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    The Northern and Southern colonies had many similarities between the years of 1607 to 1763‚ but the idea that they were more similar than different is vastly incorrect. The economy in the Southern colonies was based off of planting and slave labor‚ which was very common‚ while land in the Northern colonies‚ for the most part‚ was not fertile enough to support planting. Another difference between the North and South was that government and the church had very close ties in the North‚ compared to a

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    The women of umoja in northern Kenya  Most places Work from morning to 11 at night while men sleep under the trees  In this village men are forbidden to live‚ they don’t rule‚ the rebellious women rule.  A few kilometers up the road a men have set up their own village to keep an eye on the women. There buildings are made of plastic rubbish instead of cow dung. They struggle with doing the women’s work. About 200 women in the 1980and 90s 2000 of the women were raped by British soldiers when

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    Westward Expansion and Sectionalism (1840-1861) At the end of the Mexican War during Polk’s term as president‚ many new lands west of Texas were yielded to the United States‚ and the debate over the westward expansion of slavery was rekindled. Southern politicians and slave owners demanded that slavery be allowed in the West because they feared that a closed door would spell doom for their economy and way of life. Whig Northerners‚ however‚ believed that slavery should be banned from the new territories

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    Women during the Civil War were forced into life-style changes which they had never dreamed they would have to endure. No one was spared from the devastations of the war‚ and many lives were changed forever. Women in the south were forced to take on the responsibilities of their husbands‚ carrying on the daily responsibilities of the farm or plantation. They maintained their homes and families while husbands and sons fought and died for their beliefs. Many women took the advantage of their opinions

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    reflected in the art and literature of the time period; the “rebirth” in Southern Europe‚ however‚ differed from Northern Europe. As both the North and South had access to newly printed materials courtesy the printing press‚ they did share commonality of thought- both supplied predominant Christian artistic themes‚ had an artistic ‘center’‚ and provided systems of guilds and patrons. The Southern‚ or Italian‚ Renaissance began during the 14th century and “inevitably‚ trade and commerce brought Italian

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    Italy 1 The Differences between Northern and Southern Italy Nicole L. Ault Cultural Anthropology Jonathan Sharpe 04-26-2010 Italy 2 There are major differences in culture between northern and southern Italy. These are demonstrated in myriad ways including food‚ intelligence‚ fitness/health‚ architecture. This paper will attempt to demonstrate the differences in culture in Italy. When you think of Italy what do you think of? I think of the warm weather‚ white sandy beaches‚ different

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    Why did the expansion of slavery become the most divisive political issue in the 1840s and 1850s? After the depression of 1837 in the South and the Indian removal‚ Americans had expanded their territory further in the West by the 1840s. The expansion in the land inspired the expansion of slavery. In the 1840s and 1850s‚ this expansion of slavery became the most divisive political issue since it caused the Texas revolt‚ made James K. Polk win the election of 1844‚ and brought disagreements over the

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    Prior to the 18th century‚ women were seldom treated as equal to men. In the age of the Renaissance‚ the debate about women began to emerge. The debate about women entailed conversations among writers and thinkers that discussed women’s qualities and their role in society. At the time of the Renaissance‚ misogyny was common. There were many men that pinned women as devious and demanding‚ as a result of propaganda spreading after the recent creation of the printing press. There were many illustrations

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    brave sickness‚ hunger and the threat of death on the long voyage to America‚ in the hopes of creating a better life. They formed settlements‚ some of which gradually grew into towns and cities. Over time‚ the southern colonies developed into a distinctly separate region from the northern colonies. There were countless factors involved‚ including climate‚ relations with Indians‚ economics‚ politics‚ and slavery but in the end there was one core reason for the distinction; mindset. According to Wikipedia

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    During the 19th century‚ the northern states were industrially and commercial advanced compared to the southern states. They had dense cities‚ developed technology‚ and steam powered factories. Most northern cities housed free blacks that could have owned a thriving and successful business‚ but racism was common and interracial marriage was illegal. The Southern states were more agricultural and rural than the northern states. Southern landholders had black slaves work the land. Even though the north

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