away from debt, saving millions of acres in forestry and creating jobs for many people; raising Canada’s economic status. Marijuana whose scientific name is Cannabis Sativa has been mentioned in manuscripts dating back to 2700 B.C. in China. The Jamestown settlers recorded the first nurturing of the plant in 1611, as they used the hemp from the plant’s fibers to make rope and canvas. Marijuana also known as ‘weed’ was used to make clothing, as the plant was very durable. In that time, ‘pot’ was used
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The discovery of “New World” did not begin with Christopher Columbus and colonizing did not end because of Roanoke. Despite the methods of colonizing, the Spanish and English both raced to the Americas to expand their empires and open up the world. The colonies established by the Spanish and the English were prosperous; however, their tactics for establishing these new regions were both akin and different. To begin with, the manner that the Spanish colonized the “New World” was different from the
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Racism is a feeling that one’s own race is better than the other. Race is a group of people share physical and cultural and traits as well as a common ancestry (). Slave is a person who held as the property of another person. Base on the article “Racism” by Kwame Anthony Appiah, publish on august 4, 2002. And the book “Race & Racisms”, in chapter 1. It introduces to the readers what is race, racism, and discover the slave back in the day. And it also discusses about the history of both the race
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings I. The Shaping of North America A. About six thousand years ago people started recording history B. About five hundred years ago Europeans came to America for the first time C. The theory of the super continent, Pangaea was apparent II. Peopling the Americas A. The Land bridge theory 1. As the Great Ice Age lessen, so did the glaciers from North America 2. Suggest a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America was formed from the melting of the glaciers in preset
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Environmental Impacts of Tourism The history of tourism closely shows that the environment has contributed to the birth and progress of tourism. The term “environment” connotes both human and physical characteristics. Speakers and writers often refer to human environment, physical environment or a combination of both. A term that describes the human and physical characteristics of an area is preexisting forms. BENEFITS 1. Environmental Awareness Tourism has created environmental
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The United State’s long relationship with the Native Americans has its intricacies to say the least. With the arrival of English settlers at Jamestown in 1607, there were undoubtedly uncertainties amongst the Native people as to whether or not these settlers would resemble the Spanish settlers who had enslaved and “converted” many people in their quest for colonization. Yet, the Natives soon began to offer food and hospitality to the newcomers, hoping to create unity between the two groups, led
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35-36) 13. What was the motivation for English Colonization in the New World? Why did Royalty want to colonize and why did the settlers want to colonize? (p. 39-45) 14. How did Captain John Smith restore order to the settlement of Jamestown? (p. 42-43) 15. What are the differences between slaves and indentured servants? (p.
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There is a game called telephone, where you gather everyone in a circle and one person is picked to start. The starter thinks of something to say and whispers it to the next individual in the group. That person then proceeds to whisper what he/she said to the next person, and so on. Finally, when it gets to the last individual in the circle, they have to say out loud what they believe the starting person said. The goal is to be as close to the original as possible, but it never is. That’s what happens
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The United States, a country once founded to unite people with common backgrounds for their independence, has slowly disintegrated and changed completely. The evolution of the concept of diversity has been greatly affecting this nation and tearing it apart. According to one of the most influential conservative voice in the United States, Patrick J. Buchanan, in his article “Deconstructing America” the people of America are no longer united by common qualities and backgrounds. Buchanan believes
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economical, and political development. The Chesapeake region consists of the states now known as Virginia and Maryland. In May 1607, a hundred and four settlers arrived off the coast of Virginia. In honor of King James, they named the settlement Jamestown. When the Church of England
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