They could escape religious persecution, or come to the New World for new economic advances. ... The freedom to escape the hard times in England and the ability to start fresh, if you could survive the trip over, the new world presented a new degree of freedom. ... This allowed for people who followed certain religious belief to come to America and escape the persecution. This escape of religious persecution was a key value that made many British take the journey to the new world. ...

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Frederick Douglass, one of history's most successful black abolitionist, changed America's views of slavery through his writings and actions. Frederick Douglass had many achievements throughout his life. His great oratory skills left the largest impact on Civil War time period literature. Douglass w...

• Word Count: 1277
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He joined the British Army where he was later captured by Americans and managed to escape captivity twice. He was given his freedom when he managed to escape New York which was still occupied by the British. ...

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Unlike most of Africa, South Africa was very sparsely populated at the time when the first Europeans arrived. In April of 1652, Jan van Riebeeck and his expedition of Dutch Calvinist settlers landed at the Cape, on the shore of Table Bay, the site of the modern city of Cape Town. They came, not to ...

• Word Count: 1578
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Slaves had no hope of escaping they were stuck between a industrialized north and rural agricultural south. ... They were also very subseptable to disease from Europeans killing off most of the population, they also knew the terrain of the land to well and could escape their captors easily. ...

• Word Count: 2418
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• Grade Level: High School

How do the economic texts on slavery differ from the narratives on slavery, and why is it important to analyse this? In the introduction to his book Did Slavery Pay? (1971: xii), a collection of readings on the economic effects of slavery, Hugh G. J. Aitken discusses what we can learn from thes...

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During the colonial era, much of Europe was focused on the idea of Imperialism. In addition, Imperialism was centered on the top two empires from Western Europe: Great Britain and France. Britain and France generally had the same principles when dealing with their respective colonies. The colonies s...

• Word Count: 1297
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Douglass conveys to other slaves and impresses the white community when he finally manages to earn the wages and escape to the north becoming an active member of the abolitionist party that it is indeed possible for a slave of only twenty-seven years old to be not only free, but respected and sophisticated among both whites and blacks. ...

• Word Count: 1456
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Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. We are taught to view the war as a Revolution, a fight for freedom, liberty and the right to ow...

• Word Count: 1791
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Within the history of all nations there exist occasions which show a sense of nationalism by its citizens. These occasions show how people pull together to show or celebrate all of their pride for their nation. Some of these occasions mark a nations break from an oppressing country that may have had...

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Olaudah Equiano, a native of the African province Eboe and author of The Interesting Narrative experienced the cruel and inhumane life of a slave. From the age of eleven, when he was kidnapped by slave traders, until he reached the age of 21 he was subjected to a lifestyle so harsh that he often sa...

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Abstract Colonialism is present in the text in many different forms, it represents the clash between the modern and eastern world. Naguib Mahfouz uses the setting as a way to create a contrast between the modern westernized world, and the ancient eastern culture, in order to clarify how colonialism ...

• Word Count: 1576
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The American Revolution: A Loyalist's Perspective Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. We are taught to view the war as a Revol...

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Within the history of all nations there exist occasions which show a sense of nationalism by its citizens. These occasions show how people pull together to show or celebrate all of their pride for their nation. Some of these occasions mark a nations break from an oppressing country that may h...

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Thorne C. Sirbak February 5, 2003 Section 002 "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" Winston Churchill I. Introduction A. Attention-grabber: 1. Everyone knows who Winston Churchill is, and most of you have probably heard of some of his speeches. Can I get a show of hands of who has heard of e...

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Originally, she was brought to the New World to work on the plantations in Jamaica but then later escaped into the mountains where the maroons were formed to rescue slaves and thwart the planter's efforts to exploit Africans through slavery. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Such practices included the consumption of liquor and beef, and the slaughtering of animals. (3) This meant that the Portuguese were often able to ensure large scale conversions of fishermen, as the Christian religion enabled them to have a greater sense of self-worth about fishing and escape the guilt associated with their occupation in Hinduism and Buddhism (2). ...

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As violence continues in the Middle East, the roots of the conflicts in the area can be seen to originate from World War I. This is important to understanding the modern Arab-Israeli conflict as the culmination of more than a century of hatred on the part of Arabs to compromise with the existence of...

• Word Count: 1892
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate