...Meko Dorsett HIS 200 Dr. Tameka Hobbs 24 August 2012 Chapter 5 Summary – “The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1700 ” Summary: This chapter begins with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin's early life in Boston and his arrival in Philadelphia. This chapter also talks about the growing population and expanding economy in British North America. The most important fact about eighteenth-century colonial America is its remarkable population growth. New England's population increased six fold during the eighteenth century and Natural increase was most responsible for the growth of New England's population during the eighteenth century. Immigrants came to the middle colonies for the perceived economic opportunities. Key Words: Scots-Irish They were a group of restless people who fled their homes in Scotland in the 1600’s to escape poverty and religious oppression. They first relocated to Ireland and then to America in the 1700s. They left their mark on the backcountry of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. These areas are home to many Presbyterian churches established by the Scots-Irish. Many people in these areas are still very independent like their ancestors. Olaudah Equiano(1745-1797) African who was sold into slavery and bought his way out-kidnapped as a boy (age 11) from his home he was sold into slavery and sold amongst slave traders many times-he served in the Seven Years' War as a captain's boy and was then sold to a slave trader where he went...
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...Australian Bankruptcy Law Contents Executive Summary 2 History of Australian Bankruptcy Law 3 The Beginning 3 The English Root 3 The Adaption and the Bankruptcy Act of 1966 5 The Debate 6 The Reform 6 For the Change 6 Against the Change 6 Conclusions & Recommendations 7 Citations & References 8 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to examine the history, and the development of the Australian Bankruptcy Law. Through reviewing historical information, the origins of the current Bankruptcy Law are explored. Furthermore, the development of Corporate Insolvency Laws in Australia from 1901 through to 2001 Corporations Act is studied. The last part of this report reviews the ongoing debate on the need to relax the Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy Laws, in order to encourage entrepreneurship. This is followed by a final conclusion on the topic of the Australian Bankruptcy Law, and recommendations on where it could head for the better. History of Australian Bankruptcy Law The Beginning Before examining the development of any laws in Australia, one must review and accept the irony that, Australia began as a nation of convicts. In the late 18th century, the British empire were being burdened by the increasing number of criminals, convicted of variety of crimes from petty theft, fraud, to even murder. Due to the limited landmass, King George III empowered Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First fleet, to sail out to Australia...
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...Released in 1992 in celebration of the 500-year anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ historic journey, 1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts the explorer’s discovery of the “New World” and his attempts to create a Spanish colony there. While there are some historical inaccuracies as well as fictional situations in the movie, it is still useful for providing an important historical summary of Columbus’ voyage in a dramatic manner that draws in viewers. In the film, Columbus believes that sailing west will provide a new route to the “earthly paradise of China” (1492: Conquest of Paradise). His request for funding is denied by the Spanish council, but after a rich investor agrees to help him, Queen Isabella I approves the trip. Lying about the length of the trip to his crew, Columbus sets sail for “honor, gold and the greater glory of God” (1492: Conquest of...
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...Chapter Summary: The Spanish took over the Caribbean, Mexico, and Peru. They also wanted to conquer the Americas. Most of the native people were forced into slavery or they were swept away by the smallpox. Colonies were made in North America. The Europeans were beginning to mix with the indigenous people, even though there were still social and sexual hierarchies. Silver became quite important, so laborers were sent to mine for silver. There were three different labor systems; one came right after the other. Until the free laborer system got set in place. Europeans began settling in Australia, even though there wasn’t much trade going on at the time. Many more people traveled to the Pacific after Magellan and Captain Cook. I. Colliding Worlds...
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...Title: The Benefits of Taking Adult Swimming Lessons in The Colony Summary: Swimming tones muscles, burns fat, improves coordination and saves lives. This article discusses adult swimming lessons in The Colony in Frisco, Texas. Information presented includes what students can expect from adult swimming lessons in The Colony and swimming's impact on overall fitness. Parents watch their offspring paddling away during swim lessons. Some bring their children to burn off steam, but others do so because they never had swm lessons. At the same time, adults mistakenly believe that they are too old to learn to swim. As a result, between 30 and 50 percent of U.S. adults cannot swim. Once ready to learn, adults can face uncomfortable decisions on what classes to take. After all, beginners' classes are are often filled with students younger than 18, leaving adults feeling a bit ridiculous. Fortunately, swim schools like Aqua-tots can schedule adult swim classes. What to Expect...
