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    with those of the Spanish in other parts of the New World. Address the following points: The characteristics of the settlers the colonists’ relationship with‚ and the characteristics of‚ local Native American tribes. The characteristics of the colonies’ economies. Thesis Statement: The similarities and differences between the early English settlements in Virginia with those of the Spanish in other parts of the New World are both suffered from famine and poor nutrition‚ both ended moving

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    types of colonies‚ proprietary‚ royal charter‚ and self-governing. A proprietary colony is a colony that is owned by one person‚ the proprietor‚ who can run the colony however they want. An example of this is William Penn and Province or Pennsylvania. The opposite of a proprietary colony would be a royal charter colony‚ where the colony is under direct control of the mother country‚ and has no role in running the colony. The Province of North Carolina is an example of a royal chart colony. The

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    to have the Stamp Act against the American Colonies. The colonies were very hesitant only because their standards bothered them. The prices of the stamps were not the main topic of controversy for the American Colonies. “No taxation without representation” was a very common chant during protest. This is equivalent to “Black lives matter‚” and how during certain protest people chant this to be heard. Soon after the act was shut down England and the colonies did have more disagreements and argument

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    descriptions with their proper identities. (25 points) _____ 1. country that focused on developing the fur trade rather than stable settlements _____ 2. _____ 3. colony originally settled to be a safe haven for Catholics _____ 4. _____ 5. colony settled by Puritans to be “a light shining from atop a hill” _____ 6. _____ 7. colony settled by Quakers; established the “City of Brotherly Love” _____ 8. European country that established New Amsterdam _____ 9. _____10. _____11. had feudal society

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    1. General characteristics and conditions of the Native Americans: Where they came from and their cultures. a. Where: 35‚000 (33‚000?) B.C.: First ‘immigrant’ ancestors of the Native Americans traveled down the Bering land bridge from Eurasia to North America during the Ice Age i. Trekked across Bering isthmus and peopled the Americas for 250 centuries‚ eventually reaching the southern tip of South America ii. Isolated by the melting of glaciers at the end of the Ice Age

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    working for the New England‚ Middle‚ or Southern colonial region. Create a travel brochure that will catch the eye of a common European person. Your job is to encourage people from Europe to move to your colony and settle there. Be sure to include what the colony has to offer and what the colony does not. Identify which region (New England‚ South‚ or Middle) you are promoting and include pictures of your region. Items to include: 1. Economics • Jobs- How did they make money? • Trade opportunities

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    APUSH Assignment #2 Part One: The Encounters Chapter One: Natives: Old world explorers encountered in the new world complex and diverse peoples—who‚ where‚ etc? Old world explorers encountered Native Americans in North America. Pre-Columbian America is “fraught with controversy.” What conflicts were they? Native Americans had conflict with the Europeans over social and environmental problems; this led to violence and war. Also‚ Europeans and Native Americans were both violent and

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    of the colonies. Never before had the conditions that tempered the colonists been seen. <br><br>The unique blend of diverse environmental factors and peoples caused the development of a variety of cultures that were mostly English‚ part European‚ and altogether original.<br><br>The unique conditions‚ both cultural and environmental‚ of each colony produced a unique culture for that colony. And while each colony had it ’s share of groups‚ the mix of people and their cultures in each colony was not

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    exist in the Northern Colonies? Why did it exist as it did? Why did slavery grow to such an important institution in Colonial America? 4. Why did Nathaniel Bacon lead a rebellion in VA? What does this rebellion reveal about conditions in colonial Virginia? What major change happened as a result of this rebellion (hint: deals with labor)? 5. In what ways did a new African-American culture begin to develop in Colonial America? 6. What factors made the Massachusetts Bay Colony a healthier place to

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    would repel them into the other colonies. Through differences in political‚ economic‚ religious‚ social‚ intellectual‚ and artistic concepts of the colonists‚ a divergence separated the Chesapeake region from the New England settlements. Different political concepts bolstered to create a disparity between the two sectors of settlement. The New England colonies had a much more democratic atmosphere compared to the aristocratic Chesapeake. The New England colonies held small town meetings while the

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