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    As the colonies of America were being settled and beginning to grow‚ each colony began to develop its own differences and identity in the New World. Many people immigrated to the colonies be it puritans‚ slaves‚ farmers‚ quakers and various other groups‚ all came to escape persecution‚ start a new life‚ or make money in the New World; giving the colonies their own mix of personalities. From the rocky coasts of New England to the large fields and plantations of the southern colonies‚ the different

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    of some colonies‚ while other colonies such freedom was denied‚” is very much true. Looking back to the Northern Colonies‚ it’s evident that the Puritans were completely set on the Christian faith.Different from the New England Colonies: the Middle Colonies were very diverse with their religion and just everything having to do with things among that nature. Moving onto the Southern Colonies‚ the major religion was‚ like in New England‚ Christianity. The New England (Northern) Colonies were extremely

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    16th century‚ and continued through centuries as France created an empire in the Western Hemisphere. They founded most colonies in the east of the U.S.A‚ and many Caribbean islands. The English were one of the most important colonizers of the Americas‚ and had a rivalry with the Spanish. The English began colonizing in the late 16th century and came out on top when all their colonies were built through America. The Spanish conquered most of the Western Hemisphere‚ and their colonization attempts

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    text C. Pralea 16.01.2013 The topic I chose to write is about the relations between 3 of the American colonies with the American natives. The colonies are Pennsylvania‚ Virginia and New England .I’ll try to write about how they established the colony ‚ how they developed afterwards and how the relations between the colonies and between them and natives evolved. The Pennsylvania colony‚ also known as Province of Pennsylvania was founded on march 4‚ 1681. The Charter of Privileges mandated fair

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    skyrocketed among British colonies with varied immigration pattern creating quite the contrast between the middle and southern colonies. Thousands of Europeans begin flooding the New World for religious freedom‚ in search of wealth‚ or for their own personal exploit. Many came to the Middle Colonies for liberation from persecution and for business ventures that would not be possible with primogeniture prominent in much of Europe; meanwhile‚ those who resettled in the Southern Colonies were there for more

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    dxgluizdkvgJSLDGuigasjf‚sdgkjsagksdjgdfhjhjhlkshzjhksjhfgiuhahHawthorne‚ Nathaniel‚ The Scarlet Letter: The student will keep a dialectical journal (see below) on the novel AND write informal responses to the following prompts: 1. Read the following passage (paragraph 3‚ “I might be‚ … martyrdom.”) from The Scarlet Letter‚ Chapter 5‚ “Hester at Her Needle.” Then write a short essay showing how Hawthorne depicts Hester’s inner turmoil. Consider such rhetorical devices as diction‚ figurative language

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    aid to establish a colony‚ the Pilgrims prepared for the move. They purchased their own ship‚ a small vessel known as the Speedwell and were granted another which the Virginia Company rented called the Mayflower. After two unsuccessful attempts of leaving England‚ the Pilgrims were forced to leave the Speedwell behind due to a leak. Losing a ship caused some of them to be sent back to Holland as there was no room. They finally set sail for the northern part of the Virginia colony with a total of 102

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    The 13 Colonies Economic Troubles By: E’Maurai G‚ Seth G‚ and Jonathan L (students) Since Great Britain needed to pay for their war debts the king and parliament thought that they had the right to tax the American colonies. “The Sugar Act was an extension of the Molasses Act (1733)‚ which was set to expire in 1763”. In 1756-1763 Great Britain had a 7 year war with France and after the war ended Great Britain had high war debts so they started taxing the colonies. The American colonies got upset

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    A fact-finding report on the situation & deaths at the Beggars’ Colony (Magadi Road)‚ & Isolation Ward‚ Indiranagar‚ Bangalore Conducted by St. Joseph’s College‚ SICHREM‚ Indian Social Institute‚ Sangama‚ & Global Concern‚ India‚ Ananya The Concerned for Working Children‚ With Inputs from Vimochana‚ Karnataka Kolalagiri Nivasigara Sanghatana Women’s Voice On 19th & 20th August 2010 INTRODUCTORY NOTE There

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    Although there were many reasons that American Colonies began to resent Britain‚ the new ideas presented by the Enlightenment and the Acts that the British government continued to implement played their own parts individually and combined. When British Philosopher‚ John Locke‚ stated that all men have the right to “life‚ liberty and property”‚ he proposed that there was such a thing as an illegitimate government. Because an illegitimate government claims entitlement to take‚ not provide protection

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