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...today’s America. Presently, there are two judicial systems. The first one is the state and local courts established under the authority of state governments. The second is the Federal courts system created by Congress under the authority of the U.S. Constitution. Development of the American Courts The origins and foundations of American courts like other social, legal and cultural habits in America descended from Great Britain. The court system in American colonies resolved civil and criminal disputes. However, the court systems within each colony were not exactly the same. The Massachusetts Bay Colony had a General Court that created laws, conducted trials and imposed sentences. Later, county courts were created and the General Court was used for appeal hearings and for some cases that involved serious crimes. The colony in Pennsylvania allowed offenders to be their own lawyers and to plead their cases to a justice of the peace. Ultimately all American colonies had functioning court systems but they were not uniform. After the American Revolution, colonial court systems became state courts; and like colonial court systems, state courts were not uniform. Appellate jurisdiction which is the lawful authority of a court to review a decision made by a lower court existed however, there were some states that did not allow appeals. In the nineteenth century, the ever growing population gave rise to criminal activities which lead to an increase in criminal arrests as well as civil...
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...Influences on the Constitution Table Write one or two paragraphs in each section. Include citations for your sources. Documents | Summary | What was its influence on the Constitution? | Magna Carta | This was a human rights law establish in the 13th century. “To no one will we sell, to none will we deny or delay, right or justice. | No person shall be deprive of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law. It serve as a basic grounds for common laws when representatives of the young republic of the United States formed their constitutional draft. Source: By David M. Rubenstein www.arhives.gov | Mayflower Compact | This was an agreement providing temporary government for plumouth colony. | It created the first American settlement that was based upon social contract. Source: Columbia electronic encyclopedia,6th edition. 7/1/2010. | Articles of Confederation | This was an article of confederation and perpetual union between states. | Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and confederation expressly delegated to the united states in congress assembled. Source:”The article of confederation,2009 . November,1777. | Northwest Ordinance | This was the confederation for the government of western territories ceded to the united states by the states. | It divided the region into numerous territories. It also set the form at which subsequent western territories were created and later admitted into the union as states and marks the...
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...this day. Alexander Hamilton did not start his life as any other typical elitist. Mr. Hamilton was not born into the elite circle. He was born as a British citizen on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean, illegitimately. He was considered a bastard because his mom was not allowed to be remarried to his father, a merchant, due to social norms at the time (Estoric). Young Alexander lost everything at a young age. His father’s companies went bankrupt, and with the money flowing out of the household, so did Alexander’s father. He and his mother also became deathly ill with infamous yellow fever that Alexander ultimately recovered from. However, his mother, unfortunately, did not. As a young boy of only twelve years, Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father, was left an orphan- broke and alone. Twelve-year-old Alexander Hamilton became independent when he was sent to be an apprentice at the counting house of Nicholas Cruger and David Beekman, an important trade company in St. Croix. Alexander showed signs of great maturity and drive given his circumstances and by the time he was fifteen years old, Nicholas Cruger had young Alexander Hamilton run his business when he was sick. This then started Alexander Hamilton’s rise to leadership when he gets this taste of power for the first time in his relatively humble life thus far. He realized his asset was intelligence and he was being squandered by the hierarchal society (PBS Learning Media). After running the shipping company for Cruger for around...
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...After the Raptor leaves, Agathon flees into the wilderness and tries to elude Cylon forces, surviving by using anti-radiation injections and the other contents of his survival kit. Eventually, he is captured by a Number Six copy, but is rescued by Valerii (unknown to Agathon, his rescuer is another copy of Cylon model Number Eight).[8] Valerii's true motive in accompanying Agathon is the participation in a Cylon experiment designed to attempt to create a viable Cylon/human hybrid offspring. The Cylons track Agathon's progress toward a military base in Delphi, placing him in situations designed to result in affection and ultimately love towards Valerii. The experiment results in a successful pregnancy after Valerii has sex with Agathon,[9] though as an unintended side effect, she falls in love with him as well.[10] Agathon soon discovers the truth about her Cylon nature after spotting another Number Eight copy while trying to infiltrate the Delphi military base. Believing that he is being led into a trap, he runs from the base and Valerii.[11] She eventually catches up to him and reveals she is pregnant. Despite shooting her in the shoulder, Agathon realizes he can't bring himself to kill her and instead, at her urging, takes her with him to the Delphi museum. It is there he is reunited with fellow Galactica pilot Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, who is on a special mission from President Laura Roslin to recover the Arrow of Apollo.[12] After nearly being killed by Thrace, Valerii steals...
