Unit 1- chapters 1-4 Chapter 1:New world Beginnings‚ 33‚000 B.C.-A.D. 1769 1. How did Indian societies of South and North America differ from European societies at the time the two came into contact? In What ways did Indians retain a “world view” different from that of the Europeans? 2. What role did disease and forced labor (including slavery) play in the early settlement of America? Is the view of Spanish and Portuguese as especially harsh conquerors
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In the period between the settlement of the English in 1607 at Jamestown‚ Virginia and the end of the French and Indian war in 1763‚ a nation was being set up on this continent to take its place with the powers of the world. A variety of races and nationalities of emigrants came from Europe. The English were the first‚ next were the ScotchIrish and the Germans. Also came the Swedes‚ Dutch‚ Welsh‚ Jews‚ French‚ and Irish. Lots of Africans were brought to do slave work too. All of these people came
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colonized area of America were Spain and Great Britain. Britain began to establish colonies in the northeast; in the area they called New England. The Spanish interest lied in the southwest. Living in two unassociated areas caused the Spanish settlements and the New England colonies to be quite unlike each other. When faced with the task of finding similarities between the two‚ not much can be found. It is the differences that stand out when studying the English and Spanish‚ from religion to politics
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Cultural Similarities and Differences Mexico and Puerto Rico are two popular countries of South America. They share the passionate language of Spanish‚ though there are some differences in their dialects. There are similarities and differences between the two countries‚ such as expectations of family members and structuring‚ in addition to religious practices‚ traditions‚ and art. Both countries possess many unique traits and customs. Mexican and Puerto Rican societies have very similar familial
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to 1700‚ the British North American colonies had conflicting outlooks on the extent of religious freedom in the new world based on the different acts of the British Empire and by the English origin of most of the settlers. New England was mostly comprised of Puritans‚ the Middle Colonies consisted of Quakers‚ and the South was more concerned about using the land to make money and didn’t emphasize on religion. The Southern Mainland colonies considered the Church of England as their dominant faith
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Early English colonies in America hardly resembled the union of men and women that would later fight against England and build a new country. In fact‚ until the mid-eighteenth century‚ most English colonists had very little‚ if anything to do with the settlers in neighboring colonies. They heard news of Indian wars and other noteworthy events‚ not from the colony itself‚ but from England. The colonies in the New World appeared completely different and the prospect of any unity between them seemed
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ENGL 106-I: The differences between Chinese and American education （Interview Report） Draft 2 Jingyao Zhang Instructor: Elena Shvidko Author Note Jingyao Zhang‚ Department of English‚ Purdue University Correspondence concerning this assignment should be directed to Jingyao Zhang‚ Department of English‚ Purdue University‚ 500 Oval Drive‚ West Lafayette‚ IN 47907 Contact: zhan1196@purdue.edu My argument topic is “The difference between Chinese and American education”. And I want to
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English Citizens who came over to the New World either ended up in the North or the South. As the people began to thrive there; differences‚ especially in the economy‚ began to become more prominent between two. They type of land the English landed on was the driving factor in the separations of the economy between the North and the South. The climate in the North was very different from the climate in the South. In the North you had four distinct seasons‚ which limited farming abilities. Which
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had started to develop fire-arms and cannons (powered by gunpowder) for combating the Mongolians in the East and Native Americans in the West. In addition with the advancements of aerospace technologies‚ warfare has changed more than ever. Although the way Rome fought Carthage was different from how America invaded Iraq‚ there were still some similarities. One similarity between the early and modern soldiers is that they would both wear armor. During the times of Pericles and Julius Caesar‚ the
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In the earlier years of American colonialism‚ slavery was not very common because of the dependence on indentured servants. However‚ as indentured servitude became a less reliable source of labor‚ southern plantation owners turned to slave labor. Economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors all contributed to the growth and spread of slavery in the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775. The growth of the economy in the Americas made slaves an essential part of the labor force during that time period
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