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    The Restoration Colonies

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    The restoration colonies New York: Old nether landers at new Netherlands 1600-golden ages of Dutch history. - maj. Commercial & naval power - challenging England on seas - 3 maj. Anglo-Dutch wars - maj. Colonial power [mainly in the East Indies.] New Netherlands - new Netherlands : founded in the Hudson River area (1623-1624) - established Dutch west India comp. for quick-profit fur trade. - company wouldn’t pay much attention to colony - manhattan [ new Amsterdam ] - purchased

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    and the education system was not the best. Many of these neighborhoods were shared with other groups such as African Americans‚ but segregation

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    Slavery in the colonies

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    English colonywas founded. A mere twelve years later the first African slaves would be introduced to the colony‚ and throughout the 17th century and early and mid-18th century their usefulness would increase and they would become the saviors of the Southern colonies. The growth of slavery in these colonies was brought on in large part by geographic‚ economic‚ and social factors of this time. Economically‚ slavery and John Rolfe were the saviors of the south. The introduction of tobacco was the only

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    Essay America was Britain’s colony and obviously Britain had control of its colonies affairs. But Britain did not enforce its power until the colonies began to become stronger. Britain’s policy of salutary neglect prior to 1750 highly influenced the development of society in America. The American colonies were not intended to have legislative bodies since parliament was the legislative body for the entire British Empire. But due to the great distances

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    European Colonies

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    In the early 1600s many European countries set out and explored and were looking to start colonies and expand their populations‚ and economies. Each country in different locations treated the Native people there in different ways. The French in New France created a partnership with the Native Americans. The French learned their language and lived among the natives in villages. In Massachusetts many natives were converted to Christianity. They moved to praying towns and attended schools. They helped

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    What Was The Mayan Empire

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    The Mayan Empire best known for its calendar system‚ advanced writing and math‚ insane pyramids‚ excellent stone and jade tools‚ gender equality‚ great road systems‚ and dedication to religion. Met its end after more than 3‚000 years. Archaeologist show through studies that the ending of this empire was caused by a uniformed/unstable government‚ droughts‚ deforestation‚ debates‚ diseases‚ decreased trust in leaders‚ and abandonment of cities. The Mayan empire started in 2000 B.C.E. originating in

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    Discuss the role of gender in the criminal justice system Gender brings up a number of differences within the criminal justice system‚ whether that be in terms of offenders‚ victims‚ types of crimes and motivations behind crimes. Some research may at times appear speculative‚ but the statement that men commit crime at higher rates than women is “one of the few undisputed facts in criminology” Lauritsen‚ J.L. Heimer‚ K and Lynch‚ J.P (2009). This can be supported by the statistics produced by the

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    What Was Tacitus Germania

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    Tacitus composed Germania in order to illustrate his cynical assessment of the Germans and their nation. Tacitus presented thorough descriptions of what the German citizens looked like and the disorderly way their country was set up. Tacitus also emphasized the significance of family life for most Germans‚ the nonimportance of a class system to the Germans‚ and the violent behaviors German individuals often impulsively resorted to. Tacitus provided this information in a negative way to expression

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    Jocelyn Bedard The Spanish Inquisition was a time period that lasted roughly 700 years. When King Ferdinand used many torture tactics to establish religious unity. There were multiple gruesome tactics used to keep the citizens in the Catholic Church. It all started when a monk Martin Luther let out the many corruptions in the Catholic system. Following that many people started following Martin Luther. To stop the movement King Ferdinand the Second of Aragon and‚ Queen Isabella the First of Castile

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    Digestive System: Shade the of the correct answer. 1. What is the digestive system?  The body’s breathing system  The body’s system of nerves  The body’s food-processing system  The body’s blood-transporting system 2. Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT? The tongue aids in the digestion of the food. The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar. The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth while the food is being chewed

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