A.P. U.S. DBQ: Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? By the 1700s the two regions‚ New England and Chesapeake varied greatly in spite of being from the same mother country‚ England. Physical and cultural differences separated these two regions distinctively. While religion moulded the daily life in New England‚ Money
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Globalization can be described in a number of different ways; it can describe the empowerment of decision making of dominant nations at the expense of less powerful nations‚ it can be defined as a force for economic growth prosperity and democratic freedom; but most notably it’s the integration of economic‚ political‚ and cultural systems across the globe. Globalization involves the movement of people‚ goods‚ ideas and information throughout the world. It is known to be the intensification of worldwide
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John White was an artist and a cartographer who traveled from England to the outer banks of North Carolina in 1585. John White was at the Roanoke Island for about thirteen months before returning home to England for more supplies. He made a series of paintings of indigenous people‚ plants and animals almost over seventy paintings. The purpose of his paintings he thought was to give the people back home an idea of what the new world was like. Despite the significance the watercolor paintings were
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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The reasons for this distinct development were mostly based on the type on people from England who chose to settle in the two areas‚ and on the manner in which the areas were settled. <br><br>New England was a refuge for religious separatists leaving England‚ while people who immigrated to the Chesapeake region had no religious motives
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Smith born to Alice Rickard and George Smith left home at the age of sixteen after the death of his father. His journey led him to fight for the Independence of Spain‚ become a leader in the Long War and actively involved with the Virginia Company’s to colonize Virginia. During his journey he faced many obstacles and challenges. Smith wrote journals that were informative of his adventures and carved the future for US history. Considered one of our country’s founding fathers‚ Smith had a challenging
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In 1775‚ a group of people at the Virginia Convention listened to Patrick Henry speak on British rule and American lack of freedom. Some of these people agreed with Henry while others did not. In his speech to the Virginia Convention‚ Patrick Henry attempts to motivate his audience to take up arms and fight for their freedom by presenting the situation at hand and reminding the leaders that their previous efforts at attaining peace were ineffective. To confront the country’s leaders with their
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England due to primogeniture laws‚ immigrated to this area for land. However‚ they served as indentured servants for several years of their lives before obtaining their promised land in the New World. According to the Ship’s List of Emigrants bound for Virginia of 1635‚ males ranging from the ages of fourteen to forty came to America for opportunity in vast numbers‚ while a scarce amount of women migrated to this area (Doc. C). In contrast‚ the New England area was more desireable to families. On March
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Destination Analysis Professor ______ HTM 100 April 29‚ 2011 Explain the overall reasons why people travel to this destination Williamsburg‚ Virginia is a huge tourist destination and one of the most popular in the United States. People travel from across the country to this tiny town for several reasons. First‚ is for educational reasons. Williamsburg is home to a full scale reenactment of the eighteenth century known as “Colonial Williamsburg.” Tourists are able to experience
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History Journal 1 Entry 1 Indentured and Headright Between 1660 and 1710 Virginia’s population of white settlers doubled. The Headright system was put into place to entice settlers to the new lands. This allowed 50 acres of land for each person arriving to the New World‚ in turn starting the indentured servant system. Employers would pay for passage to America‚ and a contracted period of work would be established to pay back the debt. When complete individuals would be free. The paying party would
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