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    England had used their militia from the colonies to aid them in the French and Indian war. England promised that after the war they would be given land west of the Appalachian Mountains. Then‚ there was tension between England and the Natives Americans‚ and that prevented England to give colonists their promised lands. The act that prevented colonists to move westward was called the Proclamation of 1763. Before the drama of 1763‚ England and the Colonies were connected. They helped each other

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    religion in the colonies

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    Since the very first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ religion played a very important role in America. Nine of the thirteen colonies had established churches. Having an established church meant you paid taxes for the support of that church whether or not you were a member. The colonies with official state or established churches of the Congregational (Puritan) church denomination consisted of Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Vermont. Colonies that remained a part of the original Church

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    Explain the causes of the Streltsy revolt in 1698 There were many causes leading up to the second Streltsy revolt in 1968. Peter left Russia almost immediately to go on his tour round the Great Embassy having no strong leader‚ rumors had circulated that he was not who he said he was and when the Streltsy went to Asov they were very far away from Moscow so couldn’t see there families. Peter left Russia to try and westernize it. He went on the Great Embassy travelling to countries such as England

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    region had developed very distinct societies. This dichotomy can be traced from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as examples of pure religion‚ each was to "be as a city upon a hill."1 In contrast to this worthy cause‚ the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great search for gold‚ and later continued as slave-supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment

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    Why did Phillip II launch the Armada and why did it fail? In the summer of 1588‚ the catholic king of Spain‚ Phillip II‚ came up with a plan to conquer protestant England. He would collect his army from the Netherlands and a huge fleet of 130 ships across the channel‚ with the help of France. Why did Phillip launch the Armada?- Phillip launched the Armada for many reasons. When Elizabeth became queen‚ Phillip asked her hand in marriage‚ but she refused. This angered him‚ as he hoped to keep power

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    The peasants’ revolts in sixteenth century Germany were very historically significant. As such‚ many groups had different perspectives on the causes of the revolts as well as different responses to them. The peasants themselves cited as the cause many of the ideas brought about through the Protestant reformation: individual rights and the godliness and equality of all people. However‚ many nobles and government officials saw these as acts of the peasants’ own stupidity and vengeful nature. As for

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    Jinnah. On that Liaquat Ali and others only did the painting work. In that way‚ me can say about Indian Independence movement that its ground was prepared by the ‘Gadar Movement’ (1907-1919)‚ its map was prepared by the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh‚ its foundation stone was laid down by the movement of Guru Ka Bagh‚ walls were prepared by Babbers‚ roofs were prepared by oath of ‘Azad Hindi Fauj’ in 1930‚ in the bank of Ravi river.Those who left to be mentioned did only brush work for painting. Old secret

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    the “Wars of Empire” was occurring between‚ France‚ Britain‚ Spain‚ and their colonial possessions ( Era Introduction). Of course in the end Britain came out on top which put them in a position of high power‚ but they did not do it by themselves though. How did the English colonies become the most successful colonial power in North America by 1763? It was because many settlers were drawn to their political systems which encouraged cultural diversity‚ economic growth‚ representative government‚ and

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    Nvidia Colony Anthony Sampson GS1140 Onsite Course Project 1‚2‚3&4 _________________________________________________________________ ITT Technical Institute 877 Executive Center Drive W Suite 100 St. Petersburg‚ FL 33702 Colony Theory The world we live in at the present time is growing with population every

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    The Colonies by 1763

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    settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. The thirteen colonies throughout time all established themselves and soon developed their own identities. Colonies in different areas were known for different things and no one colony was like the other. These people began to see them selves as Carolinians or Georgians‚ Quakers or new Englanders

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