works on descriptions of these conflicts is very valuable for historian to study the process of Canada to confederation and European colonization. It gives historians evidences to support their hypothesis. For example‚ in the picture of “Champlain’s Musket Blast‚” French were allies with Hurons to fight against Iroquois. Champlain wrote that the Iroquois were frightened by the gunfire and lost the war at the cost of lots of lives. But though the textbook‚ we know that later when Iroquois got their own
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During the Civil War‚ many children participated in the war by joining the army as drummers or soldiers. Many others did not participate in the war and supported the household by helping mothers out when his or her fathers were at war. For those who were left behind at home‚ they did underground work and were the leaders of the family. Children of all ages stepped up to the plate and helped the war effort‚ some even joined the army. If it were not for the children’s help‚ the war would have played
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In what is considered a major turning point in the American Civil war‚ Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s last invasion of the Northern territory‚ Union General George Meade held off the Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg. After the battle was initiated‚ the North and the South set up their positions‚ fought for three days straight until the retreat of Lee on the fourth day‚ the creation of a cemetery for the fallen‚ and the Gettysburg Address. In the beginning‚ General Lee was starting
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Abigail Adams helps give modern people an insight into the life of a remarkable colonial correspondent. She understood important issues that tore the new nation apart. Abigail showed her affection for her country and her husband by documenting her life for all to read. Without her letters‚ America would not be as well informed about the Revolutionary War and the second President as it is today. Abigail Adams was born in the small town of Weymouth‚ Massachusetts on November 11‚ 1774
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The Battle and the War American rights and the Constitution are both reasons why the United States is a wonderful land of liberty. However‚ as time has advanced many laws have either been reconstructed or repealed. Recently‚ President Barack Obama proposed gun control legislation that inflamed the division among the American citizens into two groups‚ those who favor the restrictions on firearms‚ and those who opposed the regulations. So who are these gun grabbers and gun nuts and what factors differentiate
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Medieval to Renaissance: How the World Changed The idea of state building is one that is important to empires‚ nations‚ and it is often on many powerful people’s minds. The period of state building that began with the Renaissance and continued into the so-called modern period has often been attributed to the invention of gunpowder. According to Rabb‚ “gunpowder warfare was the most unprecedented of the new circumstances that shaped the Renaissance.”1 This suggests that gunpowder was an entirely
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Leading up to the official declaration of war between the United States of America and Great Britain; Boston‚ Massachusetts was regarded as a geostrategic epicenter of pre-revolutionary activity‚ and represented a key political and military stronghold in New England and the entire Northern Theater of the war that eventually erupted. Following the punitive passage of the Massachusetts Government Act in 1774‚ royal British officials took residence in Boston‚ conducting most of their gubernatorial business
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The use of the atomic bomb remains controversial to this day. There are academics and policy makers of the time that still disagree on the whether it was justifiable to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They debate if it truly was in the interest of ending the war sooner and with less loss of life. Several issues played together to help form the opinion that Truman acted for more nefarious purposes. Domestic as well as international politics is said to have played a role in the decision of Truman
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I awoke that day to the sounds of men yelling and whips cracking‚ people screaming and chains rattling. I had no idea where I was. Though I had a splitting headache‚ I could tell I was moving‚ on something like a stretcher. I opened my eyes slightly‚ and saw that I was being carried by some men who appeared to be Fulani‚ along some sort of beach. I assumed I was on the coast‚ for when I glanced toward the sea it appeared to go on until it met the horizon. After understanding where I likely was
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ERA: 1450 – 1750 Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Mughal Empire POLITICAL Leaders/groups Forms of government Empires State building/expansion Political structures Courts/laws Nationalism/nations Revolts/revolutions Turkic group called the Ottomans dominated other nomadic groups Led by Osman Built empire through Asia Minor and parts of Europe Mehmed II conquered the Byzantine Empire Extended the empire into Syria‚ Egypt‚ and North Africa (Arabs) Janissaries helped choose sultans using military
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