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    In England, various people came to examine the relationship of the Church of England before the end of the sixteenth century. One of the key indications of this was the Puritan advancement, which attempted to "refine" the present Church of England of its various extra Catholic ceremonies that they acknowledged had no notification in the Bible. For a country based on remaking

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    Puritans fled to America, settling with the Pilgrims in New England. The people who settled the two regions shared many characteristics including their origins, faith in God, and strong sense of individual rights. However, the social ideals possessed by each group as well as the views of their leaders greatly impacted the development of the areas, setting them apart from each other. Therefore, the different values possessed by colonists in New England and in the Chesapeake region led to the foundation of

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    17th Century England, the Stuart period, was a time of religious controversy which allowed for works such as Michael Opposing The Dragon and Saint George and the Dragon to surface. Once the Church of England broke away from the Popes authority in the 16th Century, during what was known as the English Reformation, political and religious views split. There were the Catholics who were passionate about more traditional practices and a sudden uprising of Puritans who sought to purify the church of such

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    What is Milton arguing here? How does this relate to the Puritan ('Roundhead'), anti-Royalist cause in England (the historical context of this celebrated tract)? Milton argues that public officials should not warp the truth that they present to the general public. Milton is very adamant about no being swayed by dishonesty and how people have the right to learn and know what is happening around them. “Last, that it will be primely to the discouragement of all learning, and the stop of Truth, not

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    New England’s development based on geography can be shown through their lack of fertile farming soil. Unlike the south, New England contained rocky soil, mountains, and plenty of rivers. Slavery was tried in order to find the same success as in the south, but it ultimately failed because of the poor soil and small farms. The weather in New England was also drastically different than the south. Winter was long and freezing while summer was mild and short. The lack of proper farming soil and the weather

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    Industrial Revolution. The lumber cut down from the forests allowed the British to build carts, wagons, canals, railways, and anything else that required wood for their colonies and themselves. Though Canada was freed in 1867, they still see the Queen of England as their figurehead, along with Australia and

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    Massachusetts was colonized by seeking religious independence, whereas Jamestown was colonized by people whose major reason for leaving England was to seek economic fortune. The Jamestown colony’s sole purpose was to copy the Spanish; their motives were essentially to gain profit. The men who came were those interested in finding gold and striking it rich. Also, a lot of the Jamestown colonists were entrepreneurs, and had problems initially because the colonists were often rather wealthy Englishmen

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    New England is a region located in the northeast corner of the United States, which was made up of six different U.S. states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. New England’s economy relied a lot on the ocean. Fishing (especially codfish) was most significant to the New England economy, but whaling, trapping, shipbuilding, and logging were important too. There was also very few slaves in New England, because most households relied on the labor of their own

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    Since its establishment, Bank of England has played a significant role in the banking industry and business development of the UK. As a reflection on the difference between Bank of England and high street banks and the evolvement of Bank of England in recent years, this article will focus on the following issues. The first section will give an explanation of high street banks and look at the brief history of Bank of England, followed by comparing their differences in several perspectives. The second

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    If you wanted to record the beginning of English colonist history in North America, you would have to begin with the settlements of New England. The English colonists had to endure the ecological challenges of New England, oppose to the conditions they were accustomed to in England. They also had to coexist with the original inhabitants of the lands the Native American Indians for information on techniques of agriculture for proper sustainability, and for trade pur-poses. English colonists had to

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