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    Coexistence of Enlightenment and The Salem Witchcraft Trials In the American Colonies there was great turmoil from 1692 to 1693 because accusations of witchcraft were breaking out in Massachusetts. People were uneasy wondering when they would be next to be put on trial and it was like there liberty had been put on pause. Prior to these events the idea of an “Age of Enlightenment” had just began to occur promoting freedom to think in new ways. With these two ideas happening at the same time the colonists

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    property after his father‚ Admiral Sir Penn. In the making of this new colony‚ there were many steps they had to achieve before they were successful. How did this new colony start out? But‚ how did this colony use other ideas to help start out? What were the advancements that they were able to make that contributed to the industrialization we have today? Then‚ who were the people that lead in Pennsylvania’s rise as a colony? They used a very specific government that helped make Pennsylvania into

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    The 18th century is known as Age of Reason or also referred to as the Age of Enlightenment (sageamericanhistory.net). The people of this time period went through a "scientific revelation" that changed the way they processed information bringing about new ideas. The American Enlightenment stemmed from European Enlightenment ideas‚ essentially shaping them through their own experiences. Some outside influences of the time were John Locke‚ Adam Smith‚ and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Schulz). But America

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    Gary Nash discusses the impact of black people in a white peoples colony. The first negro people to come to America in Virginia were probably indentured servants who would receive some type of reward after their time of service was over‚ until 1660. After 1660 though many of the “Negros” that came to America were slaves‚ purchased as property. By the 1800’s every colony in America had “slave codes” which stripped black people of every right they had and made them property. His biggest claim was his

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    century‚ two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English‚ the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography‚ religion‚ politics‚ economic‚ and nationalities‚ were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. 
The Chesapeake colonies were primarily

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    Nvidia Colony Anthony Sampson GS1140 Onsite Course Project 1‚2‚3&4 _________________________________________________________________ ITT Technical Institute 877 Executive Center Drive W Suite 100 St. Petersburg‚ FL 33702 Colony Theory The world we live in at the present time is growing with population every

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    settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. The thirteen colonies throughout time all established themselves and soon developed their own identities. Colonies in different areas were known for different things and no one colony was like the other. These people began to see them selves as Carolinians or Georgians‚ Quakers or new Englanders

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    Mercantilism: Colonies provide primary material and mother countries transform them. France imports more than it exports‚ so it makes a lot of profit. Goal: Expand colonies and enrich the mother country. The army is there to prevent other countries to trade with some mother countries’ colony. - In the 18th century‚ it doesn’t work anymore because of contraband. - Because of that Spain will try to fix its economy. Colonies enrich mother countries through: - Trade - Commerce - Great-Britain

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    and even Hopper the grasshopper.   Also‚ the ant colony it self portrays the differences in social groups and who is looked at as a norm based on the ants perception and those who are deviant from the colony.   And lastly‚ another sociological perspective that can be seen is the symbolic interationist perspective and the way one acts of deviance or norm and if that is based and if that behavior is biological or learned.   In what follows the colony of ants will be descried and analyzed through the

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    and the Enlightenment Sabrina Stroud History 201 Professor Lewis March 5‚ 2013 The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were both extremely influential times in American history‚ but they affected people in different ways. The Great Awakening focused more on spiritual changes that revolved around faith‚ whereas the Enlightenment emphasized on intellectual change and human reason. In my opinion‚ the Enlightenment was more

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