What Happened to the Lost Colony? There are many theories on what happened to Roanoke the Lost Colony. That they went underground‚ settled at a different place‚ tried to go back home but there’s only one that could’ve happened to them. When John Smith left to go back to England and returned three years later with no people to come back to except for “CROATOAN” carved into a tree. I believe that the English used the buildings to make boats‚ that there was no war with the Native Americans‚ and that
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America entered World War One in 1917. America and the President‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ were horrified by the destruction that had taken place in such a humane part of the world. The only way to avoid a repeat of such a disaster was to create an international committee whose purpose was to prevent wars by maintaining world peace. This would be the task of the League of Nations. Woodrow Wilson was the creator of the League of Nations in his Fourteen Points Speech. This was ironic because the United States
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slaves were the same way. All their life they had been taught and had the knowledge from past generations that they were to be slaves and slaves only. All they knew to do was labor and they didn’t exactly have any education or money since they also didn’t get paid. In the end they were sent to their old owners to do labor for them. During this time‚ they were paid very little‚ if at all. It was definitely unfair for the blacks. Furthermore‚ socially it was a failure because many still did not consider
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Choose a mass-produced product and examine how it has been transformed over time. why did the product take its contemporary 21st century form? The product that I have chosen is the surfboard‚ I choose the surfboard as it is an area of design I am hugely interested in and believe it is a great example of how industrialisation has impacted the production and form of a product. I will discuss how the surfboard came about and how it has evolved from the hardwood solid surfboard that could weigh up
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the KMT‚ founded by Sun Yat-sen. The other was a Communist party‚ the CCP. From 1925‚ to 1927‚ the CCP and the KMT were united in efforts to unify China‚ and defeat the warlords. However in 1927 Chiang Kai-shek‚ the KMT leader‚ decided that the Communists were a threat to National unity. He ordered members of the Kuomintang to turn their guns on the Communists. 5 600 Communists were killed in the massacre‚ though many fled into neighboring mountains. In 1928‚ the KMT was far more powerful than the
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Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil
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Colonizing Georgia In 1732‚ Georgia was chartered and became the thirteenth colony in North America. Following the colonization of Georgia‚ Savannah was constructed the following year. James Oglethorpe‚ a hardy solider‚ became the commander of the colony after being appointed by the King. Georgia was unique to the English colonies because of the area it resided in. Georgia was used as a military buffer that would provide protection to South Carolina from the Spanish. This was deemed necessary after
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17th-century English colonial architecture resembles the late medieval forms that survived in rural England. Houses were built in a range of sizes. Gables‚ overhangs‚ and lack of symmetry reflected the late medieval style of Europe. In Virginia and Maryland‚ brick construction was preferred for the typically story and a half homes with chimneys at both ends and a more nearly symmetrical facade. Aside from fortifications‚ the principal nondomestic structures in the 17th-century colonies were churches
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Colonization in the Borderlands How did the Spanish establish colonies on the borderlands? While France and England were building colonies in North America‚ Spain’s colonies in the Americas were already hundreds of years old. The Spanish established colonies on the borderlands by building missions‚ presidios‚ and pueblos. Early in the 1500s‚ Spanish explorers reached Florida‚ but at first they did not build permanent settlements. Fearing that France might take over the area‚ Spain built a fort called
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throughout his campaign though as George W. Bush also had the lowest rating of 17%. In the start of George H.W. Bush’s campaign he made a statement of‚ “read my lips‚ no new taxes!” Without knowing at the time‚ this line would bring up a whole lot of trouble for Bush. While the president’s main focus lied with foreign affairs‚ he was unable to put a whole lot of effort into dealing with domestic affairs and this caused the economy to continue to struggle. Therefore‚ when Bush was unable to make
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