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    It is because of the Blair family’s importance to Lincoln and the state of Maryland that they are able to influence Lincoln on colonization. It was already widely known that “the most avid republican promoters of colonization were the Blair family..." Francis Blair, helped launch the Republican party in 1854 after being a Democrat and apart of the free soil party. Montgomery Blair, son of Francis, is not only a lawyer from the slave state of Maryland, but is also positioned as postmaster general…

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    1450 to 1750. This was the time when Native Americans encountered European immigrants. As slavery was established, the color of people’s skin became the determining factor for their status. Later came the British colonies. During the 1600s the colonization of North America began, which were later known as the first thirteen colonies. Jamestown was the first settlement established in Virginia in the year 1607. Then Massachusetts was next and so on until the thirteen were established. When this…

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    Miguel A. Velasquez August 27, 2016 AP U.S. History Period 1 The Colonization of Jamestown DBQ During the year 1607 Jamestown, the first New World English colony, was established. The colony was successfully established even threw the struggles they faced when they first arrived. Even threw the struggle the English were determined to colonize the New World. Their main motivations for wanting to colonize were mainly for religious growth and freedoms, exploration of the land, and financial gain…

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    Emma-Mae Smitley 9th period The Colonization Of Mars Life is defined by the decision we make; from how we act, to how we coalesce into our environment. If the earth became unsafe, we as a people would have to make a very drastic decision. Envision a whole new world, but this time on Mars. The colonization of Mars could benefit humankind because expanding our species to a second planet could help maintain our existence longer, the colonization of Mars could also help us as a way for people to…

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    The early Jamaicans couldn’t express their heritage. Jamaica’s early years were full of pain and having an uncivilized society. A comparison of Jamaica's living conditions, government, culture and political view before, during and after British colonization will enable one to understand the impact the British had on Jamaica. In order to understand the effects the British had on Jamaica, one must know how the country was before it was colonized. The first Jamaicans were Taino Indians, stone-age…

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    and the developed north form the undeveloped south. Cuba was one of the last American colonies to achieve independence after four years of Spanish colonization in 1898. Havana, the capital city and the commercial center of Cuba, has a significant impact on the development of Cuba, especially during the colonization period. Spanish and American colonization impacted Cuba…

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    Blessing Opara Eduard Pedersen History 120 15 September 2014 Colonization-Collecting and Evaluating the Evidence In the late seventeenth century Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. A British colony established as a safe haven for Penn and his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania was a colony that promoted religious tolerance as it was established to prevent the religious persecution of Quakers that was happening in England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Pennsylvania was a…

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    in contrast to England. Spain had become very well-off with the findings of gold and silver in the New World, while the British had been focused on agricultural and trade. Another important characteristic that caused for different patterns of colonization was that the Spanish had a small population, to begin with, and continued to have a vast majority of natives within their Empire. In contrast, the English and Dutch colonies both focused on providing a permanent settlement for the people…

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    museum told show the labor work of slavers at that time about doing arduous work like tool making and tobacco farming. The enticement of potential profits and the power increasing of European countries attracted them to expand its colonization in the mid-1400s. Colonization made the labor became high demanded and became the main reason causing the African enslavement. In the late 1600s, millions of racially based slavery, especially African slaveries sent to North America. According to the book,…

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    The name of the Dutch colonization in South America was Surinam, also known as Dutch Guiana. The colonization in North America was the Hudson River Valley (The Western Heritage). In South America, the Dutch at first had an economy weighing on the established sugar plantations. In North America, at first sugar plantations…

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