Margaret Brent became to be known as the nation's first lawyer and the first colonial woman who demanded the right to vote. ... Ann Hutchinson, who opposed Puritan authority, was the most famous dissident in early colonial history. ... Alternative methods such as hydropathy and homeopathy were popular among famous American women. ... The first African Americans were free. ... Husbands usually lived on another plantations and spouses spent only one day a week together. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This division between the two regions began in colonial times and resulted from geographical differences. ... Due to heavy reliance on agriculture, many plantations were started and therefore, black slaves were brought in from Africa to provide labor. ... These differences in economic views and lifestyles had contributed to separation between the North and South since colonial times and were a main cause that led the inevitable war. ... Dred Scott, an African American who was born a slave but had lived on free soil for four years, tried to sue his master for not granting him freedom (Document ...

• Word Count: 1260
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"African slaves were placed on ships and began the long journey to the Americas.   ... The slaves were sailed to North America, South America, and the Caribbean and exchanged for sugar, tobacco, and other products that were shipped to Europe. The trip from Africa to the Americas took at least six weeks.   ... They could not live without the break-up of the plantation system. ... They could not live without the break-up of the plantation system. ...

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