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    Northern South Slavery

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    In the Northern States slavery was allowed but it wasn’t as vital to the North’s economy as it was to the South’s. Slaves that lived in the North were often domestic servants to small farmers and rural ironworks. The populations of the slaves themselves were very small, because Northern farms were not large-scale enterprises that focused on producing one cash crop; they had required fewer slaves to do the work and were generally smaller. The Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states had legally…

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    While reading about the Northwest Coast we learned a lot about how the Natives lived different life styles than other Natives. We got to dive into Benedict’s view of how she says the Kwakiutl Natives. We also got to dive into Goodman and Swan view on the Makah Natives. In class we talked about how some rituals had to be done underground because a lot of observes didn’t like their traditions. Later on they were allowed back in their society. We mostly learned about the similarity and difference…

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    country has determines how far you can spread the religion and how easily. Conflict and mercantilism were related because when you fight you can gain or lose control of colonies which makes the flow of money and power grow or shrink. Culture and the Northwest passage are related because it could have lead to the European and Asian culture to interact more often. Power and religion were related in chapter two. When there is a more powerful country you can spread your religion farther and easier.…

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    market and tariffs that arose as parts of the market revolution were much more effective in the northwest than in the south due to their differing economies, but the internal transportation improvements positively affected both regions. The stock market provided business owners and citizens alike the opportunity to financially support and benefit from one another. However, because the economy in the northwest was industrial and the economy in the south was agricultural, buying and selling stock…

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    Amazon Deforestation

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    Current projections note that socioeconomic pressures coould lead to more than half of the closed-cnopy beign degraded by 2030. Previous modeling studies have shown that removal of Amazon forest can lead to significantly warmer surface temperatures and drier conditions due to signifiant decreases in precipitation. By mass continuity, the decrease in ascent associated with with the deforested regions causes changes beyond the areas of disturbance. Deforestation can lead to disturbance in the…

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    lifeblood of the pacific northwest. It feeds the forests, wildlife, communities, and the economy. It is no surprise that nearly 80% of funding was devoted to these two species. Populations of Chinook salmon and steelhead have declined rapidly since the 1980s and it appears despite our best efforts they are continuing to decline. Chinook salmon and steelhead are of cultural importance to Indian tribes that have historically lived along waterways in the pacific northwest. Treaties signed in the…

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    topic be? Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana What are your three main points? 1. What the Ronald McDonald House Charities do, particularly the Ronald McDonald Houses. 2. What the charity offers. 3. What you can do to help support the charity. List one source that you will be using for the Persuasive Speech: Better Business Bureau Report for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. (2013, September 1). Retrieved September 16,…

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    athabaskan speaking people that live in the crisp winds of the Northwest Territories of Canada.The Dene people live in the subarctic regions, it drops temperature very quickly, an unprepared person will die if it is cold enough.The Dene are very prepared and interesting, the Dene can survive and hunt in this type of evironment. The Dene was one of the few tribes that have survived the harsh winters and circumstances of the glacial regions(northwest territories) of Canada. Do you know about the…

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    of the Pacific Northwest could enjoy the outdoors with more comfort. The brand was founded in 1938 by Paul Lamfrom, who is the father of the present chair(wo)man Gert Boyle, who has held that position for forty years. Gert has practically grown Columbia into what it is today, a GLOBAL sportswear company. Even though it is a global company, it is still based in Portland, making apparel to keep people warm, dry, cool, and protected under all circumstances. The unusual Pacific Northwest origin and…

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    the eventual forming of states in the western areas of American territory, and in foreign policy endeavors. The imposition of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the treaties with both France and Britain, and even association with Canadian territories all…

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