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    Settlers John Smith and William Bradford were two settlers from england who wrote about their journey to the “new world”. Both of their writing were for different purposes you would think it’s all for other people's benefits which is somewhat true. Both of them coming to America was a whole new different experience, like us visiting an unknown planet. On their adventures there were many problems they faced and that came their way. John Smith, he became an important force in the later…

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    Cape Cod Research Paper

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    From beautiful, serene beaches, quaint seaside dining, charming villages, panoramic shoreline to scenic bike trails, Cape Cod, Massachusetts is an unassuming East Coast retreat is dreamy, rich in history and quite inviting. This peninsula located on the Easternmost portion of Massachusetts, extending for 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean and covers more than 400 miles (640 km) of shoreline Cape Cod has been separated from the mainland since 1914 by the Cape Cod Canal, but the Sagamore…

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    The first New England colonies, which included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, were all founded in the 17th century, beginning with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620. All but New Hampshire were founded as havens for various religious groups, including Puritans, Separatists, and Quakers. New Hampshire, on the other hand, was distinctive because it was formed primarily for economic reasons. In 1620, the Pilgrims first came to the Plymouth Colony to establish their own…

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    The market locations in America influenced the migration of emigrants to America. Most Americans believe that emigration began around 1620 when migrants went to Plymouth rock, but Spanish towns were already flourishing in Florida, the Southwest. Spanish migration only increased from here, and spread across America; mostly to California, the Southwest, and Florida. These areas are not only important to the spread…

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    Real (now Montreal) and in Quebec by sailing along the St. Lawrence river. The summation of their new colonies became known as New France. After priest Jacques Marquette and trader Louis Joliet explored the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes, add Sieur de La Salle claimed the Mississippi for France and named Louisiana, New France covered much of the midwestern United States and eastern Canada.While New France was expansive, few people inhabited it. Most French colonists were more interested…

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    Differences Between New England and Chesapeake Settlements Europe was the dominant power throughout all of the known world during this particular time period. England began exploring new options of expanding and becoming wealthy like many other countries had done previously. This started and spread the idea of settlers beginning to inhabit new regions separate from England. The New England and Chesapeake regions are only two examples of this. While both regions originally began with British…

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    regions. The different regions were the New England and the Southern colonies. Both the New England and Southern colonies relied on growing to survive, but their main exports differed with New England focused more on lumber and fishing while the Southern colonies focused on tobacco, although their main exports differed due to labor the effect of labor on their culture was the same. In the beginning, even before there were official colonies like Virginia,…

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    Essay #1 The North American colonies were spread all throughout the Eastern coast. The Pilgrims, who were English farmers, settled in Plymouth in 1620 on accident (Brands, 56). They meant to go to Virginia, but because of a navigational error they ended up in what is now Massachusetts (Brands, 42). The reason they were able to survive was friendship with the local Indians (Brands,43). These Indians taught the Pilgrims how to hunt and farming techniques (Brands, 43). The Anglican colonists…

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    Chesapeake, and the New England regions. Although later in the century, these two civilization would become one nation, from the start both had very exclusive and independent identities. These differences included, their purposes under the varied climates, their social and religious differences, and ultimately their political and economic approaches. Climate wise, in the north, New England had a very rocky soil with long winters, but nevertheless found their purpose through religion. The New…

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    Buzzfeeed Research Paper

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    BuzzFeed: Can We Consider it Professional Journalism? News practices and values have shifted dramatically since the rise of online media. Following this phenomenon, there is the quick development of what we now know as citizen journalism. This allows the general public to share news instantly without being a professional journalist. However, the term has created many debates in this field as it there is a fine line between being a professional and being a citizen. The added aspect of online…

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