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    The different status of the Indians had no effect on the law. During the seventeenth and eighteenth century‚ several rules were put into action to prevent slaves or servants from running away. For example‚ in Boston it was not allowed for slaves or servants to be out at night after nine without their owner‚ as was stated in the Boston news-Letter (“These are”). This led to the slaves not being able to walk around at night without being suspicious‚ making running away at night harder for both Afro

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    a time period when the American colonies where neglected by Britain. During this time they flourished and developed a British origin‚ yet with a distinctly American flavor. They were allowed to become commonwealths. Great Britain’s policy of salutary neglect influenced the colonies to great extent. It influenced the American colonies in religion‚ commerce‚ and legislative assemblies. Religion was greatly influenced by salutary neglect. When some of the colonies were founded‚ the offered religious

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    The northern and the southern colonies are very different than each other. Each colony has their own life and traditions‚ and ways of how their colony works. The difference between those two colonies was in the trading‚ religion‚ and their planting. Each colony has different plants than the other. Each colony made and consists of different things. The north colony people was very cling with their religion. But the southern colony people was not very clinging with their religion. There is some difference

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    Prohibit Smoking

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    “it is my body‚ I can do whatever I want to it‚” but also those around him or her‚ they should not be allowed to smoke around other people in public. As our school‚ many people smoking in front of the While Building. In my opinion‚ school should prohibit smoking in front of the While Building. Smoking is hazardous to people’s health. First of all‚ cigarettes are full of many harmful substances and if many people knew what they were inhaling they would probably quit immediately. Cigarette smoke

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    To what extent and why did religious toleration increase in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Answer with reference to three individuals‚ events‚ or movements in American religion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. People went to America to search for religious freedom and to escape religious persecution. They came from all of the world and so with it came religious diversity. As a result‚ religious freedom began to replace religious persecution

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    Throughout the history of mankind‚ there has always been a gap between the wealthy and the poor. America made miniscule attempts to end this course of action‚ but it is simply human nature and therefore cannot be changed. From 1700 to 1750‚ the differences in wealth and status in the colonies continued to increase. Once the gap started to widen‚ it was very difficult to alter due to the structure of the political system (or lack thereof). The plague of war created a class of widows and orphans‚ who became

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    At the Battle of Chancellorsville‚ the Army of Northern Virginia was faced with a serious threat by the Army of the Potomac and its new commanding general‚ Major General Joseph Hooker. General Lee decided to employ a risky tactic to take the initiative and offensive away from Hooker’s new southern thrust – he decided to divide his forces. Jackson and his entire corps went on an aggressive flanking maneuver to the right of the Union lines: this flanking movement would be one of the most successful

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    Voting Id Law in Texas

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    law Jacob Rodriguez Course Texas Government 2306 Professor Jones Nov 12‚ 2012 Voter ID Law Recently a voter id law has been swore into the state of Texas this law would mandate in order to vote you must present a photo id before you are allowed to vote. A big controversial over this bill has began deciding if it’s a scheme for the republicans to gain more votes or to prevent voter fraud at the polls. After researching this topic my opinions is voting fraud is not a huge problem in the

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    was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America.” I agree with this statement because geography did play an important role in the making of the British colonies. In all areas‚ the geography influenced the way people lived‚ what they ate‚ the types of homes they lived in‚ the jobs they held and the farming conditions for the better‚ and in some areas‚ for the worse. The New England colonies‚ consisting of Maine‚ New Hampshire Massachusetts‚ Connecticut

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    The Black Sea is located between East European massif in the north and Asia Minor in the south; Caucasia in the east and the Balkan Peninsula in the west. This sea is extremely important to Russia because of many reasons. The sea gives Russia many natural resources‚ including fish and many different types of nutrients. The sea also is very important in Russian history because many arguments‚ battles‚ and disputes have occurred because of the uncertainty of who owns the Black Sea and its resources

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