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    name cards to “Vote Tammany”. In addition to all this‚ military recruiters are also present on the scene. They pass out citizenship documents and ask the newly arrived immigrants to fight for their country. The immigrants are given a uniform and a musket and are loaded onto a different boat which is headed for Tennessee. This scene is significant because it not only supports the overarching theme‚ but it is also sheds light on a crucial aspect of American history. Few people are aware of the efforts

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    Lewis and Clark and their Expedition Do you ever think about how America was discovered? Well Lewis and Clark were people who explored the world‚ with no help and ended up finding Kansas and many more Cities‚ which what makes them what they are today. They are also well known in the world‚ from how they made the journey to all the hard obstacles they had throughout the expedition. You may also ask why is Lewis and Clark so important in the United States? One of many things on why they are important

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    History Research Essay Examine the view that the technological superiority of the Spaniards does NOT fully explain the conquests of the Aztecs and Incas between 1519 and 1533. Name : Kristeena Monteith Form : L6SS The Aztec and Inca people of South America were conquered in the early 16th century by the Spaniards led by Hernan Cortez and Francisco Pizarro‚ respectively. The Technological Superiority of the Spaniards was a major advantage in their quests to conquer these groups but it does

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    representatives‚ it’s no wonder law makers are constantly debating the topic of gun control. The history of firearms has changed dramatically since the late 1700’s. A rifle is no longer defined as a single shot‚ muzzle loading musket. Should modernized‚ high caliber‚ automatic rifles and handguns be protected by an amendment written nearly 250 years ago? Should the second amendment be abolished altogether? Or regulated‚ perhaps? If so‚ to what extent? All these questions are what

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    Battle of Trafalgar The Battle of Trafalgar was the most significant battle won by the British against the combined forces of the French and Spanish fleets during the Napoleonic Wars. This battle also had significant impact on the concept of navigation when it comes to the Naval Doctrine of War. This battle proved that tactical unorthodoxy could win battles; even though you might be outmanned and outgunned by your opponent you can still win battles by deviating from the old Naval Doctrine. This

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    The History of Thanksgiving Bobbie A. Harjo In Plymouth‚ England‚ during September 1620‚ a ship slowly sailed out to sea. This ship was named the Mayflower‚ and it was on a very special trip. The Mayflower’s passengers were headed to the New World‚ America. These people were called the pilgrims‚ and they were leaving England to begin new lives. This was one of the things that they were thankful for‚ and one of the reasons they celebrated the first thanksgiving. The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth

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    The Americans‚ also led by Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam along with Prescott‚ knew what they were doing. With the British’s intent revealed‚ Putnam and Prescott exercised disciplined initiative‚ and forced the “British to fight on ground the Americans chose” (Kurtz‚ pg. 612). HMS Lively and HMS Falcon opened fire at around 4am after the British waited till morning to see what was about. The dug in positions proved sound and caused no damage. The redoubt because of its location and dug in nature was well

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    Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. In Raymond Carver’s‚ “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” the idea of love is discussed from multiple points of view. When you think about love‚ your definition of love is vastly different from mine or anybody else’s. Love is the most powerful emotion you can feel‚ thus your individual perception as to what love entails is personally fitted to you and nobody can tell you different. In the story‚ Mel is introduced with his current

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    impact on modern manufacturing with the introduction of his revolutionary uniformity system. In 1798‚ Whitney was awarded a government contract to produce 10‚000 muskets. He proved it was possible to produce interchangeable parts that were similar enough in fit and function to allow for random selection of parts in the assembly of the muskets. Throughout the next century‚ quality involved defining ways to objectively verify the new parts would match the original parts or design. Exact replication was

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