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    development of the colonies because it affected their social values. However‚ the quality of the soil‚ and the colonists’ access to water had a greater impact on the development of the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies. Therefore‚ the geography was the primary factor in the development of the colonies. The New England colonies were hilly‚ forested‚ and had rocky soil causing a lack of grown-food production therefore their population grew slowly meaning small cities. Small tightly packed cities

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    The average temperature in New England is predicted to increase by 2-4 degrees Fahrenheit‚ which seems small‚ but this could have drastic effects on the biodiversity of the ecosystems. Due to this potential‚ threatening change‚ the Lloyd Center for the Environment was put in charge of the Southcoast All Taxa Biodiversity Initiative‚ which is an initiative created to address the conservation concerns in New England’s future. First the Center established monitoring stations on the Slocums River and

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    justice. He believe if he did he would lose support of Southern Democrats to pass his legislation. It was cutthroat politics at that time. His record on civil rights was modest at best. He did not use the New Deal to promote civil rights. He and his administration surrender to discrimination. There were reasons for his refusal to be more involved in civil right. In order to pass major New Deal legislation. Roosevelt need the support of southern Democrats. He back away from equal right to avoid angering

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    “The Devil In New England” is a persuasive piece written by Cotton Mather. He advocated the belief that witchcraft was a wicked force that was growing within New England. He believed that this was the work of the Devil‚ and that the Devil was conjuring up an army of witches to destroy religion. According to Mather‚ the Devil “was exceedingly disturbed” by the presence of the Puritans. Knowing his audience were Puritans‚ he used the fear of the Devil and his workings to instill uneasiness in the

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    brought many architectural innovations to the world‚ and their art influenced art for many centuries. Roman art includes architecture‚ painting‚ sculpture and mosaic work. In this short Learning Journal I will discuss how did the purpose of the sculpture and painting of Rome differ. Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greek sculpture. In fact‚ many of the Roman sculptures were just copies of Greek sculptures. But the Roman sculpture was created to serve a purpose: namely‚ to impress the public

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    After seven years of fighting with the French‚ England‚ with the help of the Native Americans‚ won the French and Indian War. England had not only won the war between the French but also obtained all of the French territories within the colonies. The newly acquired land seemed like a benefit to Great Britain’s expansion‚ but backfired quickly when there was not enough money to support so much land. Another issue that faced Great Britain was their bond with the Native Americans that allied with them

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    Heavy New England rain and thunder poured from the outside windows‚ making the sound of a continues tapping sound. Forty-two men of‚ rather large wealth‚ gathered around a rectangular shaped table that stretched to the left and right sides of the room and at the far left was a fireplace crackling wood peacefully. The room smelled of burning wood and lit cigars. This room was used only for important meetings for the surreptitious society‚ and was a donation from the owner of the building‚ Lord Richard

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    The New England colonies and the Southern colonies are slightly similar in some aspects‚ but drastically different in most. For example the new england colonies were strictly puritan and they did not tolerate any other religion but the southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. The economy of New England was powered mostly the manufacturing in factories‚ whereas the Southern colonies’ economies were more agriculturally

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    When settlers from England came to America‚ they envisioned a Utopia‚ where they would have a say in what the government can and cannot do. Before they could live in such a society they would have to take many small steps to break the hold England had on them. The settlers of America had to end a monarchy and start their own‚ unique‚ form of government. They also had to find a way that they would have some kind of decision making power. The most important change that the colonies in America had to

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    In 1642‚ war broke out between two armies led by the King and Parliament. There were several causes of this conflict‚ some of which were to do with power‚ some concerning money and others connected to religion. This essay will explain how all these causes combined led to the outbreak of the Civil War. The most important cause of the Civil War in my opinion was one concerning money and Parliament because this was the basis of the argument. Charles I and Parliament argued about money‚ this was down

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