    The colonists left England and settled in the different areas of the East coast which eventually led to cultural differences in social interactions‚ education‚ and the settlement of different religious groups. The social interactions in the northern colonies differed greatly from those of the southern colonies. The northern colonies’ families‚ like in New England‚ centered around patriarchy and male predominance. The southern colonies had an unbalanced ratio of males to females with a male majority

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    England and Southern Colonies When the thirteen colonies were finally established in America‚ they were divided into three geographic areas. Two of them were the New England Colonies (Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts) and the Southern colonies (South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Georgia). Although they had many things in common‚ both of them had their own religious freedoms‚ crop harvests‚ economies‚ and lifestyles by the end of the seventeenth century

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    In the Southern Colonies‚ slaves were widely used as a source of cheap labor for plantation owners that wanted cheap labor. Slaves were subjected to harsh conditions‚ working long work days in extreme heat in horrible working conditions. They were used to grow and harvest tobacco‚ sugar‚ and rice on plantations. Slaves were widely used in the South‚ in contrast to the North‚ who had slaves‚ but not nearly as many. Slaves were used in the South because there was an economic need‚ it was cheaper for

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