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    Evaluate the extent to which religious toleration in the British North American colonies maintained continuity as well as fostered changed from 1607-1700. Prior to the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630 religion had not played a large part in the politics and development of the British North American colonies. The first settlers who established Jamestown in 1607 were looking for riches similar to those found by the Spanish in Central America. After finding no treasure and on the brink of collapse

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    Civil War that raged across America from 1861-1865 was the result of a gradual polarization of the nation. Even though the North and the South were part of the same country‚ the societies‚ economies‚ and geography made it so that they were like two different nations. One of the things that shaped every aspect of life was the geography. The fertile soil and warm climate of the South made it ideal to plant crops like tobacco‚ cotton‚ rice‚ and indigo. Because farm work was so profitable to the Southerners

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    Project 1: My Physical Geography My name is Thomas and I Study Journalism at Uconn. What makes me unique is that I play the didgeridoo. What I would like to get out of taking this class is a better understanding of what the world is made of and how people live in there part of the globe. I am from Bedford‚ New York. Bedford is about an hour north of New York City. 2. Weather and Climate: Bedford New York is located in North Eastern United States. The average temperature there is around

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    diffrerences was nearly impossible‚ and this often led to more wars and conflicts. One of the many conflicts concerned the domination of North America. While many European powers competed for control of North America‚ Britain gained the most territory through the four French and Indian wars‚ King William’s War‚ Queen Anne’s War‚ King George’s War‚ and the French and Indian War. As these wars progressed‚ Britain achieved the most success and eventually became the most dominant power in North America.

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    During the sixteenth-century in the English Colonies‚ in this time there was a process where the people that owned some of these colonies were going through a time where immigrants were migrating to the new world. Forty-five thousand Puritans left England between 1620 and 1640 and created religious societies in another part of the world also known as the New World. The English people wanted their colonist to learn more about God and his most holy and wise providence‚ the people wanted to have religious

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    3. British colonialism and its effects on the shaping of Pakistani culture The culture of a nation (a complex structure of unsaid dos and don’ts) is determined by their emotive sensitivities and intellectual development at a given stage in history. The form of social order and its institutions are a reflection of this culture. Pre-British India was on a declining path vis-à-vis these factors. Hence conditions were ripe for the invaders to encourage and establish a culture of collaboration. And

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    Slavery in the North American colonies was a major growing industry from 1607 to 1776. When settlers first made the journey to America and started using slaves‚ it was not near as popular as it soon would be. Eventually‚ slavery in America would become an economic powerhouse for the variable cash crops of the many plantations in America. Slavery was a strong industry and it was extremely useful in order to make profits in America. Slavery grew substantially from its origins and developed immensely

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    British Imperial Policy of the 13 North American Colonies in the 17th and 18th Centuries John Liu Between the years of 1607 and 1763‚ Great Britain sent over many of its people to the new world‚ establishing the thirteen colonies. To keep these colonies in line and exploit the advantages that they gave to Britain‚ many imperial policies passed. Several aspects from the policies stand out as particularly important‚ such as the hierarchical order‚ virtual representation‚ and sudden changes in salutary

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    Trade was the most important factor in the growth of the British Empire. Do you agree? One of the main factors of the growth of the British Empire is trade. The other main factors are: rivalries with other European countries‚ the spread of Christianity and the desire to colonise. All of these factors are important‚ but I think that the main one is trade. Trade earned a lot of money‚ and the East India Company had a lot to do with this. Some of the money which was made from

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    Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern coloniesgeography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil

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