Pennsylvania was one of the colonies to make the most significant contributions to the perennial American values of democratic self government, educational opportunity, religious toleration, social plurality, and economic materialism. There was a constitution called “Frame of Government” that was made to give Pennsylvania the most liberal government of the colonies. This helped slaves to be freed in chosen, a treaty to help be civil with the Natives, religious freedom, and make this colony all equal men to live. This not only helped for the people to get along, but the colony to come together and become the greatest colony they can be. The only problem was the social plurality that their was many different religious groups around which was mainly the Quakers and Puritans.
Unity was encouraged among New Englanders, which helped develop close societies. These close societies often built a bond of trust within the community, knowing that neighbors would come together during times of danger. All of this showed that these people had a distinct purpose for coming to the new world. They wanted to create a model society, a self-proclaimed “city upon a hill” (A). The Puritans who inhabited this region were very strict, and were always striving to make the perfect city.
A slave can be inherited, moved or sold with no regard to slaves’ feeling. Slave trade route: GB Africa[with metal, alcohol, tobacco, sugar, cloths, guns, wine & ppl]West IndiesGB. African Solution: Gold Coast. For the first part of the fifteen century, Portuguese explorers visited the western African coast. By 1471, they reached what came to be known as the “Gold Coast” or what is how largely modern day Ghana.
5, 1960, Upper Volta achieved full independence. The constitution of 1960 established a strong presidential government, and Maurice Yaméogo of the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV) became the first president. New constitutions were written and approved in 1970, 1977, and again in 1991. In 1983 a man by the name of Captain Thomas Sankara, who was in charge of a military coup, came into office. Sankara cultivated ties with Libya and Ghana, adopting a policy of nonalignment with Western nations.
IVORY COAST CULTURE The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of 322,462 square kilometres, and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana. Ivory Coast became independent on 7 August 1960. And the official language is French. The capital city is Yamoussoukro.
The Puritan’s deep-rooted principle of personal righteousness greatly influenced the social, economic and political development of the New England colonies. They put a great deal of importance on a productive and prudent lifestyle. Robert Keayne, in his last will and testament wrote, “…I have not lived an idle, lazie
Because of their strong will and ferociousness, they have been able to remain unchanged by advancing technological world most people live in today. One of the most important systems the Yanomamo maintain is their kinship. This community has strong kinship system that helps them in maintain the existence of the community. Members of a single Yanomamo tribe share the belief that they are descendants from a common ancestor of peace, and the relationships between tribes is enhanced through marriage and the exchanges between kinships of the tribes’ leaders, known as headmen. Marriage exchanges between villages are very common among the Yanomamo community.
Erica Corulla AFN122 Professor The Rise and fall of Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was a prime minister of Ghana. He was the first head of state of an independent post-colonial nation in Africa south of the Sahara. Nkrumah attempted to transform Africa and Ghana politically, into modern societies. He is said to have left a legacy, and is considered a leading figure in decolonization. Nkrumah was in doubt about true independence and because of that, he wrote on neocolonialism.
Even though, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to have an interaction with the Benin world, it was the British occupation of Benin City that led to a cultural key encounter between the Benin world and the Europeans. The relationship between Benin and Portugal was based of trade,
Sola Ajimatanrareje Mr. Feere Intercultural Communication 122 27 April 2011 Nigerian Culture – Yoruba Nigeria is located on the west side of Africa. Nigeria is made up of many ethnic groups, over 50 languages, and over 250 dialects and ethnic groups. There are three main ethnic groups, which are also the three largest ethnic groups: Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba. My main focus will be on the Yoruba culture. Although Yoruba people live on the west coast of Africa, they can also be found in the eastern Republic of Benin and Togo.