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    Imagine living in a world where the government controlled: what goods you could produce‚ the quantities of goods you could produce‚ and the price of those goods. Nothing was in your realm of jurisdiction. This may sound familiar to some. This type of economy is known as a controlled or planned economy‚ some communist countries use this economic system‚ such as‚ Cuba‚ North Korea‚ and the former Soviet Union. Now‚ let’s jump to the other side of the economic spectrum to free enterprise or free market

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    The Early American Identity was shaped by different historical documents and concepts from the Enlightenment. The documents The Declaration of Independence‚ The Preamble‚ Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford‚ and “ The Crisis” by Thomas Paine explore this idea through the development of colonial America and the obstacles they had to overcome that led to what the United States is today. The Enlightenment was essential in deciding practically every part of Colonial America‚ most importantly

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    Dublin has a significantly low rainfall measure‚ although it is known as a rainy city‚ it more than likely won’t last long. I think it stays the same temperature because of its location in Ireland. Q4: The similarities between the Climographs for Plymouth and Krakow are that they have the most rainfall at the same time of the year‚ with the highest inch of rainfall beginning in May/June and hitting the highest in July. A difference between the two of them is that Plymouth’s temperature is more equally

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    Jamestown was founded in 1607 by Captain John Smith. John Smith was a soldier‚ explorer and an adventurer. Smith was the leader of Jamestown from 1607 to 1608. Many of the settler were not fond of Smith because of his strict discipline government policies. Smith believed if he would have remain leader of Jamestown the people would have experienced better conditions than what they did. John Smith returned to England in 1608 after a gunpowder accident. George Percy took over control of Jamestown after

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    “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford is history about the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the lives of the Puritan colonists. He was a Puritan who sailed to Plymouth. He began to attend meetings of small group of Nonconformists and later‚ he joined them. The Nonconformists sailed to find land where they can be free to worship and live according to their own beliefs. After several years‚ William Bradford became governor of Plymouth Colony‚ and he was elected as a governor at least

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    The leadership strengths and weaknesses of John Smith evoked a profound effect on the Jamestown colony. The fact that Smith actually arrived in the colony as a common prisoner and was able to achieve the leadership role that he gained is amazing. His creativity and knowledge in certain areas actually saved the colonists from attack and starvation in the early days. Some of the rules he enforced as a leader were actually instrumental in saving the colony. His skill in dealing with the natives

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    In William Bradford’s History of the Plymouth plantation the members of the church of England left England and headed to Americas to have a fresh start‚ without the strict guidelines of the England. As they became colonized on the land they began using their religious beliefs to help the survive‚ and manage. In History of the Plymouth plantation Bradford say‚ “for which way so ever they turned their eyes (save upward to the heavens.)

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    Brianna Mosby Mr. Weigand DE U.S History 25 September‚ 2012 Settlements of Quebec‚ Santa Fe‚ and Jamestown Santa Fe Santa Fe was originally founded in1598 by Juan de Onate. He led a mining expedition of about 500 people. He hoped to find rich mines and rich lands. Onate expected the people‚ Pueblos‚ to help with the labor to find resources in the region. The mining trip was a bust and Onate and most of his people decided to head home‚ yet the Franciscan missionaries stayed behind in an

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    Mid Term Essay Exam Section I: Literature through 1700 In both the poem "Contemplations" by Anne Bradstreet and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation‚ nature is a main subject. Both poems are interested in nature’s role in people’s (especially Christian’s) lives‚ whether it be negative or positive. The question that comes to mind is nature a chaotic wilderness‚ the physical evidence of Satan’s meddling‚ or is it the marvelous examples of the works of God? Bradford believed very

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    This is a novel which is generally speaking about William Bradford journey which is called “Plymouth Plantation”. The aim of the journey was to discover what is called “New England”. William Bradford started his journey with his crew‚ and one day a zymotic disease hit the ship crew‚ and most of them where effected by the disease. One healthy strong man was hooting the sick people‚ and telling them bad words‚ he did not foredoom their stickiness‚ and instead of hooking them helping them. One day when

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