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Good (afternoon/morning/evening/) Mr/Madam Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen the opposing side has stated how going to America is better than staying in England, Well my party and I disagree with this statement. In fact, we think staying in England is safer and better than going to America.

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The opposing side has stated that moving to America will provide much land to the people who go to America. This is not true because Native Americans inhabited most of the Americas. For example, according to The Dangers Settlers Had to Face in the Colonial Period by Melissa King, Jamestown was attacked in 1622, by Chief Opechancanough, in an effort to get rid of the settlers. About 400 settlers died in the attack. The English didn't leave, though. Instead, they fought back, and the fighting continued for 10 years. Also, settlers did not know how to live in the rugged wilderness and had no experience in preparing for the harsh, bitterly cold winters. They faced many hardships such as knowing little about how to hunt for game or how to plant crops in this new soil. As a result, many succumbed to malnutrition and diseases, according to www.allabouthistory.org
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This is not true because having no government you have no protection against theft, murder, or treason. This is not good either because you have no judicial court to prosecute someone of a crime. For example, the colonies had been practicing limited forms of self-government since the early 1600s. A self-governing colony is a colony with an elected government in which elected rulers are able to make most decisions without referring to the colonial power with nominal control of the colony. Self-governing colonies, for the most part, have no formal authority over constitutional matters such the monarchy and the constitutional relationship with Britain. In most cases, such control has

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