various reasons why the American Colonies were established. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge‚ religious freedom‚ and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree‚ the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies‚ Massachusetts‚ New Haven‚ Maryland
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The Galleon Trade 1565 - 1815 The Manila Galleon or “Nap de China” was the first route to sail through the Pacific Ocean as a link between Asia and America. Through this route‚ and after having colonized Philippines‚ Spain controlled this commercial route for almost three centuries‚ uniting Seville‚ Philippines and Mexico. • The Manila-Acapulco galleon trade began when the Augustinian friar‚ Andrés de Urdaneta‚ sailing in convoy under Miguel López de Legazpi‚ discovered a return route from Cebu
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Discuss the negative and positive outcomes of introducing indentured labor between the years 1838-1921. Indentured labor can be defined as contracted workers or laborers from other countries for a specific period of time. Some are seasonal workers‚ whereas others would be on longer-term contracts‚ of a year or more. In 1838‚ indentured labor was introduced to the Caribbean as result of the lack labor in the plantation fields. Most indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean were from India‚ Asia
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PHILIPPINE AIRLINES‚ INC.‚ respondent. July 16‚ 2012 Doctrine: The Court ruled that both Article 287 and PAL’s retirement plans are alternative in nature and the retired pilot only is entitled to which have the superior benefits. Article 287 of the Labor Code is applicable only to a situation where: there is no CBA or other applicable employment contract providing for retirement benefits for an employee‚ or if there is a CBA or other applicable employment contract providing for retirement benefits
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among those who brought the real estate‚ mortgage‚ and banking industries to the edge of a financial crisis that threatened the entire U.S. and world economies.1 Given the ethical lapses prevalent today‚ how can we restore trust in the free-market system and in leaders in general? First‚ those who have broken the law should be punished accordingly. New laws making accounting records more transparent (easy to read and understand) and businesspeople and others more accountable for their actions may
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Thirteen Colonies The thirteen colonies were divided into three regions: the Southern colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the New England colonies. Each region can be characterized based on its geography‚ climate‚ economy and culture. These qualities may also be used to compare and contrast regions. One quality used to characterize the colony regions is its geography and climate. Both the Southern and Middle colonies have fertile soil and long growing seasons‚ while the New England colonies have very
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Virginia Colony versus Massachusetts Colony Throughout the 17th century‚ the New World was being developed and the colonies were being formed. Two of these newly founded colonies were Virginia and Massachusetts. Between the two colonies‚ there were many similarities as a result of similar backgrounds of those who founded and were running the colonies. Although there are many reasons as to why people‚ the majority being from Europe‚ fled to the colonies‚ there are also multiple different aspects of
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The Need for Slavery in the Colonies Farming‚ sewing‚ and taking care of livestock were just a few responsibilities that were left to slaves during the 1600 ’s. White families received all of the benefits from the work done‚ yet they rarely had to lift a finger‚ unless it was to correct a slave. Today ’s generation reads about slavery and regards it as morally wrong. While I agree that slavery was one of America ’s greatest wrongdoings‚ it paved the way for America as we know it today. One
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“Jamestown Colony” On May 14‚ 1607‚ a group of colonists from England arrived in the New World and formed a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. In the winter of 1609-1610‚ all but 60 of the 900 colonists died due to their mistakes. The settlers came to the New World unprepared‚ expecting to be able to trade with the Natives for food and supplies‚ but eventually were not able to. Overall‚ the settlement failed due to its dependency on outside resources and lack of skills needed to make a settlement
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property after his father‚ Admiral Sir Penn. In the making of this new colony‚ there were many steps they had to achieve before they were successful. How did this new colony start out? But‚ how did this colony use other ideas to help start out? What were the advancements that they were able to make that contributed to the industrialization we have today? Then‚ who were the people that lead in Pennsylvania’s rise as a colony? They used a very specific government that helped make Pennsylvania into
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