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    The Progressive Era is generally applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems to rapid industrialization introduced in America. Although the era can be narrowed down to focus on the history of Mexican American women living in the Southwest and Midwest of the United States between 1890 and 1919. Some of the events involved within in the Mexican community during the time were a variety of processes including restriction, deportation or Americanizing immigrants from Mexico.

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    Ms. Apple is a 45 year old African American woman who has been a widow for about 4 years. Ms. Apple has three children, whose ages range from 5-12 years old. Ms. Apple has been struggling to keep her family afloat since the death of her husband. Ms. Apple convinced herself that she would not require the extra assistance. However, she realized in attempting to provide alone has not only become very strenuous, but also quite costly. Expenses have become overwhelming for Ms. Apple to maintain

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    course, as the political systems they each went through were not the same, Jamestown traded with natives when they were not squabbling, while the Chesapeake only did initially, their denominations of Christianity were different, and their physical settlements were slightly different as well. Both colonies changed political systems and powers throughout their lifetimes- sometimes the change was necessary, other times it was for the benefit of those in power, others due to the protest of the colonists

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    course, as the political systems they each went through were not the same, Jamestown traded with the natives throughout its lifetime (while the Chesapeake only did initially), they had different denominations of Christianity, and different physical settlements. With many similarities these two colonies were alike overall. However, their smaller differences set them apart in a variety of ways. Both colonies changed political systems and powers throughout their lifetimes- sometimes the change was necessary

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    to South Carolina, but many failed to build a safe settlement for citizens to live on. The English were the big dogs in town, and were the first people to build a successful colony in South Carolina named Charles Town. The Spanish were the first people to explore South Carolina and they wanted to build their own settlement, but failed many times due to lack of knowledge of the land. So, the English took over and then they built the first settlement in South Carolina. Settling is the act of building

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    Honors US History I July 7, 2011 Essay Question: #3 Compare and contrast the different ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750. From all of the colonies that resulted from European expansion and conquest, perhaps the two most famous would be those of Virginia and Massachusetts. The economic development of Massachusetts and Virginia started in the same period of time but had many differences between them

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    During the Ages of Exploration, various European nations, such as Spain, French and England, created colonies in the newly discovered America. England, in particular, created settlements near the East coast of North America. The reason behind the rapid expansion and colonization was the idea of mercantilism. Mercantilism is when the mother country, England, exports more than it imports. The colonies were responsible for bringing the raw materials to the mother country, where it was turned into finished

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    differences were becoming more and more obvious and affected the way the communities prospered. These differences are evident from both written documents from the colonists and the historical knowledge of this particular period in time. Although the settlements of Chesapeake Bay and New England came from the same mother country their social structure was very different and as a result, affected the prosperity of the new born colonies. The New England colony’s population was very

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    Indus Valley all dealt with difficulties of creating an advanced system of living. When early settlers sailed to the New World, they attempted to create settlements. Many failed, but some persevered through the obstacles that faced them. Charles Town, South Carolina was one of the settlements that was successful. This colony was the first settlement to be developed in South Carolina. Charles Town was named after King Charles II who granted the Carolina's to Eight Lord Proprietors. Lord Proprietor Anthony

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    While the Chesapeake and New England colonies were similarly the earliest successful English colonies in North America, the colonies developed quite independently of each other. When looking at the differences and similarities in the development of these colonies, it seems as though the differences far outweigh the similarities. These colonies varied in regards to their religious beliefs, their societal organization, culture, economy, and relationships with local American Indians. The differences

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