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    Martins Osasuwen Mr. Seiden World History 21 May 2013 Factors that Led to Expansion of Religious Communities Faiths such as Islam and Christianity arose and established over time. With the help of Silk Roads‚ merchants‚ and missionaries these religions spread to distant lands. These new beliefs systems were introduced to various places far from their origin by the help of many contributing factors. These religions became principal world religions rapidly after they spread. Explicitly

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    AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH Lexical and grammatical differences LEXICAL DIFFERENCES • Vocab – most noticeable differences • Differ in: – total meaning OR – in one particular sense of usage OR – totally unknown in some varieties REASONS FOR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES i) New objects & experiences encountered in N. America - new names – adapt or neulogism (i.e. create new word‚ expression or usage) e.g. corn (US); maize (UK) robin  small red-breasted (Eng.) large red-breasted (US)

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    industries in accordance with the global cigarette business with valued up to $559.9 billion USD. In Australia‚ this industry has contributes significantly to the economy (British American Tobacco [BAT]‚ 2011). The five leading transnational tobacco companies (TTC) in the international tobacco market includes British American Tobacco (BAT). BAT is a London-based transnational tobacco company that ranks third among the leaders and operates in more than 180 countries. It is well represented in both

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    Road to Revolution‚ 1763–1775 PART I: Reviewing the Chapter A. Checklist of Learning Objectives After mastering this chapter‚ you should be able to: [ 1 ]. Explain the ideas of republicanism and radical Whiggery that Britain’s American colonists had adopted by the eighteenth century. [ 2 ]. Describe the theory and practice of mercantilism‚ and explain why Americans resented it. [ 3 ]. Explain why Britain adopted policies of tighter political control and higher taxation of Americans after 1763

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    Britain’s relations with the American colonies was destined to collapse‚ since the British lacked much respect for the colonies and the unequal mistreatment. During the French and Indian war their relationship altered drastically politically‚ economically‚ and ideologically. This war would soon lead to the American colonies revolting against Britain. Since the start of the war the Americans were eager to help Britain in winning the war‚ the Americans believed by doing this they would get respect

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    Leading up to the Boston Massacre the English were putting taxes on everything. The King of was broke and they are trying to take all of the colonist money. Some of the taxes and punishment the King of England were the Sugar Act‚ The Proclamation of 1763 and The Stamp Act. This acts made the colonist very angry by taxing important things most people need . They thought awful so they protested and a refused. The Boston Massacre happened on March 5‚ 1770. The Boston Massacre happened because the

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    The American Revolution is one of the bigger events that take place throughout the history of the United States. There was a lot of political‚ social‚ and economic change that took place because of the war‚ during and after. The revolution led to some major changes in the way people lived their lives. It played a big role in developing the United States into what it is today. Even though the American Revolution wasn’t a great social revolution it was still a huge moment in history of the United States

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    someone else about the American History‚ that would be The American Revolution. The American Revolution is one of the most important events from 1775-83 and known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. There are many reasons to say The American Revolution as the important historical events of the United States. This is the events in which America got their independence from British after the French assistance helped the Continental Army which forced British to surrender in 1781

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    More than 230 years after the American Revolution‚ there are still people in America who believe the war was not a revolution at all. Daniel Boorstin‚ one of America’s most prominent historians‚ for example‚ once said that “The Revolution itself had been a kind of affirmation of faith in ancient British institutions. In the institutional life of the American community the Revolution thus required no basic change.” In contrast‚ another great historian named Henry Steele Commager said that “the United

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    Since the colonies were established‚ those living there never did quite agree with what the British were trying to enforce on them. After many years of new laws‚ acts‚ enforcements‚ changes in politics‚ slavery‚ etc; the colonists decided it was time to declare independence from the British. This led to the American Revolution‚ in which lives of all involved changed dramatically. Women suddenly were considered to have important roles in every aspect of the goings-on in their daily life. Many

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