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    Britain itself. Some of these things include the first set of slave codes, the colonization of the Carolinas, Georgia, and East and West Jersey, but the two that I will be focusing on are the restoration of the Monarchy and the conquering of the New Netherlands by Great Britain.

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    The Dutch West India Company settled New Netherlands, and the Dutch bought Manhattan. New Netherland was aristocratic and feudal. England seized the colony from the Dutch and turned it into New York after the Duke of York, giving England control from Maine to the Carolinas. The Director General of New Netherlands. Many of his acts were against popular will. He was authoritarian and not well liked by his people and others. He ordered a general election, reorganized the colony, tried to settle border

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    and understand where colonies before when right and where they also went wrong. Learning from their mistakes and capitalizing on the positive aspects of different colonies can lead to the successful formation of a new colony in Illinois. From what we already know, each colony in the New World was for the most part different. Some were driven by religious ideas others were driven by the prospect of wealth. While colonies shared some similarities, each had its own set of rules, policies, and way of

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    It’s quite obvious that the nations outlined in Woodard’s book have paved the road for the American way today. Some nations have had bigger contributions than others. I think the New Netherlands played the biggest role in both political and economic America today. New Netherlands was established ,originally, as a trade post. As a direct result of the post there was a level of tolerance that was necessary. It was this level of tolerance that shaped the way we ,should, behave today. The trading post

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    society (to 1740) in TWO of the following regions: New England Chesapeake Middle Atlantic The Impact of Religion on the Development of Colonial America During the seventeenth century, colonial America was welcoming many newcomers, several from England. Quantities of these newcomers were seeking land for economic purposes as others were longing for religious toleration. Many of the English colonists settled in the New England region for religious freedoms, to escape the English

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    Indian and European Conflict in the New World Since 1492 to late into the17th the century there was perpetual struggle between the power hungry Europeans and the natives in the New World. Pitted against each other, the Dutch, English, French, Spaniards, and Indians struggled to maintain control of what they viewed as rightfully theirs. The English, were struggling to settle on the eastern coast and had no use and respect for the Indians or their land and way of life. At first maintaining a

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    Empires of the New World Lea A Bradford Central High School November 9, 2015 4th Period   Abstract In my paper I will be discussing the different colonies in the new world. I will talk about the main settlers in the new world including; the Europeans, the Spanish, the Dutch, the French. How these settlers interact will be the main topic of my report. I will also discuss the effect these settlers had on the Indians that lived in the territories they claimed. Empires and Colonies in the New World The

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    Colonists Living Among Natives in the New World When the Europeans invaded the New World in 1492 they brought along their culture and way of life. The Europeans were not prepared to encounter a previously developed culture, which was home to the Indians. The negative stereotype of the Indians as viscous savages and barbarians was immediately formed by the Europeans beginning as early as Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World. These negative stereotypes made Europeans believe that

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    These English colonists immigrated to the New World for either economic prosperity or religious freedom. During colonization, two regions were formed, New England and the Chesapeake Bay area. The two contrasting societies of New England and Chesapeake region were the results of diversity of: social and family structure; health and living conditions; economy; religion and beliefs; and government policies. As stated in Document A, unity was encouraged among New Englanders, which developed into close

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    Explain the way in which Duffy presents the strengths and limitations of language in two poems. When drawing from both 'Warming Her Pearls' and 'Selling Manhattan' , it is evident that Carol Anne Duffy maintains a certain avant-garde approach to the vast array of possibilities that language presents. She acutely exposes the ambiguity that language holds in its meanings, presenting the reader with endless connotations to consider. Duffy also draws attention to its inability to fully express

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