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    Explain the historical background/ events which led to the Tainui Iwi claims and the settlement process. Include in your discussion a brief description of the actions of the Crown in the 1860s and later, and impact this had on Tainui. Write about 400 – 500 words. In the early 1850s, Maori in the North Island was under pressure from the European settlers to satisfy their needs of land. Kiingitanga was first made in 1858, it was formally known as The King Movement. Kiingitanga wanted to make the

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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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    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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    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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    Bay Island Memo

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    marshes. When I meant the Indians, I chose to attack. The colonists did something similar to what I did. They maintained an unsteady peace with the Indians, but sometimes fought with them. I agreed with the colonists on the structure of the settlement. We both chose to build a wood fort. I also agreed with the colonists on the choice that we both chose to only force indentured servants to work. I chose to search for gold, and for the most part the real colonists only searched for gold as well

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    feeling that my sisters described when they went to work everyday. On the third day of my sixth internship, my manager at the Depositary Trust & Clearing Corporation informed me that the building was on mandatory lockdown due to a breach in their settlement system and we could not leave until the issue was resolved. I sat at work for over fifteen hours listening to our team work together to solve this issue and as my boss explained the circumstances, that was occurring I realized that I was experiencing

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    SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT This Settlement and Release Agreement is made and entered into by and between YVONNE A. WOODY (Formerly YVONNE A. ZANDERS) and ROLAND WOODY, CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF R.Z., on the one hand, and the STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, and ROBEL KINFE, on the other hand. I. DEFINITIONS 1. “Agreement” means this Settlement and Release Agreement including its Definitions, Recitals, Undertakings, Representations and Warranties, and Terms and

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    Vienna Settlement

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    1 Fourth History Test: How far did the Vienna Settlement contribute to maintaining the peace in Europe in the period 1815-1914? The Vienna Settlement refers to a series of agreements made by the European powers at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. As the peace terms with France had already been decided by the Treaty of Paris (signed earlier on May 30, 1814), the Congress of Vienna was mainly concerned with solving the problems brought about by the Napoleonic wars. To solve these problems, the four

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    The Colonial Settlements

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    history of America was the Colonial Settlements. During this time Spain had most of the control of the recently founded land in America and controlled many ports along the coast. Although Spain controlled most of the land, they were only looking for resources as was France. The English were also in the New World but they were focused more on establishing settlements than exploiting new resources. The English’s first settlement failed at Roanoke Island. The next settlement was the colony at Jamestown, Virginia

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