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    The New England Colonies were the most homogenous region; however‚ it was mostly dominated by the Congregational Church‚ and the Puritan religion. Even though Puritans dominated the region‚ there was still religious tolerance‚ in Rhode Island‚ for example‚ because

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    roles in the colonies were strictly defined‚ but the definitions varied from place to place. Colonial education varied greatly depending on geography‚ gender‚ and social class. School subjects included reading‚ writing‚ and math. New England Colonies On farms in New England‚ women were usually working in the home and rarely worked in the fields. Trade was usually a task the men completed. Although these were the norms in many colonial regions‚ there were some areas that women held the same roles as

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    During the eighteenth century child labor was on the rise as an international epidemic. The change from agricultural life to urban life due to the industrial revolution assuaged the problem. The child life went from working all day on farms at a house to working all day at a factory with machines and abusive bosses. This led to catrophic consequences that forced the government to regulate it. The government was forced due to different people’s action and stories. There were poems alerting the public

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    1.) In the article‚ Ryden’s research question or the reason for writing it is to compare the Midwest to New England‚ the South and the West. In doing so he uses history to construct a regional identity for each of these places. 2.) In the article Ryden defines region as ““Region” in this sense implies a historical veneer through which a section of the country is seen‚ understood‚ assigned meaning‚ and given identity according to some defining experience or set of experiences located deep in the

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    wooden warships. A ship of the line is a ship that fit the standard of a ship deemed suitable to sail in the line of battle. It evolved during the 17th century‚ and significant advancements were made during the Anglo-Dutch wars. By 1700‚ the ship of the line reached the form it would retain until wooden sailing ships were done away with entirely in the 1830s. It was during this era that the English grew to become a great naval power through the use of the ship of the line. Every aspect of a ship was

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    News of the first execution to occur in New Holland has come back‚ apparently having taken place on the 27th of February last year. The convict Thomas Barrett of the ship Charlotte was hung for his crimes having stolen butter‚ peas and pork from the government stores. While it seems to be a severe punishment‚ reports from the colonies say that many convicts are malnourished‚ as they are having difficulties planting crops‚ meaning the food supplies are some of their most valuable possessions. As well

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    The Roles of Women in the New England Colonies Samantha English History 101 Dr. Barry Shollenberger September 14‚ 2014 In the early 1700’s the lives of men and women were very different. Social equality was not extended to the women in the household. Wealth‚ intelligence‚ and social status were not of importance when it came to be head of the household. They were taught that their husbands were above then and that it was a “wife’s duty” to “love and reverence them‚” (Henretta

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    The New England Patriots are one of the teams that many says have two potent QB in the league today‚ Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo. Brady is hailed to be the greatest quarterback of all time by many analyst and experts. Having won 4 Super Bowl championship‚ 3 Super Bowl MVP‚ and 2 NFL MVP‚ there’s no doubt that Brady will be a Hall of Famer one day. On the hand‚ Garoppolo was seen to be one of the quality quarterbacks on the list during the draft day. And true to his billing‚ he became a dependable

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    ideals‚ economic discrepancies‚ and contrasting social classes of people arriving in the New World. New England and the Chesapeake region were both founded for different things‚ the first of which being religion. New England‚ for the most part‚ was founded for religious reasons. While the Protestant Revolution was going on in their home country of England‚ those looking for religious freedom were fleeing to the New World to escape prosecution. This caused many of the northern colonies to become more

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    Hamlet and Macbeth and the new King of England The Kings in both Hamlet and Macbeth represents good and the men that want to destroy the monarchy‚ are evil. Hamlet ’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ and Duncan‚ King of Scotland in Macbeth‚ are both killed‚ but avenged for the good of country. King Hamlet was a good‚ brave ruler‚ yet Claudius is a shrewd politician and manipulator‚ only interested in the throne. Just like Hamlet‚ we are somewhat uncertain as to whether or not Claudius has killed the King

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