How the West Was Won Over the years some 25 million people have come to America. Some came for economic reasons‚ others to freely practice their religion without persecution‚ others to escape war‚ political unrest‚ and overpopulation. Whatever the reason‚ they all came to enjoy America’s promise of freedom and prosperity. There have been several major waves of immigration throughout the history of the United States. The first dated from 1783 to the early 1800s. Between 1820 and 1870‚ there was
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There was a time when British were trying to overpower the United States. This war was against the U.S. and Britain. This war was very colossal. The British were beginning to detect that something was stirring up over in the “new” land that Christopher Columbus found. George Washington was known to never tell lie. Apparently‚ this was not true at all. George Washington lied‚ but only a little. This strong man grew up to be a strong general and President. He had a crew when he was in the Military
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1. Lexington and Concord: The first battle of the Revolutionary War‚ fought in Massachusetts on April 19‚ 1775. British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists’ military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. In Concord‚ advancing British troops met resistance from the Minutemen‚ and American volunteers harassed the retreating British troops along the Concord-Lexington Road. Paul Revere‚ on his famous ride‚ had first alerted the Americans to the British movement
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If the south won the Civil War The civil war started when the confederates bombarded Union Soldiers at Fort Sumter‚ South Carolina on April 12‚ 1861. The civil war ended in spring 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9‚ 1965. In addition the last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch‚ which is located in Texas on May 13‚ 1865. The civil was fought in several places from Pennsylvania to Texas‚ from Mexico to Florida coast‚ but
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The two events in American history that I believe shaped America the most are the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. They both were periods of history in which there was a lot of turmoil‚ and for good reason. They both were bloody wars‚ but they showed how willing American’s were to fight for what they thought was truly right. The Revolutionary War showed how much Americans were willing to fight for their freedom against an oppressive and controlling government. American people were ready
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The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation‚ but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won‚ or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war‚ with a combination of better weapons usage‚ better tactics‚ and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war‚ Vietnam was a hotly disputed
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1865 Grant continued the siege of Petersburg. Lee and his troops defended the town‚ but sickness‚ casualties and desertion weakened them. Finally the Confederate line broke and Lee withdrew from defending the town. From the beginning of the horrible war‚ the Union’s goal was to capture the Confederate capital in Richmond. Petersburg had been the last roadblock in Grant’s path. After a nine month siege‚ Grant finally drove Lee’s tired army out of that city. Jefferson knew that Richmond was completely
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Firstly‚ the Revolutionary War brought change to America economically. The United States would gain land after their victory over Great Britain. However‚ the land that was gained was viewed as being unfairly taken by the Indians. The Seneca Chiefs‚ in a letter written to George Washington‚ stated that the United States‚ “demanded [a] great country‚” and that‚ “All the lands of which [the Indians had] been speaking of belonged to the Six Nations. No part of it ever belonged to the King of England
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Both stories are alike because the two characters are at war. The stories “Cranes” and “The Sniper” both are similar to each other. Then the main characters changed there ways by not killing people. They are both alike by having to kill people that are precious to them. In both stories find out war is very tragic because you can kill people that are close without knowing. Normally‚ soldiers fight against strangers. But In both stories these main character fought against one of their family
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In the war‚ Ernest was an ambulance driver. If the South had won the American Civil War‚ all Northern innovations would have been repressed and shut down. One important system of the North was the transportation of the injured on trains and eventually in large vehicles. If this system was restrained‚ it would not have been so widespread and it would not have traveled to other countries or they would have developed the system much later. Even if the two nations‚ the North and the South‚ partook in
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