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    luxury provided to the colonials. Also‚ Americans desired to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ yet the Proclamation of 1763 restricted them from doing so. The reason the proclamation was put into place was because the British government simply did not have the finances to support soldiers to go with the colonials and protect and assist them with the expansion. In order for Americans to settle past the Appalachians‚ the British needed a way to gain the money to do so. Thus‚ they applied these

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    The French and Indian war has altered the relationship between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. The three main ways their relationship had been altered were politically‚ ideologically and economically. After the French and Indian War the British passed a series of laws and taxes that the colonist didn’t agree with. As a result of these laws and taxes being passed the colonist began to rebel against British rule. This rebellion would eventually lead to the Revolutionary War which would

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    Sunflowers‚ goose foot‚ erect knot wood‚ and May grass (“The Woodland Period”). Due to the Mound builders location they had to face many environmental challenges‚ first the Appalachian Mountain affected the amount of contact they had with other civilizations and made trade hard because they would have to travel over the mountains. The Great Plains provided great land for the Mound builders to plant and cultivates the civilizations agricultural produce such as the following: Sunflowers‚ goose foot

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    Land Ordinance of 1785 I) The Land Ordinance A. Adoption 1. The United States Congress adopted the Land Ordinance of 1785 in May 1785. 2. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Ordinance of 1784‚ which called for the land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ north of the Ohio River‚ and east of the Mississippi River to be divided. a. This ordinance did not exactly describe how the land would be settled‚ governed‚ or how the land would become a state. 3. The Land Ordinance of 1785 put the 1784 resolution

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    Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds Audio Janice gave a presentation on a Shakespearean play that she read. For her presentation she read word for word from her paper. The reason why she simply read from her paper before the class was because she was so nervous‚ she wanted everything to be perfect. Unfortunately‚ her plan backfired on her. Her presentation was boring and tedious to listen to. Many audience members gazed away or began doodling on a piece of paper. Janice was disappointed that her

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    Spain. The French and Indian War was a more wide European conflict in which England and Prussia went against France‚ Austria‚ Russia and Spain. The major cause of the war was the struggle for territorial expansion among the land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ know then as the Ohio Territory.This war was also known as the Seven Years War and The Treaty of Paris concluded it. During the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ France lost Canada and all claims to the territory east of the Mississippi to Great Britain

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    resources‚ the region was long poor. Many of the early settlers in Appalachia were poor farmers who were seeking cheap land. In the 19th century‚ most of the Appalachian economy was based on farming and agriculture. In addition‚ the educational system in the Appalachian region was weak due to lack of government funds and the mentality of the Appalachian inhabitants. On the one hand‚ those inhabitants valued honesty and hard work highly (like Pa from the story); on the other hand‚ they failed to see a practical

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    PMAN634 Chapter 5: Exercise 1 Mrs. Tolstoy and her husband‚ Serge‚ are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits high on a hill with a beautiful view of the Appalachian Mountains. The plans for the house show the size of the house to be 2‚900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar to this one has been $120 per square foot. Fortunately‚ Serge is a retired plumber and feels he can save money by installing the plumbing himself. Mrs. Tolstoy feels she can take

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    campaign to drive out the British by attacking them‚ unfortunately it wasn’t successful since the British retaliated with their infected blankets containing smallpox. For the Americans‚ who were free and desired more land‚ they headed over the Appalachian Mountains and flooded the lands. Although‚ the London Government issued a proclamation preventing the Americans from expanding further since they weren’t on good terms yet with the Indian tribes. Americans during war time were at the burden of the

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    Overall‚ America’s colonial population increased from about 250‚000 in 1690 to 2.5 million in 1754‚ fueled by natural increase and political turmoil in Europe. Poor Scots-Irish immigrants settled in the wilderness of North Carolina and the Appalachian Mountains. Wealthier German immigrants fled war and religious persecution. They felt most welcome in Pennsylvania and pushed the frontier steadily westward. This steady stream of non-English immigrants‚ combined with a significant American-born population

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