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    to the fact Governor Berkley was friendly towards the indians and prohibited people from taking land any further west than what has already been established. As a result of Berkley’s actions‚ Bacon and his fellow freemen murdered many Indians‚ dispelled Berkley from Jamestown‚ and burned the settlement to ashes. These actions demonstrated

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    One reason was that in European countries the first-born son inherited all of the fathers land. Some of the younger sons then came to America to get their land. Another reason had to do with religion. In England people had to worship like the King ordered them to. People came to America so they could worship in their own way. Some people were brought to the colonies against their will. Black slaves were brought from Africa to Virginia. Eventually there were black slaves in

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    " When people succeed‚ it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success". Do you agree or disagree with quotation above? Use specific reason and examples to support your opinion. Hard working is the main key to every step of success but luck has also some role to achieve those successes. So many people’s are there in this world who work very hard but still do not meet their basic need. They are below the line of poverty and are dying of starvation. From my everyday experience and

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    1. What were the main reasons for World War I? 2. What were the results of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia  and what happened to the Romanov family? 3. What reforms were proposed by Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata? 4. What caused the end of the Manchu Dynasty in China? 5. What were the goals of revolutionary China? 6. What was the weakness of  the League of Nations? 7. What were some of the new weapons used in WWI and what was trench warfare? 8. What was

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    America is one big melting pot. All kinds of people come to start a new life and have more opportunities. I am especially lucky because I was born in America with many opportunities to achieve success. On both of my family sides‚ my ancestors escaped big life struggles to come to America and start better lives. My mom was born into the Ormiston Family‚ her great‚ great grandmother lived in Ireland for many years. But in 1848‚ Her family fled to America due to the lack of food and work. During the

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    was the first ones to arrive to America so the generations before us just lived in China their whole lives. When did your family come to America? My family came to America around November 1999. My parents were the first generation to arrive in America. Maryland was the first state they arrived to in America ‚ which we still are. Why did they come to America? They came to America because they wanted better jobs and heard about some of the advantages in America. Since they lived in a rural area

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    English II 30 August 2016 What America Means to Me America means a lot of things to me‚ like freedom‚ safe‚ brave‚ equal‚ and responsibility. The reason I picked these things is because I think they are all very important to this country. The reason why I picked freedom is because in America‚ you have the right to do and say whatever you want. For example‚ the phrase freedom of speech‚ which means that someone’s right to say something is protected within certain limits. What that means is that someone

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    European Settlement in Latin America Between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ Europeans entered Latin America and created new political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas

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    Chandler European colonization of what would become North America was motivated by various reasons‚ including the desire for religious freedom‚ profit‚ or a chance to start over. The colonies were populated by religious groups seeking freedom to practice their religions without interference from England‚ indentured servants‚ debtors seeking a clean slate‚ settlers hoping to find a profit and people who were brought to America involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The establishment of European colonies

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    The Spanish came to the Americas not so much to colonize as to seek gold and glory. A decidedly secondary reason was to Christianize the Indians‚ although this was frequently overlooked‚ and demonstrated more by destroying Indian artifacts as "idolatry" than demonstrating Christian virtue. They had no intention of establishing permanent colonies other than to protect their gold and silver interests. Spain at the time was the poorest country in Europe‚ and gold and silver from its Empire was used

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