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    At the end of World War II in 1945‚ Australia was recovering from major loss of manpower‚ due to the death toll from the war. The Australian Government needed a way to repopulate the country so they formulated the plan “Populate or Perish”. This was a plan to get British and other European migrants into the country to help repopulate. Both the Australian and British governments started to assist the British in migrating to Australia to strength the economy. Migrants from Britain were preferable to

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    February 2012 Native Americans vs. American Settlers There are a number of dissimilarities between the Native Americans and the American Settlers. Although the Native Americans wanted to live in peace with American Settlers‚ their cultural differences led to warfare. This essay will compare and contrast a couple differences of these two cultures. I will discuss both groups opinion on land and resources. Then‚ I will explain both groups’ views on Nature. Native Americans Conserved land and viewed

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    KOPSTEIN Why did the why west get rich? They stole it: Imperialism Problem: Why didn’t they steal it from us first. Why didn’t they come and steal from the Europeans first? What are the origins of technological superiority Weather: warming up of Europe after the 15th Century. But then why rent tropical countries that developed? Max Weber What was it about the Northwestern part of Europe that made it unique? Protestantism and capitalism Weber wasn’t the first to do this: in facet

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    first settlers of North America. Their original origins and how they got to the North American continent is debated to this day. From crossing an icy glacier‚ to crossing an exposed sea floor‚ and even the suggestion of small boats originating from Asia crossing the Pacific Ocean‚ we may truly never know exactly how the first settlers came here‚ but we have some basis of knowledge as to how their societies functioned after they arrived. There are three eras of settlers into the North American Continent

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    Early Settlers and Native Americans The entire clash of two different cultures dates back all the way into the beginning of the early European arrival. All the different countries in Europe were all trying to find there own place in the new world by claiming the land for their country. The English were among one of the first Europeans to arrive in the new world; and establish the first permanent settlement called Jamestown. The English later extended their settlements along the Atlantic coast‚

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    America was surely not a walk in the park for the early settlers; they were faced with many hardships. Of course they faced trials while there were in Britain‚ but none of them were prepared for what they were to encounter in the new world. It must have been extremely difficult for the settlers to leave their families‚ friends‚ and homes‚ to a land they knew almost nothing about‚ with no direct supply of fresh water or food. When the settlers set off to the new world‚ they left their families‚ friends

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    The English settlers developed a selection of stereotypes against the Native Americans‚ ranking them as uncivilized and thus making it easier on themselves to lead the culture into their impossible situation‚ where the Natives have no choice but to either fight and lose or sit and do nothing‚ however if assimilation could have occurred through education or social structure the final outcome could have been mutually just for the two civilizations. The early European influences‚ or prejudices directly

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    Week 19 Rewrite‚ Prompt 3 The frontier was mainly a wild place until men went looking for gold and land‚ justifying their radical and violent attempts to gain land by what they believed to be Manifest Destiny. What whites discovered as they moved west were tribes of Indians settled on what they claimed as “their” land. This want for land was driven by the second Industrial Revolution‚ prompting the removal of Indians and war to commence. The second Industrial Revolution pioneered an expansion in

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    The two most important components in the development of the American West that took place in the second half of the nineteenth century were the expansion of the West and the decline of Native Americans. In the middle of the Civil War‚ Congressional Northerners were looking to populate the West with free labor and they developed the Homestead Act of 1862. This Act would promise settlers 160 acres of land to populate and develop and after five years‚ the land would become theirs. Almost 400‚000 farms

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    Was Conflict Between Native North Americans and English Settlers Inevitable?      Introduction  "​ Until  the  lions  tell  their  stories‚  the  hunter  will always be the hero​ .” History is basically  written about the victors. The version that tends to make a group look better is always told. There  are  many  examples   in  history  such  as  the  history  between  the  Natives  and  English  settlers.  People  may  argue  how  Europeans  coming  to  America‚  invading  Native  North  Americans   home  for  there 

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