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    Our history as a nation begins with settlements of the colonial regions by different groups of people . The New England colonies and the Southern colonies were settled mostly by people from England. However, the New England and southern colonial regions were very different. For an example the Geography, economy, and culture. In the southern and New England's regions there were different settlements. This also means the geography is different. In Document 6 we learned about the geography in

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    Deezhi Peralta Dec.1, 2017 Hour 9 The French and Indian War The French and Indian War was a battle over a territorial dispute of the Ohio River Territory between France and Great Britain, this had soon lead to the U.S. Revolutionary War. The war determined which country would control North America, where the Indians assisted both countries in the fight over territory. The war came to a compromise after nine years. Without the conflicts between Great Britain and France, the U.S. would not have been

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    Colonist faced several challenges prior to the American Revolution. There were many limitations and regulations for the colonist placed by Britain. The colonist were faced with harsh Acts that altered their way of life and shifted their perspective on Britain. One of the major actions to suppress the colonist were the use of Acts. The Stamp Act 1765 was a very influential Act that sparked high opposition from the colonist during this time. The Stamp Act placed tax on “every printed document in the

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    opportunity to settle outside of the Thirteen Colonies. The only problem with this was that there were Indian tribes that were already settled on this land. The colonists continued to settle with no hesitation. When this conflict was sent back to England, a Proclamation came back in return. The Proclamation of 1763 stated that the colonists were to leave the Indians at peace and stay off of their land. They could not pass the Proclamation Line. This upset many of the American colonists. The relationship

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    colonized the newly discovered land. England sent out groups to the east coast of North America, these regions were known as the Chesapeake and New England areas/ colonies. Although New England and Chesapeake regions were both settled by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The Chesapeake and New England colonies attracted two different types of settlers, by 1700, both populations differed enormously. In New England the population was entirely English

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    When James Otis said “No Taxation without Representation”, the thirteen colonies followed. His idea led to one of the most significant revolutions of all time. The taxation started with the Navigation Acts that eventually led to Stamp Act, then the Intolerable Acts. British Parliament taxed the colonies without a personal embodiment and as the Parliament continued taxing the colonies, they resisted and this resistance led to the American Revolutionary War. The continuous taxation of the colonies

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    government. There are several European monarchs who were beneficial and detrimental, but five key people control the discussion. King James I of England, Peter I of Russia, Louis XIV of France, Pierre Patel, and Queen Elizabeth I of England are all royals who had a substantial influence over their countries. In the early 1600’s, King James I was the monarch of England. He was a member of the Stuart dynasty, and the

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    When the colonies were settled, they were allowed to govern themselves, and they remained loyal to England. However, when Parliament and the King tried to rein in the colonies, their ideas of representation clashed. The colonists believed in direct representation in which representatives directly from the colonies would have a say in Parliament. On the

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    Colony of Massachusetts. The Colony of Virginia was established first, in 1607, under James I with the London Company. Later in 1620, Pilgrims established the Colony of Massachusetts under the Plymouth Company to escape the ways of England while under the Church of England. While both colonies found success, Massachusetts’ was greater. The criterion used to make this assessment was the ability for the economy to boom without heavy use of slave labor. The two colonies were similar four ways. The first

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    colonies share? Beginning with Virginia in 1607 and concluding with Georgia in 1733, each Atlantic settlement was colonized by the same mother country: Britain. Based on their characteristics, they have been divided up into three unique regions: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern/Chesapeake Colonies. Even though they were all colonized by the same country, each district of colonies is unlike the rest. Each region possesses certain elements that separate them from each other, such as their

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