Proper nounSingular the Americas Plural - the Americas
SynonymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The Americas, or America, (Spanish: América, Portuguese: América, French: Amérique, Dutch: Amerika) are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World, comprising the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. America may be ambiguous in English, as it is more commonly used to refer to the United States of America. The Americas cover 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area (28.4% of its land area) and contain about 13.5% of the human population (about 900 million people). HistoryMain article: History of the AmericasFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How did the exploration and colonization in the Americas affect European culture? Q. How did the exploration and colonization in the Americas affect European culture? Asked by ILLA - Thu Jan 14 21:33:29 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Lots of ways: siphons off malcontents like the Puritans provides new foods, like potato, which change nutrition throughout Europe new economic circles, e.g. triangle trade huge infusion of gold & silver through Spain, changing balance of power Answered by nowaynohow - Thu Jan 14 21:39:33 2010 What political ideas did the Early English Settlers bring to the Americas? Q. Other than Democracy,what ideas about government did the Early English Settlers bring to the Americas? Asked by Just Askin' - Tue Oct 7 19:35:25 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. hmmm... there was the Mayflower Compact on which they all promised to share work, some thigs that shaped the constitution were: the magna carta, the league of iriquois, the house of burgesses and the mayflower compact. Answered by Sir TicTac - Thu Oct 9 10:06:27 2008 What role did religion play in the settlement of the Americas?
Q. What role did religion play in the settlement of the Americas? How did religious tolerance, or the lack of it, affect the American Colonies? Asked by The One - Tue Sep 18 20:55:02 2007 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments A. Puritans left England because of religious intolerance. Quakers because of religious intolerance in Europe but also with a loftier idea of bringing the knowledge of their god to the native "Devils". Many of the historic writers in early american history were priests, monks, scholars on the adventures with Spanish explorers. In fact much of the history concerning the Trail of tears comes from the sympathetic perspective of the priests and monks devoted to helping the tribesmen. As for the beginning of settlement, during the same time period in Europe there were several religious wars and schisms within the major churches. The people immigrating to America tended to be the losers in the conflict or victims of religious persecution. … [cont.] Answered by qris - Wed Sep 19 00:06:48 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "americas"  marketwatch.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:06:17 GMT+00:00 MarketWatch (press release) The two buildings, in Carson and Torrance, are part of PUMA North America's warehouse and distribution facilities. "We're very pleased to build this project ...  businessweek.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:25 GMT+00:00 BusinessWeek Latin America's biggest economy will expand at the fastest pace in more than two decades in 2010 while consumer prices exceed the government's 4.5 percent ...  vdare.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:16:22 GMT+00:00 VDARE.com President Barack Obama was marketed to America as the magic cure for its racial divisions. But in my book America's Half-Blood Prince Barack ... From Google News Search: "americas"  geomundos.com 480px x 350px | 35.60kB [source page] Volver a la galeria Anterior Siguiente  cicad.oas.org 540px x 720px | 16.00kB [source page] Mapa de las rutas del trafico maritimo de drogas en las Americas 16 KB From Yahoo Image Search: "americas"  clickondetroit.com unknown Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:45:00 GM People are drawn to the shore, especially in the summertime. But before you head to the beach, join us for a stroll along five of the finest beaches in the country.  weblogs.baltimoresun.com unknown Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:29:37 GM In his intro he tells us he is going to show . America. a new side of harmonica playing. He comes out and performs Hey Soul Sister by Train. As he is playing there are two couples that come out and dance. The wife at this point says that ...  massachusettsobserver.blogspot.com Brent S. Abrahamson Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:00 GM Before his political career rightly went up in flames, John Edwards was probably best known for adding the phrase two . Americas. to describe the state of Americans today. By this he meant that the shrinking of the middle class, ... From Google Blog Search: "americas" |
