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    The settlements of the four great countries were different in the size, lifestyles, financial ventures, growth and regions. The sizes of the colonies and settlements differed, some allowing more growth, and a larger population, than others. England was able to have one of the largest North American colonies, with around 100,000 colonists in the early 1700’s. France had the second largest landwise, being second to the Spanish, who settled most of, what is now, the southwestern region of the US and

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    permanent English settlements and it was home to many famous figures in history. it and it was also one of the best places for a cash crop to be grown in such a large quantity. In the May of 1607 English ships docked at the coast and the colonist emerged on the new land. Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth the first because she was the virgin queen, it was founded by John Smith and other passengers among the ships like John Rolfe. It was in virginia that the first settlement of the new world

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    Settlement in Charleston Imagine land that is nothing but forests and fields. Now picture many rivers between these forests. That is what Charles Towne looked like before it was settled. Charles Towne was the first British settlement in South Carolina. Charles Towne would end up being one of the most important cities in the 13 British Colonies. But, before that it was very difficult to settle. Settlers had problems settling Charles Town due to unreliable maps, natural factors such as animals

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    I am a 25 year old finance specialist from Cleveland, Ohio and I am the wife of Joshua Reid a British citizen. Therefore, I am writing this letter in support of my settlement visa application. In August of 2012, I moved to London to work at UBS Investment Bank and pursue a post graduate degree. I choose London because I wanted to gain international experience while pursuing my career in finance by working for a leading financial service company. While working full time I also studied international

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    The Snowboarding Settlement On a burning hot August day a tribe of people called the Kewanee were trying to go about their daily business, but it was just too hot. They tried splashing pails of cool water on their bodies, and even burying themselves in the little mud there was. The farm animals and crops were dying, people were starting to overheat trying to continue on with their work. Bodies of water were drying up and evaporating, and land was starting to catch fire because of the astounding temperature

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    At One time Tecumseh , A Native American disliked the White Settlement . He was also a Shawnee and known as a chief. He was born in 1768 in a place now known as Columbus Ohio. in the eighteen-hundreds he fought the US and he later died in war. During this time of War he was trying to make a confederation of tribes near Ohio to fight the White Settlement. In 1812 all of his followers and himself decided to join the British and in hopes they may win the war.In a battle his father Puck Shinwa

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    Cruel Optimism and Grotesque in “Hands”, Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson (1876 – 1941), an American short story writer and novelist, is famous for subjective and self-revealing works. In “Winesburg, Ohio” (1919), a collection of short stories, Anderson wrote about citizens in Winesburg, Ohio; most of the characters are grotesque, misunderstanding, inability to articulate, and alienation in society. The grotesques should be pitied rather than dismissed. They have dream of ambition; they try to live

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    Within two passages, “The (Untrue) Story of John Smith and Pocahontas” and “The General History of Virginia” the capturing of John Smith is portrayed. The story of the capturing and rescuing of John Smith is briefly documented in this form: John Smith was captured by a person claimed as Powhatan, who was understood to be the tributary leader of several tribes on the tidal rivers and creeks. One day, Warriors associated with Powhatan captured Captain John Smith in the late 1607 and threatened to kill

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