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    Waging War for Independence (1764 – 1783) Stephanie Maharaj History 1301 Antrece Baggett October 12‚ 2012 The thirteen colonies moved from peaceful resistance to outright war against the British government’s “reform” programs of new taxes and regulations during the period of (1764-1783). These new programs had a significant impact on the people of the colonies‚ and caused a great uproar. Protests broke out‚ and eventually the American Revolution came into the picture. I will explain some

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    THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth of the infantry and nearly two-third of the whole Bengal Army was composed of the people from Awadh. • Maulvi Ahmadullah devised the distribution of chapatti scheme during his travels in

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    The American Revolution was the political catastrophe during the 18th century‚ in which the 13 colonies in North America joined together to break away from the British. The American Revolution was the result of a series of political‚ social‚ and intellectual shift in early American society. Many people believe that the American Revolution was simply caused by over taxation. There were three main conflicts that led to the American Revolution; the Enlightenment‚ The French and Indian War‚ and The Stamp

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    The Civil War in 1861 was the outcome of built up tension due to segregation in the Northern and Southern regions of the United States. From 1789 to 1860‚ the conflict of slavery gained attention of whether or not the act was ethical. Although many argue the Civil War was caused by infringement on the states’ rights‚ it was mainly because of incongruence in the actions of the Legislative‚ Judicial‚ and Executive branches on slavery that led to the Civil War. Legislative Branch The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812 was a major turning point in American history in that it moved America from Jefferson’s Republicanism‚ as well as any signs of Federalism‚ and towards Jacksonian democracy. The War of 1812 has been called a Second War for American Independence because it changed America politically‚ diplomatically‚ and economically. America was changed because it became less dependent on Europe economically‚ American politics moved toward a new era‚ and America had more diplomatic respect from other

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    Law Enforcement: Intelligence-Led Policing PSF5380 Dr. Pete Conis Capella University Assignment u10a1 Intelligence-Led Policing and Civil Liberties Jeff Weber December 17‚ 2010 Intelligence-led policing (ILP) is a policing model that has emerged in recent years which is “built around risk assessment and risk management”. The leading definition is that ILP is “a strategic‚ future-oriented and targeted approach to crime control‚ focusing upon the identification‚ analysis and ‘management’

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    The American Revolution is usually seen as being the same thing as the American War for Independence‚ starting in 1775 with the battle of Lexington and ending in 1783 with the treaty of Paris. This popular misconception has lead to the most important has lead to the real revolution being forgotten‚ the change in the way countries are governed and the ideas that lead to it. With the end of the French and Indian wars‚ the first worldwide war‚ the British found themselves with a huge national debt

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    The Cold War The Cold War was the period after the World War II of political conflict and military tension between the USSR and the United States of America. It lasted from 1945 to 1991‚ with the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). As the name indicates‚ it was a “cold” war; this means that no actual bullets (or any other kind of weapon) were fired between these two factions‚ although many conflicts during the war were propitiated and supported by them. Some of the biggest

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    To What Extent Was Eurocentrism a Factor in Sino-British Trade Relations Leading Up to The Opium Wars in The Mid-19th Century? The Opium Wars in the mid-19th century were conflicts between the British and the Chinese: once from 1839-1842‚ and once from 1860-1862. Leading up to the Opium Wars‚ the British were seeking opportunities to expand their profits and power. At the time‚ the British had colonized many countries‚ including India‚ where the British’s established trading company‚ the East India

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    English III 2 April 2024 The Laws That Led to Independence The concept of a social contract is an unwritten agreement between a governing power and the people that are being governed by said power. Can you name a time when one person or a group of people faced injustice? How did the person or group of people react to the injustice‚ and what was the outcome? One good example of a group of people facing injustice is the 17th signing of the Declaration of Independence. This is a good example of this subject

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