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    expanded the most throughout the whole world‚ especially in North America‚ are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a great force and surviving character these people were able to survive such harsh conditions. The majority of the slaves were shipped to the Americas by the English and French because it was the new continent and they were in need of people who would do the hard labor

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    Spanish Colonial Period Chapter Review Arch 117 Abegail Imee R. Enriquez 2012-68836 Spanish Colonial Period How does Spanish Colonial architecture reflect Filipino identity? Discuss the various building types and their relationship to pre-colonial architecture in your arguments. Spanish colonial architecture reflects Filipino identity mostly through the Religious Architecture. As what the world knows‚ Philippines is the only Catholic country in Southeast Asia; thus‚ most of our structures all

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    no cure for the disease at the time‚ and the cramped conditions with very little food and improper hygiene when the Natives were enslaved only exacerbated the effects of smallpox‚ killing virtually all of them. The native people were more vulnerable to this plague than the Spanish because they hadn’t built up any immunity to this disease. Humans who live in close contact with domestic animals‚ like the Europeans who kept their animals inside of their houses‚ are at a greater risk to contract diseases

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    France or the US‚ countries that equated Progress. What material or technological transformations did Latin Americans seem to have associated to the idea of “progress”? Latin America decided to associate with the idea of progress the idea of being able to export their home grown goods. While England‚ France and the US‚ exported industrial machinery (because it was made in those countries) Latin America decided they could not compete with those countries in selling machinery so they made their economies

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    Slavery in Colonial North America: The Struggle of Whites Slavery is defined as the state of a person who is a chattel of another1. When must people hear this term they think about African Americans struggle in early American history. They conjure up visions of the American Civil War and the iconic image of the great emancipator himself‚ President Abraham Lincoln. The truth to be told though‚ slavery in United States history predates those events and figures. It actually started before

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    tomatoes‚ carrots‚beets‚onions‚ squash ‚ and celery they also used different types of flowers. The early temperance movement alcohol was a part of american culture from time the first colonies were established. Beer was one of the earliest industries in colonial America.The growing popularity of rum‚whisky‚ beer and other spirits caused a reaction against the effects of excessive alcohol consumption. The prohibition in the united

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    between tribes and to create a larger and more peaceful Indian nation. Furthermore‚ the tribes intended to create a form of representative democracy to ensure all of the tribes that joined were happy with the changes that would have to be made to keep the peace among the groups.¬ In an effort to achieve all of this‚ the confederacy drafted a constitution that detailed the various roles of the government‚ election processes‚ laws‚ rights‚ and a few standard religious practices. This document was very successful

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    Slavery in North America: introduction and development: I. Introduction of Africans in North America: This map represents the 13 colonies founded by the British between 1607 and the 18th century. This is the original United State in the 18th century. We must say that the British when they colonized America were a bit late because other European nations had colonized America (both North and South) before the British. The first British settlement in America was in 1607‚ in

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    Bree Fausnaught Essay Question Exam 1 While the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain had often been rocky‚ the French & Indian War gave rise to new tensions between the two countries. The colonists wanted the British out of the Americas‚ while the British wanted their newly conquered land for money. King George III & members of Parliament believed that the colonists were ungrateful so they decided to “disciple” the colonists; they wanted the colonists to pay for the

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    supposed to do? The answer: move to the New World‚ of course! In the 15th through 18th centuries‚ many people immigrated from Europe to this “New World” to form colonies that would eventually become the United States of America. Some people came to colonial America seeking adventure. However‚ most people actually came to escape their autocratic governments‚ to find more economic opportunities‚ and to freely practice their religions. Therefore‚ the majority of immigrants came to colonial America to live

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