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...EagleHawk ENG 1060 Summary & Response 10/7/13 Sue Hubbell wrote a highly informative piece from her book “A Country Year,” this piece discusses how Hubbell went from being a librarian to a bee keeper and what she has learned from changing her entire life. This passage explains the intense observation skills used by Hubbell. When you work with bees they are actually very complicated. According to Sue Hubbell, “bees communicate in two different ways, one way is chemically and the other is tactile” (460). “When bees communicate chemically they are usually informing each other about food sources, the wellbeing of the queen and the colony” (460). “Talking tactilely bees tell each other good things such as food or the location of a new home by patterned motions” (460). Hubbell was observant when it came to cutting down the trees in the area of where her bees lived. She cared so much about the way they were cut down the trees that Hubbell decided that she would decide to cut down the trees herself. After reading this well thought out passage from the book “A Country Year” that was written by Sue Hubbell it is believed that an abundance of time is needed to take care of the bees and their surroundings. Many people believe that you do not have to take care of bees. In fact a beekeeper is a very busy person because all of the surroundings for bees have to be perfect. The trees, grass, the food has to be located close to the hive. All of these factors play a huge roll in how bees...
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...of the Ohio legislature, to name a few things he did in his life (Andrea 309). To say the least, Williams was a man of many talents with an incredible background and was recognized by many important people. Williams’ interest of the Congo started when Chester B. Arthur introduced him to Henry Sanford, who was a friend of King Leopold of Belgium (Andrea 309). Williams traveled to the Congo, which was under the hold of Leopold, for six months while he was traveling Africa. Historical Context: This letter was written in 1890, after Williams’ six month trip to Africa. During this time period, much of Africa was being imperialized by European countries in order to gain land for crops and materials. The Belgians, under the rule of King Leopold II, occupied the Congo Basin in central Africa (Bulliet 679). The Berlin Conference in 1884 was a gathering of leaders from different European countries in order...
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... Mountains, Lakes, Public square and colleges all named after him. He lived very long ago and grew up rich. He may have been just as normal as any other human. Summary He lived and grew up In America roughly 250 years ago back then it was a whole different place than it was now. America was part of the British empire at the time of Gorge Washington’s life. America had lots of land to build houses, other projects and had thick forest for plenty of wood which would later benefit him. Gorge Washington was born into the upper class with benefits and wealth with the best education these type of benefits help...
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...What was the change of the language culture after Hong Kong handover to China in 1997? By Kay Yim Hoi Man Hong Kong's culture was born in a fusion of East and West. It not only kept many Chinese traditions, but also experienced a baptism of western culture. Since the cause of the First and Second Opium War from 1983 to 1986 , Hong Kong was become a British colony. Therefore, many Britons came to Hong Kong for development and eventually English became the major language(¶4). However, the proportion of Britons lived in Hong Kong were gradually declined as there were large numbers of Mainland China immigrated to Hong Kong since 1974.Luckily, Hong Kong was located on a favorable geographical location, where could attract numerous of people from Western and Asian ,especially the majority of other cities in China ,for example Shanghai.( ¶1)(7)As a result, there had the reduction of multilingualism and the enlargement of Cantonese as usual spoken between 1960s and 1990s.(157)( ¶3) From my point of view, the adoption of "Biliterate and trilingual” policy (¶2) was probably good after Hong Kong handover to China. In the past, British government did not excluded the unique cultures of Hong Kong such as Cantonese and Traditional Chinese. Most of them were willing to accept and even actively to encourage people to learn. However, after Hong Kong returned to China, China government had interfered in Hong Kong Culture. Formerly, we would use traditional Chinese as our local written...
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...there, domino-like events led to the Great War. On one side, there were the central powers: Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, etc. The Allies were composed of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States, that joined toward the end of the conflict. Many other countries participated as colonies of the ones mentioned like ANZAC, making it truly a “world” war. The motivations and reasons to join the war varied. Some countries were in an alliance so they joined to help an ally. Other reasons included excessive nationalism, imperialistic rivalries with another country, or in Britain’s case, defending the neutral country Belgium when it was invaded by Germany....
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...Why didn’t the French win the war against the Vietminh? The French lost their Indochinese colonies due to political, military, diplomatic, economic and socio-cultural factors. Armed struggle for the unity and total independence started in 1946 and eventually terminated with the reunification of the country’s desire years later, which constituted the most important phase of modern colonial history resulting in the loss of French power by the end of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Indochina suffered subjugation from the Chinese, the French, and the Japanese. The events of World War II, including the defeat, humiliation, and compromise of the French, galvanized the revolutionary movements. Two worlds collided, a European colonial power and an Indo-Chinese traditional society....
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