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    In the early sixteenth century, the English began the colonization of North America by establishing colonies in New England and in the South. These two regions were very different from one-another and thus provided the colonists with very different challenges. Due to environmental factors such as soil quality and the need for cheap labor, the New England colonies and the Southern colonies were forced to find different economic solutions that would allow them to flourish and survive. The…

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    settlement on the east coast of north America occurred in 1585, the English settlement did not separate into two distinct area until the 1700’s. The two sections of the English colonization were the New England and Chesapeake region. The New England area consisted of what is now currently Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake region was mainly Maryland and Virginia, even though the Carolinas and Georgia were considered part of the Chesapeake region as well.…

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    THE TIMES WEEKLY RIYA PANJWANI August 12, 1752 Special Edition The Colonies: Ethnic Groups TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND? It has been emphasized that disputes have spurred between the French and the British over territory in the American Colonies. As France and Britain had fought on opposing sides in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) less than a decade ago, it is evident that both countries are still not on good terms. France and Great Britain are both looking to…

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    been great amount of conquering done by the Spaniards and the Portugals. Now England’s turn to claim what was left and discover new regions. The two Richard Hakluyt believed the economic benefits that came with colonization, will help England catch up to Spain in colonizing the New World and expand Queen Elizabeth’s territory increasing her power as well as creating new jobs for the unemployed. Expanding territory would…

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    On Friday night, the New England Patriots played the Detriot Lions in a preseason game. Even though the team won the game, the biggest story coming out of that game is not good news for the team. During the first quarter, Wide Receiver Julian Edelman suffered a knee injury when running a route and he had to be carted out of the game and did not come back. Last season in 16 games, Edelman had 91 receptions, 1,106 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. Leading up to last season, the Patriots were…

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    Chesapeake region and the New England colonies were very different in how they were created and how they were successful; however, being successful is how they were alike. They both struggled and had to overcome obstacles on their way to success. The brutal wilderness that made up the Chesapeake region prompted a slow start for the early settlers. Diseases, such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid, ran rampant among the early colonists, cutting ten years off of the life expectancy of new…

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    The history of the Dutch in new Amsterdam didn’t contrast a lot with history of Jamestown and New England. In both cases as the colonizers came they made peace with the natives till some point where greed took over leading them to war and killing each other. On the other hand, the differences were like for New Amsterdam once the Dutch arrived they had a perfect location that was going to get them a lot of money and be a door to the new world but that wasn’t the case for Jamestown which was…

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    Chesapeake Vs New England

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    Early America was the site of two very different colonial experiments in early 17th century Chesapeake and New England. This difference was particularly true of the inhabitants of each colony who would imagine, invent and respond to political authority in very different ways. Both colony’s political structure would emerge as a consequence of its founding ethos, the character of its peoples, and the internal and external pressures it faced. Chesapeake political authority was constructed according…

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    The New England Patriots are currently 7-1 and are tied for the best record in the NFL. Even though it is only the midway point of the season, the Patriots still sit atop the AFC East with a 3 game lead and are currently the number 1 seed in the AFC along with being atop most NFL power rankings. Since week 5, Tom Brady has returned to the starting lineup for the Pats and has torched the league for 12 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in 4 games. Along with the return of Brady was the return of…

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    such as Virginia and Maryland, were located on the coastline of the New World. This gave them access to the water where they could catch fish, however, the water brought many upon many diseases to the settlers, such as Malaria and Cholera. Like the Chesapeake settlers the New England colony was also on the coastline, but, they did not get killed as much by disease like the Chesapeake settlers did. Economically Chesapeake and new England were not alike, Chesapeake’s economy was primarily…

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