could have resulted in peace or just flat out losing the war. It is important to know how we got to the point of revolting though. It is a major part of history and there are 3 mains reasons why: The first and most used reason is taxation without representation. If you asked one hundred Americans today why we revolted‚ almost all would probably say because of taxes. This is true though. After the French and Indian War‚ parliament had a lot of debt and needed funds. They thought that the colonies
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frostbite walking through snow. Their spirits low after several defeats‚ the soldiers needed motivation. The British soldiers have been following the Continental Army all the way to New Jersey. Commander-in-chief George Washington had a plan though. He was going to cross the Delaware River and surprise the Hessians. The problem was‚ the army was suffering under terrible conditions. There were many ice storms and the Delaware River was full of several mini glaciers. This was the colonists last hope
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Why Did William Win The Battle Of Hastings? The battle of Hastings was between King Harold and William‚ Duke of Normandy. It was the 14th of October 1066 and the battle lasted nearly one day. Although William had been stuck in Normandy due to the wind direction‚ Harold couldn’t have had a worst time to fight. Because of this William won. A few of the other main reasons that William won this battle were his preparation‚ his unbelievable luck and his clever thinking. Preparation William
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Islam in the 1600s: Changes in Wealth and Power All three of the major Islamic kingdoms lost power and influence in the spice trade with the onset of European commerce and naval adventurism. We have already seen that the Ottoman Empire began to exploit its control of the lucrative spice trade routes‚ sometimes refusing to trade with Europe and generally increasing the prices of the goods which were allowed to arrive in Europe. Not surprisingly‚ European ships sailing around Africa hurt Ottoman
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not the case. Colonization was an outlet for the imperial nations to spread their religion‚ their economic beliefs‚ and the rule of monarchy‚ but not to present change necessary by the colonized tribes. It was the power of governing influence of a democracy over a dependent country‚ territory‚ or group of people to exploit them for their land and resources. A noticed pattern of this redefined colonization can be see all the way back to the 1700’s and has continued today. Superior groups saw colonization
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Why did Labour win the 1945 election? There was a lack of a strong opposition. The liberal party was weak and not cohesive‚ the Conservatives complacent and tainted by memories of their failings during the 1930’s. They spent less on 1945 election and focused too much of their campaign on the dominant personality of Churchill instead of the popular reformist ministers such as Butler. Many voters associated Churchill with the nation as a whole and not with the Conservative Party or as only a wartime
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influences on the settling of British North America‚ the statement that “economic concerns had more to do with [it] than did religious concerns” is valid. The British government was more concerned with staying in the lead with other countries throughout Europe in the economic race rather than trying to find religious havens for people who were not with the majority when it came to religion. Likewise‚ the people in England cared more about money than they did with anything else. With the formation
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The seven continents are Asia‚ Australia‚ Africa‚ Antarctica‚ North America‚ South America and Europe. It is seen that each continent has a special shape. Some of these continents are connected while the water separates others. ASIA Asia being the largest of the continents covers around one-third of the world’s total land area. Asia is known for its vast size and incomparable character. It stretches all the way east from Japan to the Southeast Arabian Peninsula‚ which is more than 8500 kilometers
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to its knees. Feeling isolated the USA decided to abandon its commitment in Vietnam after rising pressure from years of mistakes. America withdrew from Vietnam due to several main reasons; some were long-term e.g. Protests of the American citizens‚ and others were short-term factors e.g. Morale of American soldiers. In this essay I will discuss the main factors for American withdrawal from Vietnam and try to process the most important ones. I will show how the US media combined with protests in
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Analyze the changes in the European economy from about 1450 to 1700 brought about by the voyages of exploration and colonization. European economy had several changes after the age of discovery. In Spain‚ there was an inflation of the price‚ which declined its economy. In Netherlands‚ they established West and East Indies Company‚ which improved Netherlands’ economy. In Portugal‚ the economy improved because of flow of gold into the Portugal. Spanish explorer found gold mines in Zactecas and
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