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    Indians were the primary reasons for conflict between Indians and Spanish colonists. Yet in New France‚ the major reason of conflict between the Indians and French colonists were due to trade disputes and alliances. In English and Dutch regions of colonization war broke out between the Indians and Europeans due to Jurisdiction‚ Land‚ and Labor issues. Although different reasons contributed to the breakdown of relations between native populations and Europeans depending on region‚ there were also some

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    Should America Continue To Celebrate Columbus Day? Among the various national American holidays‚ Columbus Day has always been one of pride and respect. This day supposedly marks when Europeans first landed eyes on the seemingly empty territory of the Americas during the Age of Exploration‚ ready to conquer and colonize. However‚ should Columbus be praised for this? America should no longer continue to celebrate Columbus Day because Christopher Columbus’s contact with the Americas is not praiseworthy

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    between Europeans and North Americans? Ever since 1485‚ Christopher Columbus‚ an explorer from Italy‚ began to vigorously look for sponsor for his voyage. He presented his idea of sailing to the Atlantic and into mysterious Asia to John II‚ King of Portugal. Yet‚ he was interested in his plan. John II and the royalties thought the plan was unfavorable and unrealistic. When Columbus was about to give up‚ the queen of Spain‚ Queen Isabella‚ offered her assistance. Columbus and Queen Isabella later signed

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    Taking Sides Morgan‚ Edmond. American Slavery‚ American Freedom. (W. W. Norton‚ 1975). Kupperman‚ Karen. The Jamestown Project. (Harvard University Press‚ 2007) Kidd‚ Thomas. The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America (Yale University Press‚ 2007) Butler‚ Jon. Enthusiasm Described and Decried: The Great Awakening as Interpretive Fiction. Journal of American History (September 1982)

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    Portugal Drug Policy

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    Compared to several other countries‚ including the United States‚ Portugal has taken a very liberal approach to addressing the drug problem in their country. In the early 2000’s‚ Portugal moved to decriminalize all possession and use of drugs ranging from marijuana to heroin and cocaine. A lot of good has resulted from Portugal’s progressive drug policy. At first‚ many were skeptical about whether or not this new policy would work‚ or if it would actually exacerbate the drug problem. People also

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    - people were believed to have crossed a Bering Strait into the Americas 14‚000 years ago - there were 75 million Europeans and by 1500 there were 10 million Americans - in the late 15th century‚ many people came to the Americas and brought diseases that started to kill a lot of people that weren’t immune to the diseases - Conquistadores were able to dominate because the empires were becoming weak from low population 1. America Before Columbus - at first people lived as hunters and gatherers

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    that the indigenous people endured during the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the Greater Antilles‚ particularly the island of Hispaniola. Las Casas’s point of view can be described as being heavily against some of the Spanish methods of colonization‚ which‚ as he described them‚ inflicted great losses on the indigenous occupants of the islands. His account was largely responsible for the adoption of the New Laws of 1542‚ which abolished native slavery for the first time in European colonial

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    Examine the representation of the warrior figure in two of the following: The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book‚ Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance‚ or alterNatives The representation of the warrior figure contrasts within The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill and AlterNatives by Drew Hayden Taylor. Both comic and play script highlight two spectrums in which the warrior figure can be depicted. They both indicate a more militant perspective in which Warriors are shown to represent

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    Portuguese Threats the Spanish Rule General Gonzalo Pereira in 1566 and 1568 asked Legazpi to leave. The Portuguese blockaded Cebu and Bombarded the Spanish settlement (1570) They failed to dislodge their rivals. The incursions ceased only when Portugal became part of the Spanish empire. (1580). Dutch Threats They revolted against Spain and proclaimed independence in 1579. Spain refused to recognize Dutch independence. Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 – led to the recognition of the Dutch independence

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    Even the Rain is a film that illustrates the parallelisms between Christopher Columbus’s exploitation of indigenous native tribes in search of gold in the 1500’s and the modern day multinational corporations and Bolivian government who have allowed the privatization of natural water resources. Iciar Bollain’s film is about the filming of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in a new land exploiting the native tribes by demanding gold and brutally punishing those who did not comply in the name of the Spanish

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