41. Shays Rebellion was significant because it made the American delegates realize that the states had too much power and the central government didn’t have enough power. This assumption led to the revisions of the articles of confederation which led to the being written constitution. 42. The great compromise was presented by Roger Sherman in 1787. There was a political dispute the included Virginia and New Jersey. At the Constitutional Convention there was a plan drafted that would subside the
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time of permeating corruption and attempts to reform. The Progressives‚ including Muckrakers and the Progressive Party‚ tried very hard to reform government policies. The Progressives were quite successful in reforming the government at the Federal and State levels between 1870 and 1920‚ but only marginally successful at the municipal level. On the Federal level‚ the Progressives successfully pushed for multiple reforms. Progressives led to the Interstate Commerce Act‚ the Federal Food and Drug act
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everything. How will you finally get away from your past? Now switch gears and picture yourself drowning in so much guilt after your past had arrived in the present and it overwhelms you. You ignore the truth and convince yourself that you didn’t do anything wrong to feel less guilty. How far will you go until the guilt eats you alive?Both scenarios are representative of the book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and the short story “Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry. In And Then There Were None
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The poets of both ‘Vultures’ and ‘What were they Like?’ present people in a very interesting way. ‘Vultures’ is a poem not just about vultures and the commandant‚ but rather explores whether there is hope because there is love everywhere‚ or whether there is despair‚ because even though love is there‚ evil is still always present. However‚ in WWTL‚ Levertov is obviously focusing on the effects of the evil of people rather than questioning the nature of evil itself in people. To begin with‚ Achebe
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Reformation of the 16th Century The Catholic Church came across of a lot of challenges throughout the reformation. For example‚ Martin Luther’s challenge which really set the church off in a bad direction and made them look horrible to a lot of church goers. Although they came across these challenges‚ the church fought back by rebirthing the catholic church and sending out the Jesuits. Martin Luther was German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Reformation
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America and Mexico were in war due to conflicts regarding slavery and territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9‚ 1850‚ the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three bills were regarding territory between
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What can historians learn about why the Spanish were successful in defeating the Aztecs? From sources of the time‚ historians can explain how Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs for various reasons. In combination these reasons allowed him to have the upper hand in the conquest of Mexico. To begin with the Aztecs had a harsh tribute system that was not popular among the people of Mexico‚ and this tribute system allowed Cortes to befriend many tribes; meaning supplies were easily
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How successful were Henry VII’s attempts to control the nobility? Lotherington says‚ ‘No king could rule without the co-operation of the nobility‚ which was largely responsible for conducting the king’s business in the provinces’ and Pendrill supports this when he says that Henry VII’s prime aim was to restore a partnership in government‚ shifting the balance in his favour after the disruption of the Wars of the Roses. Policies to achieve this combined a mix of the ‘carrot and stick’ technique.
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How my stories were written Have u ever read a story where you were related to or change your life? In the short story by Bulosan‚ he uses a few literary elements such as setting‚ and irony to show how someone’s life can be change by a storyteller. In the following‚ I will explain what is the role of the Apo Lacay in this short story and how he has helped the author to overcome in the new world. In the beginning of the story “ It is true there are mountains which are green all the year round
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How the Articles of Confederation hypocritical The Articles of Confederation were hypocritical because there were money issues. Article 9 from the Articles of Confederation states the congress has the power to “borrow money” from states. (Doc .A) However‚ article 8 “all charges of war‚ and other expenses that shall be [made] for the common defense or general welfare‚ and allowed by the Unite Stated in Congress assembled‚ shall be [requested from] a common treasury. (Doc .B) This proves that article
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