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    Virginia Colony versus Massachusetts Colony Throughout the 17th century‚ the New World was being developed and the colonies were being formed. Two of these newly founded colonies were Virginia and Massachusetts. Between the two colonies‚ there were many similarities as a result of similar backgrounds of those who founded and were running the colonies. Although there are many reasons as to why people‚ the majority being from Europe‚ fled to the colonies‚ there are also multiple different aspects of

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    The Roanoke Colony

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    I think what happened was that the indians came to where the colony was and that they took some of them and they killed the others. They were having a drought and i think the indians came to look for water and found them. So they ran into the colonist and killed many of them. They could of took the baby or some others too. In 1587 the english women‚ men‚ and kids found the roanoke island and came ashore. They settled at the New World to stay there permanently. (1)Around 1587 there was a second

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    The century of revolution And the Glorious Revolution (bloodless‚ political revolution‚ the crowning achievement of the British constitution) Constitutionalism – the law reigns‚ not the monarch. Law limits the government’s power. The will of the people. Laws are created in the parliamentary fashion Charles I was trialed before the parliament and was decapitated because he was overtaxing the public. Absolutism - reigned by the monarch (divine ruler‚ based on divine right). The king gets power

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    What is system analysis

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    1. What is system analysis? For me‚ system analysis is the study of data-processing needs of a business or department‚ together with recommendations for specific hardware and software installations‚ and to determine how hardware and software to perform task. 2. What is the importance of this subject to our field? As a future computer engineer or a developer we must know what system analysis is‚ because someday‚ some of us would become a system analyst in a company. The importance of it‚ we learn

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    What was the progressive movement and what did it aim to do? Protecting Social Welfare • Who was Florence Kelley and what did she advocate for? Promoting Moral Improvement • What was the Prohibition and what led up to it? Creating Economic Reform • What were muckrakers? Fostering Efficiency • Who coined the scientific management? Reform Governors • Why was Robert M. La Follette an important figure under the progressive Republican party? Reforming Elections • What was

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    The Declaration of Independence is a historical document which declared the colonies of America to be free and independent states from Britain. It was a revolutionary and significant document in 1776 and the statement‚ “All men are created equal‚” remains significant today. On April 6‚ 1776‚ the Second Continental Congress

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    Mr. Trzepinska AP US History 17 September 2012 DBQ on the Colonies Although both the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled primarily by people of English origin‚ they eventually developed into two distinctly different societies. This occurred because of the stark difference in the environment of the two regions‚ the economies of the two regions‚ and the mentalities of the people in the two regions. The Chesapeake and New England regions had many flagrant differences that led to

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    INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Who has more power‚ the PM or the Queen? The appearance and the reality 3. The roles of the monarch 4. The value of the monarchy 5. The Royal Family 6. Important ceremonies 7. Anti-monarchy groups 8. Curiosities 1. Introduction Over the 20th and 21st centuries‚ monarchy has become an increasingly irrelevant institution in many parts of the world. The deep respect the public had for it has turned into indifference. Most people consider monarchy to be an anachronism‚ totally

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    The Roman Senate The Roman Senate was political institution in ancient Rome. It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history‚ being established in the first days of the city. The Roman Senate functioned as an advisory body to Rome’s magistrates and‚ composed as it was of the city’s most experienced public servants and society’s elite‚ its decisions carried great weight‚ even if they were not always converted into laws in practice. The Senate continued to exert influence on government

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    amphitheater ever built‚ whose appearance symbolizes the power and grandeur of the Roman Empire. The Colosseum was one of the most important and influential aspects to Ancient Rome. It displayed the Roman’s technology of engineering along with providing a form of entertainment for the Roman people. In 70 CE‚ under the emperor Vespasian‚ the Romans began the revolutionary construction of what was the greatest architectural achievement of its time. In order for the Romans to effectively and efficiently

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