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    Why would the southern states secede but not any other states? There were three main reasons that included issues of slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and other grievances like Lincoln’s election. Georgia‚ Texas‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia were five out of the eleven states that wrote a “Declaration of Causes”‚ which explained why they seceded. Slavery was one of the more important causes of secession of the southern states. “The South with great unanimity declared her purpose to resist the

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    The succession of the Southern States had been brewing for many years; this was due to fundamental differences in agriculture and resultant adoption of slavery in the South. From early days‚ the thirteen states had grown up separately‚ and each had their own culture and beliefs‚ which were often incompatible with those held in other states. The geographical and cultural differences between north and south would manifest themselves at regular and alarming intervals throughout the hundred years following

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    Texas being the second largest state in the US holds lots of resources that are more than sufficient for the survival of the people of this state. In comparison to my country Nepal‚ Texas is 8th to 9th times greater in its size. If a small country like mine‚ and other example like Singapore can survive by its own‚ then obviously we can say that Texas secede is a wonderful idea. But each and every fact has its pros and cons like the two sides of the same coin. There are some advantages as well disadvantages

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    State of the Union

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    For many years‚ State of the Union is presented annually by the president of the United States. The president outlines the accomplishments over the previous years‚ as well as the things to be done for the coming year. On the 12th day of February‚ 2013‚ President Obama declared his agenda on his second term. He was very detailed about his promises and goals to people of the nation. The speech was made to deliver his obligation and responsibilities which will bring the prosperity and restore the complication

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    President Obama’s State of the Union Speech:  Topics Chart   Topics you expect the President to bring up: Why? Was the topic brought up?    Middle Class  Because we are having problem with the economy  yes  College    Cause before the speech there was a new rule that if you do good in school you get two free years of college  yes  Working families    My mom was talking to me about a men and a lady working really hard and they met Obama  yes                                                   President

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    What were the most important political and social legacies of reconstruction in the southern states? The biggest issue of reconstruction was the question of how the government was going to deal with the north and south‚ and how it would rebuild its relationship after the north beat the south during the war. Dealing with the former slaves was also going to be a big part of reconstruction for the south. How would they treat them now? The South was beaten and its economy was in horrible

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    Colonies Need to Secede from the British Empire As woman who has lived in the Colony of Georgia all of my 17 years‚ I strongly believe we should declare independence from Great Britain. Great Britain has placed unconstitutional taxes on us‚ both internal and external. The intolerable acts were used to try to control everything we do‚ and allow that royal officials are exempt from their own trials by moving the trials elsewhere‚ so witnesses could not testify. If we secede from Great Britain we

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    The South Secedes

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    History 11 May 1‚ 2014 South Secedes Even though things were already coming to a head‚ when Lincoln was elected in 1860‚ South Carolina issued its “Declaration of the Causes of Secession.” They believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of Northern interests. Before Lincoln was even president‚ seven states had seceded from the Union: South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. By this time‚ South Carolina’s two United States Senators had submitted their

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    take the state out of the Union. Within the next six weeks there were six other states following suit.1 In December of 1860 there were three different positions developing in the South. The first position was “immediate secession.” This was the most drastic view because they believed each state should secede on its own and should not wait for the entire South to agree on a decision. The second position was “cooperation” this position wanted to wait until there was a mutual response from the entire

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    Southern Luzon State

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    APPENDIX A Questionnaire Republic of the Philippines SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY Gumaca Campus Gumaca‚ Quezon Software Acceptability and Features | Rating | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | A. Functionality of the Propose System | | | | | 1. The system can accept organized data | | | | | 2. The system has the ability to be used by the admin‚ manager and user | | | | | 3. The system operates in real time | | | | | 4. The system prevents unauthorized person

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