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    however it was very hard to settle here. The Spanish encountered unfavorable weather,sickness and hostility from the Natives. While the Colonists had to battle with everyone because they were trying to take over and make people pay rent to live in America. No one was completely safe or happy. Many died of illness because their bodies weren't immune to the diseases everyone brought to the new country. Charles Town was difficult to settle in because, the geography , the resources and the diseases.…

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    Colonization American InterContinental University HUMA215 -1403B - 21 Prepared for: Dr. Patricia Smith Kendra Wall August 16, 2014 Colonization is a transformation of a certain area or community or a transformation to a community. The first known use of colonization was in 1766. In 1766 five Philadelphia merchant, made a proposal the colonization of West. The five Philadelphia merchants (Bayton, Wharton, and Morgan, Governor Franklin of New Jersey, his father Sir William Johnson,…

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    What is Early America? Early America’s is a time period that started in 3000 B.C. -A.D. 1900, and there are plenty of things that happened in this time period. The Maya, Aztecs, and Inca are best known of the urban oriented civilization. The Native Americans was the oldest of nomadic hunters. There traditions included pottery, music and dance, and their architecture. Pottery is apart of the cultural forces therefore pottery is along with their culture and also ceramics, which is…

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    Aqib Rahim BHSEC Americas The New world... A passage of wealth and land in many eyes of Europeans. Europeans, conquering this land against each major imperialist empire hoping to gain power. However, coming to the New land, according to JH Elliott claim on the ''New conquerors'' approached many problems as the natives and the land but the main concern according to Elliot was " Confronted by a challenge of almost inconceivable immensity- the mastering of American space''. Laws proclaimed by…

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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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    The age of Discovery took play between the 15th-17th century. Many European countries partook in discovering the land that was around them. Along with finding the new lands came curiosity of the land and its people. The most famous man for discovering one of the new worlds at this time was Christopher Colombus. While he wasn't the only one he was the most important, but the Age of Discovery had a major impact on the new and old world. Columbus set sail in 1492 and reached what he thought was…

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    The book Culture Smart! Brazil is a small book of 168 pages that you buy in the US for $9.95 dollars. The authors of the book are Sandra Branco and Rob Williams, Sandra is from Brazil and graduated from the Sao Paulo University in the communication field. in the other side, according to the book, Brazil Rob Williams " is a principal lecture in the department of Modern Language and Cultures at the University of Westminster in London, where he runs an MA program in International Liaison and…

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    Rodrigo Diaz De Vivar

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    In the world of Spanish Christendom, few figures are more shrouded in legend and mystery than Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, or El Cid. While modern observers would perceive the notion of a knight changing his loyalty as treasonous, El Cid is renowned for having done this very act. He served under three different rulers during his lifetime, one of them having been a Moorish king. A fierce warrior and an ambitious ruler, historians remember El Cid for his many accomplishments. Unfortunately, he was a…

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    1) England’s Imperial Strings a) In 1600, North America was still not explored, but contained some Europeans already i) 1610 – Spanish initiated Santa Fe ii) 1608 – French initiated Quebec iii) 1607 – English initiated Jamestown, Virginia b) English to competes with the Spanish Empire i) In 1530s, King Henry VII conflict with Roman Catholic Church led to religious disputes, causing the English Protestant Reformation ii) Power was unbalanced until Protestant Elizabeth took power and…

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    Empirical Spain Analysis

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    united by obedience to the Crown, each realm having its own custom laws and institutions with a common central administration devoted to the King’s rule . Because Spain’s resources were so minimal, the Americas were the key to filling in gaps for the nation’s financial and supply needs. The Americas were essentially the future of empirical development in wealth, resource, prestige, and military ability. Charles V knew this, and made it his directive to channel gold, slaves, and supplies from the…

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