“Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the Britain colonies in North America?” Assess the validity of this statement for the 1600’s. When the British Colonies were started in America‚ the reasoning for the colonization varied. Most Europeans that moved to America were Puritans who first came from Catholic Church or Anglican Church in England. Moving to America wasn’t necessarily based on geography. Living in America was about starting a new life or trying to fulfill new opportunities
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country who didn’t want or need anything from outsiders or foreigners. "This was the routine of the old China trade. These were the commodities traditionally brought to China and traditionally carried away. And at the heart of the trade was tea. It came from now another place. India didn’t produce any‚ nor Java‚ or Formosa; Japan was inaccessible; the world perforce drank Chinese teas. Above all‚ the English drank them" (Fay‚ 17). Britain needed tea from China which was one reason that caused them to try
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Why would anyone want to go through the trouble of colonizing? The English had such motives that compelled them to leave their motherland. It was for the reasons of seeking freedom‚ seeing there was nothing in Britain for them‚ and success accessed by other nations. England set up strict rules and laws. Those who sought a bit of adventure naturally took off. Others were motivated to find religious freedom. Lord Baltimore set up Maryland for the sake of his fellow Catholics. Since England was primarily
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Andrew Carnegie moved from Scotland to America‚ when he was thirteen‚ with his parents. The Carnegies lived in Pittsburg‚ which Carnegie described as very unpleasant. Carnegie is on record saying the smoke in the air from the nearby industrial buildings was unbearable. This was the beginning of one of the conflicts Carnegie faced throughout his whole life. Carnegie is disgusted with how the industrialized society affects the world he lives in‚ but he builds a legacy from the same means that he has
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moving assembly line in 1913. This contributed to more people owning cars‚ which in turn stimulated the economy and increased the need for supplies. Spurring consumerism within the nation‚ Henry Ford and the automobile were great for a number of things in the economy. As mentioned before‚ Henry Ford had established his company‚ Ford Motor Company‚ in 1905. In 1908 he introduced his first vehicle‚ the Model T which sold 34‚000 cars at $700 each in 1910 and 730‚000
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Have North Americans become too dependent on the automobile for travel? The question is‚ Have North Americans become too dependent on the automobile for travel? Today‚ people all over the word‚ prefer the automiobile to using for travle. In my opinion‚ people in North America such people all over the world‚ strickly depandent on the automobile for travel. I feel this way for two reasons‚ which I will explore in following essay. First‚ these days‚ people accustomed to the automobile for all transportation
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“CLASSICAL PERIOD” (Music IV) Presented by: Kevin Abad‚ Max Lee‚ George Ingram Presented to: Ma’am Chesyl Momin Date: February 9‚ 2012 The Classical Era spanned roughly 80 years in music history and gave us 3 of the most famous composers of all time: Mozart‚ Beethoven and Haydn. The classical era spans roughly 80 years in music history during the 18th and 19th centuries and is often associated with the movement called
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and inventions were created‚ revolutionizing America. America’s industrialization is referred to as a revolution because it’s development of transportation‚ mass production‚ and immigration revolutionized America both economically and socially. Amid the 1800s‚ the US government encouraged the production of a transcontinental railroad by granting land to railroad companies. By 1869 a message could be sent from New York to San Francisco in 7 days. This transportation improvement allowed cattle
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The British imperialism had a huge impact on the world. One main thing it effected was that it had broke the old age pattern of the agrarian economy. It had also forced the production of crops in many places. It had effected the geography‚ economics‚ and culture in primary and secondary sources. It had ended community handicrafts through the unbeatable competition of the I.N.P (Industrial Nations Product). British had an influence on the filed of economics such as modern human rights‚ scientific
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The English had never been or explored any other places except where they’d always lived. So when this new idea of immigration came into the scene the English were and little confused but also interested on what else was out there for them to see. New ideas and ways of living were founded in this time of immigration. Finding or realizing that there are other people on the other side of the world that just live differently than you would be something to be interested in. At least in the sixteenth
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