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    The English colonies in America were established for a variety of reasons including economic and religious factors. Other reasons for colonization include the desire to expand the British Empire‚ establishing order‚ protecting colonies and to rehabilitate debtors. Religious factors that contributed to the establishment of the English colonies occurred in Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ Pennsylvania and Maryland. In England‚ due to Henry VIII ’s action upon breaking his ties with the Roman

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    C1-n6 \)fX?wz•c’ . 1) Broadly trace the major phases of pre-Columbian Native American history as charted by archaeologists and anthropologists. 2) Contrast the views of Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with those of Native Americans and Africans they encountered on such topics as the environment‚ social relations‚ religious beliefs‚ and slavery. Which group do you consider "savage/ "heathen/ or "barbarian"? Explain. 3) What factors contributed to the rise of modern Europe and

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    PBS: God In America‚ The Story of a New Adom and Eve Religion played an important role in early colonial America‚ It shaped who we are as a society and country today. Religion was in everyday colonial life‚ it was in government‚ social encounters‚ and even schools. The European settlers came over to the new world bringing with them there belief of christianity‚ they were known as the puritans. They established towns such as the Massachusetts bay colony which became an important society

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    1492 and 1763 the colonies were growing and improving their conditions from before when they had lived in Britain. Although the colonist all came for a similar reason of escaping religious persecution and had the same idea when it came to organizing their colony‚ they did however have a difference in class organization and how they were to go about in their trading and farming economy. The south and the north may have been comparable but they were also two totally diverse colonies at the same time

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    In 1765 the British Parliament began the battle that would soon escalate into something much bigger than England and the Amercian Colonist combined. It all began on March 22‚ 1765 when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The act included a tax on every piece of printed paper.These include birth certificates‚ legal documents‚ newspapers‚ licenses‚ even playing cards. During the time of the Stamp Act‚ the parliament was going through a difficult time with war debt. They were just coming

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    TB0301 Dmitry Alenuskin Andreas Schotter BMW of North America: Dream It. Build It. Drive It. Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. Henry Ford Introduction In early January 2012‚ Joseph Wierda‚ BMW’s X3 Product Manager‚ reviewed the latest sales numbers of the popular X3 Series compact SUV. He was‚ in particular‚ interested in the effects of BMW’s customization program called “Dream It. Build It. Drive It.” on both unit sales and overall profitability

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    PERSONS DAY 84 YEARS AGO ON OCTOBER 18‚ 1929 THE PERSONS CASE WAS DECIDED. THE CASE WAS ABOUT THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF “PERSONS” IN CANADA’S 19TH CENTURY CONSTITUTION THE BRITISH NORTH ACT OF 1867 AND LAWS WHICH ASSUMED THAT “PERSONS” MEANT MEN BY 1921 WOMEN HAD FINALLY BEEN GRANTED THE RIGHT TO THE VOTE AND COULD BE APPOINTED JUDGES BUT THEY WERE STILL DENIED THE RIGHT TO BE APPOINTED TO THE SENATE. FIVE WOMEN : EMILY MURPHY

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    The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe

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    Introduction A country’s level of development is influenced by a number of interrelated factors. While it is difficult to separate these factors‚ they can be broken down into five major categories: historical‚ political‚ economic‚ social and environmental. Most developing nations of the world face development challenges as a result of a combination of these factors. Some environmental factors which contribute to a country’s level of development‚ such as natural disasters‚ are beyond human control

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    the Colonial period‚ as settlers trickled in from the Old World‚ it was only after many years of economic unrest that this became possible. The New World was a prosperous land for change. There‚ settlers had the freedom to pursue aspirations that were far less tangible in England. One of the most pressing issues that led to the colonization of the New World was the need for more and cheaper products beyond the Mediterranean; this was ultimately the first step in the many ways that the New World created

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