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    was hotly against it. 2. In many ways‚ the war was very disorganized. 1. Loaded with naive ambition of easily gaining lands‚ the Americans attacked "On to Canada!" The attack was poorly planned and poorly executed by poor generals. The Americans lost. 1. 1. In hindsight‚ taking Montreal would have made the rest of the cities wither away. 2. Instead‚ the Americans attacked Detroit‚ Niagara‚ and Lake Champlain‚ losing each battle. 3. The Canadians did quite well. They defended their

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    conflict the colonists had with the british made an impact that would change the lives of millions. There are those who say the colonists were not justified for breaking away from the British because of the war they fought for the colonists. However the colonists were justified because the king violated the colonists rights‚ put the colonists in economic parallel and punished them instead of listening to their needs. Through The Enlightenment and the Great awakening the colonists realized that

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    Self government was an important factor in the new colonies. The British had a limited monarchy before settling while Spain and France were full monarchies. Self government gave the settlers a chance to control the colonies how they like and build a stable government and society. With the use of constitutions and charter colonies‚ colonies were able to enforce laws and ways and in turn created a strong government. The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first group of legislative assembly of

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    Native Americans vs. colonist To begin with‚ colonists were certainly in disagreement with Native Americans. While native‚ the colonists claimed that they achieve real estate fairly; it was absolutely the Native Americans that were ahead of the game‚ Native Americans at the beginning were abused in the midst of the process to selling or buying land. In the meantime‚ colonists made use of the opportunity they were given‚ to give the Native Americans’ flammable liquid

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    make a better life for themselves. What the colonists failed to realize was the hardships it would take to make a settlement in a new land. Colonists faced hard ships such as the poor environment‚ unskilled colonists‚ and conflicts with the Native Americans As a result of poor environment several of the Jamestown colonists died. The Virginia company traveled through the Chesapeake Bay and up the James River to an island. This is where the colonists decided to build their settlement. Most of

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    always the case. For example‚ Iran: a country where religion is so prevalent is equally as oppressive as these countries. Incidentally‚ religion can be very dangerous because it can and has been used to justify horrific acts. Crusaders not only killed many Muslims‚ they also massacred many Jews and Eastern Christians in the process of attempting to win control of the Holy Land. Adolf Hitler’s followers - among them the so-called German Christians - were believers in their Fuhrer. The Inquisition

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    viewing a trailer called My So Called Enemy‚ read Texas vs. Johnson by William J. Brennan and American Flag Stands for Tolerance by Ronald J. Allen‚ all talked about are willing to accept people and opinions that different from us. We as human being should be willing to accept people not by culture‚ but by their personality and opinions that are different from ourselves. To begin‚ we as human being should accept people not by culture‚ but by their personality. In the text My So Called Enemy Adi from

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    Essay Question: What were the Europeans (explorers‚ conquerors‚ and/or settlers) and Native Americans like just before contact and what were their encounters like‚ as the Europeans struggled to establish themselves? Europeans and Native Americans both had very distinct lifestyles and each viewed one another differently due to the encounters they experienced together during the era that Spain‚ France‚ and England were establishing themselves in America. These three European countries were each

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    In the early seventeenth century‚ relations between American Indians and European colonists were often characterized as much by collaboration and cooperation as by competition. However by the mid to late seventeenth century‚ brutal wars between Indians and colonists broke out in nearly every colonial region‚ from New England down to New Spain. While nearly all colonial regions endured worsening relations between the Indians and Europeans‚ the disputes occurred due to different reasons depending on

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    Are the kids of this century beginning to become content with not making progress? In the articles “Your So Called Education” by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa along with “In Praise of the ‘F’ Word” by Mary Sherry the authors try to convey information on how to improve students overall.. Arum/Roksa use imagery as one of their techniques to draw the reader in. Along with imagery Arum/Roksa use statistics to add to their article making the article have a superior tone. The question is which author conveyed

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