commission d) The commission’s goals were to establish a treaty to ensure peace and normalize trade. e) Charles Talleyrand sent three unidentified agents‚ X‚ Y‚ and Z‚ to the commission before any negotiations started. f) The agents told Pickney that Talleyrand would recognize Pickney if he were paid a bribe of $250‚000 and France got a loan of 10 Million dollars. g) The meeting resulted in an unofficial naval war between the years of 1798 and 1800. h) Also resulted in the Alien and
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Max McCombs AP US History Starling From Days Before Time Before Europeans even knew about the Americas‚ Native American tribes were the first inhabitants. These first inhabitants were a people group united by kinship and called Paleo-Indians and they settled in the Americas between twelve and fifteen thousand years ago. Large mammals and an abundance of plants drew hunter-gatherers to the Americas‚ which provided the sustenance necessary for survival. Agriculture takes hold in a portion of
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Women in Prison Introduction The growing rate of women in prison has spawned widespread awareness in our society; leading people to question why the percentage multiplied exponentially over the past three decades. In the past‚ female offenders have not only been compared to their male counterparts‚ but to society’s view on the role of women; the roles that labeled them as housewives and mothers. But how did these housewives and mothers go from the home to the prisons? The subject of women’s
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my historical fiction essay‚ by providing me with a few names of people that were against prohibition. In addition to that‚ it provides me with an additional auto bibliography to back up their resources and quotes throughout their writing and explanations on how those resources supports their paper. As well as the support throughout the essay‚ it explains how the crime rate in Chicago went up when prohibition in the 1920’s started and several different main events and people that caused the crime rate
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What combination of factors resulted in rapid US industrial growth in the late 1800’s? In the late 1800’s the US overtook Great Britain as the world’s largest source of manufactured goods Abundant natural resources o The US was its own source of the raw materials necessary for industrialization o Coal‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ lead‚ timber‚ and oil Abundant labor supply o High immigration between 1865 & 1900 o
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mentioned that computers were in existence‚ but housed in temperature controlled rooms and took up a great deal of space. This made me wonder how our lives have changed since computers have become commonplace. I attended high school in the late 70’s and remember a small group of students were selected to take a “computer class” which turned out to be a programming class. I wasn’t one of them. In fact‚ I didn’t see another computer until my first office job in the early 80’s. The insurance company
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centuries that maps have been created‚ they have changed by a lot‚ they have gotten some helpful tools such as BOLTS which has made understanding maps much easier. This essay will focus about the compass‚ the age of discovery‚ how the compass has made maps more accurate‚ how maps have changed over time and a comparison between an old map and a modern map. Compass The compass is a tool which has helped navigation greatly‚ it is a navigation tool which allows people to know what direction they are facing
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could repeat the past like Gastby wanted to with Daisy five years ago. I would of been in the eighth grade 5 years ago. I was in middle school and didn’t have a care in the world except for going to high school the next year because I was terrified. My life would be different in the 1920’s as of then because in middle school was around when technology was coming out i we were in the 1920’s we would not have as big as technology we were beginning to have. All though the 1920’s was known as the roaring
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“How has the concept of vampire changed over time? In your answer‚ refer to at least two texts” The concept of vampires is constantly changing over time. Everyone has their own perspective of vampires due to their different understandings. The myth of “vampires” is grounded in many superstitions‚ legends and folklore. Although modern thought has allowed people to dispel the belief in the existence of vampires‚ the myth has endured due to our fascination with the horrific and the unknown. Hence
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many tolling years‚ the culture and development of women has changed significantly over centuries. Women‚ both Caucasian and African American alike‚ have overcome many obstacles to obtain their rightful places in society. The improvements have been few and far in between‚ and the progress slow and morose. Yet‚ even through the challenges of change‚ women have been able to remain optimistic about their futures. During the 1840’s and ‘50’s‚ women from both the North and the South had unwavering roles
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