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    America started being independent after British lose American Revolution. British had the best military and best equipped. Literally‚ they had the better superiority and more advantages than America got. Therefore‚ Britain is a very gentle country‚ this culture and the way they treat the colonies which are in northern America might impact the result of revolution as well. Some choices they made and the way they thought as well as the location they are‚ these total main elements caused the British

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    The American Expansion or the Westward Expansion was one of the most defining themes of the 19th century. When evaluating the effects of the American Expansion in the United States‚ Mexico‚ and Spain‚ Americans had the ideal idea that they should be able to spread their colonies westward. The Americans called this god given right Manifest Destiny. This led to conflicts of war in which America became a great imperialistic powerhouse. This caused a lot of controversy between the different colonies and

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    Alan Lam EDU 241 C01 Professor Hubbard 25 FEB 2013 Why Religious Education Matters: the Role of Islam in Multicultural Education In this article written by James R. Moore‚ intertwining religion into our education system has a good and a bad side. On one side‚ it teaches our children about values such as honesty‚ integrity‚ selflessness‚ courage‚ and etc. On the other side‚ it could lead to some conflicts with science‚ such as Biology. The particular religion that Mr. Moore has specified

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    To what extent did Alexander 3 react to the reforms of Alexander 2? The term "reaction" refers to a backward change and the term "reform" means to overhul the situation and change it‚ most of the time for the better. Alexander II also known as the liberator‚ was the Emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881. He was responsible for reforms of the legal system‚ local goverment‚ armed forces and the emancipation of the serfs‚ which was the the most important reform in 1861. When Alexander the Liberator

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    New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived

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    December 2017 The Inevitable War Was the American Revolutionary War inevitable? To illustrate this are three reasons explain why it is. For instance‚ the acts and taxes King George III passed is something that was a huge problem. The battles and conflicts are also evidence. The third reason is the fact that the King was too stubborn to make peace with the colonists. Those are the reasons the was inevitable. The Acts King George III passed in 1751-1774 did not show any indication of peace. In a class

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    "A cadet will not lie‚ cheat or steal." Why were the colonies established? Colonies were established cause of various reasons.The most important reasons of colonization were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The 13 colonies were based on land grant lines given to various nobles and wealthy people or groups by the English royalty.The original thirteen colonies were Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina

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    Was the Treaty of Versailles are Carthaginian Peace? Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles the blame for World War One was accepted by Germany and as a consequence they were stripped of land‚ colonies and armaments and ordered to pay massive reparations to the victorious Allies. Whilst many have criticized and stated that the final settlement was too harsh on Germany and was deemed unfair‚ in reality it was a far too lenient settlement which allowed Germany to recover both economically and

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    ●Essential Question: ○How did different values lead to different American subcultures in the Chesapeake‚ Southern‚ New England‚ & Middle colonies? ●Warm-Up Question: ○Based upon the documents provided‚ what are some key differences between the Virginia & New England colonies? Four Colonial Subcultures ●The different values of the migrants dictated the “personality” of the newly created colonies; led to distinct (not unified) colonies ○ The Chesapeake ○ New England ○ Middle Colonies ○ The Lower South

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    Religious tolerance in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was very rare. However‚ there were many people and movements that led to an increase in tolerance and protection for all different religions. Among the many influential people of this time‚ John Winthrop‚ Roger Williams‚ and the Puritans stand out. Another major reason for the increase of toleration is the Maryland Toleration Act. People came to the colonies in search of religious freedom and the right to express themselves freely. Eventually

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