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    “At any time‚ the South can raise‚ equip‚ and maintain in the field‚ a larger army than any Power of the earth can send against her‚ and an army of soldiers men brought up on horseback‚ with guns in their hands.” (from Senator James Henry Hammond’s “Cotton is King‚” Document Library‚ March 4‚ 1858) The Confederates have their advantages and weaknesses in their economy‚ diplomacy‚ and military and so do the Union. However‚ the Confederacy stood above the Union with their advantages of the southern

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    Expansion is defined by the action of becoming larger or more extensive. Nevertheless‚ it goes far beyond that. Enlargement of ones territory is the gaining of more‚ and the methods and fights that come with it. This term is the very reason behind the United States being as vast as it is today. The act of acquiring ground by leaving one area in pursuit of another was a major step into the development of our country. Starting as far back as the founding of the first successful settlement‚ Jamestown

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    Union were South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ Virginia‚ Arkansas‚ Tennessee‚ and North Carolina. The Civil War started after the presidency of Abraham Lincoln in 1861 with the secession of the southern states. After the secession of the southern states‚ the war officially started with the Battle of Fort Summer on April 12‚ 1861. Many disagreements regarding slavery‚ the states‚ the economy‚ and compromises caused the buildup to the Civil War. The South wanted to

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    Why did the colonists expand westward? Well at the time the colonists were very close together on the east coast and many people wanted to explore their living westward away from most of the civilization‚ to make their own. I am thankful for westward expansion because I live in west. The westward expansion was a great help to everyday life. This had great exploration westward for the brave people that decided to endure this excruciating journey. The people that expanded westward had to endure great

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    The North and South in Antebellum United States In the time just before the Civil War‚ the United States was one of the most successful nations in the world. The United States had become the world’s leading cotton producing country and had developed industry‚ which would in the future‚ surpass that of Great Britain. Also‚ the United States possessed an advanced railroad and transportation system. However‚ despite its successes‚ the United States was becoming increasingly divided. The North and

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    contributed to the Civil war‚ but the most famous and well known one was slavery which happened around in the mid 1800s. The conflict consisted of the Northern and southern states. Each side had their own view on slavery as south used it heavily for their economic structure while North barely used it. In conclusion both had different views on whether the expand or stop slavery growth growth or to have slavery at all. This all started out with the missouri compromise which itself would have been an odd

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    The Wilmot Proviso‚ and the question of whether to allow the expansion of slavery‚ gave the nation’s political parties a new focus‚ and inspired the establishment of new political factions. In the election of 1848‚ the Democrats and the Whigs were both split over the issue of expanding slavery. Factions in support of the Wilmot Proviso clustered together‚ and formed the Free Soil Party. Northerners had become increasingly suspicious of the Union‚ and believed that the Federal Government was run by

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    Colonization of the western world *********************** Phoenix University UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Com156 ***************** Fall 2013 British colonization‚ how it has made our world what it is today. Have you ever wondered how we ended up as free as we are today? Even though the British occupied other peoples lands‚ Colonization is a good thing because the spread of democracy and freedom and

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    Return Policies of North by Northwest North by Northwest is proud of the merchandise it sells. Our return policy is as follows‚ PLEASE KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS. Refund or exchanges will be offered on goods returned in original condition‚ within 14 days‚ with receipt. ALL INTERNET SALES MUST BE AUTHORIZED BEFORE A RETURN IS MADE. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR REQUEST TO waterloo@northbynorthwest.net or call us at 519-772-0383 AFTER RECEIVING YOUR RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER‚ PLEASE RETURN YOUR GOODS VIA CANADA

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    this really did was unintentionally create tension that eventually started the Cold War. During this time though‚ Chinese Communists had managed to take control of the mainland and the Soviet Union managed to create their own nuclear bombs. In response‚ NATO was formed and Truman gave word to start work on a more powerful bomb called the hydrogen bomb‚ which would hopefully keep their firepower and arms at more of an advantage to stay on top of the Soviet Union. Soviet China and North Korea then started

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