In 1788 the first fleet disembarked on the shores of Botany Bay. Shortly thereafter Australia became the first colony founded entirely upon the work of convicted felons. The traditional interpretation of the Australian colonies is that‚ it was a period of harsh and brutal forced labor‚ where convicts were treated as human commodities and labor was extracted by punishment. Convicts were subjected to various types of reprimands such as shortened rations‚ leg-irons‚ being placed on treadmills‚ head
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the founding of the northern and southern English colonies? The major similarity of the founding of each colony was the reasoning the people were coming over in the first place. They were all looking for better lives economically. The differences were the northern colonies were mainly looking for freedom politically and religiously. The southern colonies were just looking for an all-around better scale of life. The people from the southern colonies came over with adventure on their minds instead of
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Comparison between the Colonies of Chesapeake and New England This essay will be analyzing and comparing & contrasting the colonies of Chesapeake and New England. This paper’s main concern is how these colonies are so dramatically different and what aspects of the colonies make them so. This paper will argue considerable differences in settling and motives to settle had a dramatic effect on the initial success of the colonies. Chesapeake had a tremendous death rate of 65-percent of their original
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What has set the West apart from the rest of the world and lead it to its prosperity? Many historians have struggled to answer this question for a long time. However‚ Scottish historian‚ Niall Ferguson‚ believes he’s found the answer. The West’s superior political and economic force in the modern world is due to what he calls the six killer apps: competition‚ science‚ property rights‚ modern medicine‚ consumerism and work ethic. And‚ looking at Canada’s history‚ there is abundant evidence to support
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The Virginia Colony vs. The Massachusetts Bay Colony The Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were both similar and different on three main topics: religion‚ economics‚ and demographics. Religious views and importance differentiated greatly between the two colonies. New Englanders‚ the area in which the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled‚ came to America to exercise religious beliefs that were not allowed before the English Civil War and after the Restoration. They were made up of
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To begin‚ what caused the Vietnam war and why did the United States get involved? In the early 1880’s‚ France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos. This created a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh‚ a communist leader in Vietnam‚ didn’t want to be controlled by another foreign power. Thus he lead a revolt against the Japanese in 1945. Not soon after
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Period Chesapeake Colonies vs New England Colonies In 1607‚ the first permanent English colony was established in North America. This settlement was known as Jamestown‚ and it paved the way for future English colonies. Originally‚ the first settlements were established for monetary reasons‚ future colonies‚ namely the New England colonies‚ were established as religious havens for various groups. These first few settlements‚ Virginia and Maryland‚ also known as the Chesapeake colonies‚ were seen as a
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prominently from a group of lawyers‚ clergy and state officials‚ who went by the name of “arbitristas1.” They presented ideas of reformation such as how to adapt society to the change that was about to be thrust upon the Spanish population and its colonies. They also gave insight towards economic status of the empire. The arbitristas had compelling messages‚ but King Philip III felt as though it was his duty alone to fix the problem of the people‚ and took it on as a personal task2. Alas‚ it was known
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ancestors that came here fifteen thousand years ago. Chapter Two: Colonizers: Taylor makes a big issue over environmentalism—why? During that time period the state of the environment affected how you lived in every way. The people depended on the environment greatly to give them daily needs and its effects were high. What caused the expansion of Europe—and why? The improvement of ship making techniques and navigational techniques caused
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NARRATOR: good morning Mrs. Andrews and my dear friends‚ today I take the immense pleasure and honor to take you all back to the olden days during the revolt of 1857 and acquaint you with its reasons and people involved in the form of a composition. The following is the cast of our enactment- Itee as ___________________‚ sunidhi as ________________‚ manpreet as _______________‚ angela as ___________________‚ ab as__________________and abc as__________________. NARRATOR: Nana Sahib born on 19
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