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Queen Elizabeth King George
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16 Th Century Northwest Passage
1,228 wordsThe promise of new riches and the potential discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage were the primary objectives, which fueled the exploration of the New World. Yet these goals were not practical enough when the European nations decided to colonize the Americas. Apparently, "a prosperous and enduring colonial empire depended on self-sustaining economic development" (page 33) rather than an autocratic and rigidly controlled colony in which everything was to benefit the parent country. The degree...
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1,706 wordsCricket is a game now played all over the world. Back in the 1920 s there were two main teams, Australia and England. The Ashes are a series of cricket test matches between Australia and England. The first Ashes test ever played was on March 15 th 1877 in Australia. Since then Ashes tests between Australia and England have flourished numbering a series approximately every three years. The overall Ashes results are in favor of Australia, while since 1989 the Ashes series have all been won by Aust...
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War With Germany Alsace And Lorraine
2,730 words... Alliance, attacked Turkey, in order to conquer Tripoli, the required colonial territory. This undertaking brought her to the brink of a war with Austria, which, as the supreme Power in the Balkan Peninsula, can never tolerate the encroachment of Italy into those regions. The Triple Alliance, which in itself represents a natural league, has suffered a rude shock. The ultimate reason for this result is found in the fact that the parties concerned with a narrow, shortsighted policy look only to...
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1,666 wordsAmerican History 1. The promise of new riches and the potential discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage were the primary objectives, which fueled the exploration of the New World. Yet these goals were not practical enough when the European nations decided to colonize the Americas. Apparently, a prosperous and enduring colonial empire depended on self-sustaining economic development (article) rather than an autocratic and rigidly controlled colony in which everything was to benefit the parent c...
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2,478 wordsJamestown Colony Versus Plymouth Colony Early English colonists arriving along the northern coast of the New World in the early 17 th century faced certain similar circumstances in their new land. For many, there were like motives for immigrating to America. Yet, the differences were enough to create characteristically different cultures in Jamestown and New England, in the Mid-Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay region. The slave trade, geographic considerations, economic conditions, Native-American re...
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257 wordsEngland has one of the finest educational system in the world. All English children between ages 5 - 16 must attend school. About 90 percent of the students go to schools supported entirely or partly by public funds. The rest of the students attend private schools. The Department of Education and Science and local education authorities supervise England's school system. England's educational system tries to give all children an education suited for all thier abilities. For many years, every chil...
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Hundred Years War King Richard Ii
2,391 wordsHundred Years War The definition of the Golden Rule is that those with the gold make the rules. In other words, those with the gold have the power as well as those with the power have the gold. History books will discuss the general reasons for war such as freedom from adversity or freedom from religion. But the real issue for any war is the thirst for power and control; and the means to finance them are the economic issues. Nations will endure years of fighting for power and control. France and...
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Absalom And Achitophel Poet Laureate
2,752 wordsJohn Dryden: England's Controversial And Exceptional Essay, John Dryden: England's Controversial And Exceptional John Dryden: England's Controversial and Exceptional Genius John Dryden was England's most outstanding and controversial writer for the later part of the seventeenth century, dominating the literary world as a skilled and versatile dramatist, a pioneer of literary criticism, and a respected writer of the Restoration period. With Dryden's great literary and critical influence on the En...
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