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    Civil War. Until it was abolished‚ slavery was an extremely controversial topic. It got to the point when the South wanted to secede or break away. The South would want to secede because Lincoln went against their views‚ they would lose to the North in a war‚ and popular sovereignty could prove dangerous. First‚ the South would want to secede because Abraham Lincoln was about to be president. According to Document 5‚ President Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 poster said that the Republican party supported

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    Many of the great empires we have seen over the past thousands of years have fallen. For instance; Russian Empire‚ British Empire‚ Mongol Empire-but most importantly the Roman Empire. Why do they fall‚ and how did they collapse? An empire can collapse in various of ways. For example‚ poor militaries‚ politics‚ a weak economy‚ or even because of the religion. For instance‚ militaries can cause a huge roll in why a union is dying. They can be inexperienced‚ or simply they do not have the loyalty

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    1812. Some claim Britain won‚ America lost and vice versa. In the Treaty of Ghent‚ ante bellum or the return to status quo meant Britain had won‚ but ultimately America was successful and gained long lasting benefits. Knowing the causes of the war and the events that went on can help give a clearer view on how America was the ultimate victor. A great deal of pressing‚ or impressment‚ went on between the British and American Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Britain endured constant

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    Tiberius Gracchus had several motivations to reform. The first one was that the Tiberius’s energy and ambition on political because Tiberius wanted to recover public land for poor people‚ this assumption was based on some writing was posted on house-walls‚ porticoes‚ and monuments. The second motivation could be coming from Tiberius wanted to avenge his humiliation‚ since Tiberius rejected the 137 surrender terms‚ this behavior assumed that Tiberius wanted to against the senate on purpose in public;

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    fearless‚ war-minded‚ young man. Death in war did not scare him because he was raised knowing that war was in his blood. Being the prideful man that he is‚ Achilles chose to go to war. He could not pass up his opportunity to receive eternal glory. But the honest question is‚ was it the fates that chose his destiny‚ or Achilles? Achilles decision to fight for his own selfish benefits proves that he is personally responsible for how things ended. He did not try to escape his fate. The idea of becoming

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    Why were certain groups for secession? Would you like to live in the south where you are mainly an agricultural state? Where the Confederate comes into your house and took food and your children’s clothing. Where the people who ruled your country where into factories‚ and tax your goods? I think not‚ these are some of the few reasons the south wanted to secede. So now this can explain‚ why were certain groups were for secession? The people who were for secession were mainly the slave owners and

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    On August 4th 1914‚ Belgium’s ports were close to the British coast and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a threat to Britain. In the end‚ Britain did not to ignore the events of August 4th 1914‚ when Germany attacked France through Belgium. Afterwards‚ Britain declared war on Germany (source). There were many events that led Britain to declare war on Germany. One of the reasons was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to begin with. The second would be the alliances

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    the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in it becoming a huge and powerful empire. Mountain ranges in the north kept the Huns and other invaders from coming into the empire. If your house was on a hill‚ it was less apt to get robbed and you were much safer. The Mediterranean Sea was the center for commerce and trade. Trade was a key part in how Rome became a dominant and powerful empire. Wealth brought power and influence. A monarchy is a governmental system in which the head of

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    The French and the English wanted to control the colonies. The American colonist thought of themselves as citizens of Great Britain. They were tied to Britain through trade and by the way that they were governed. The British restricted trade so the colonies had to rely on Britain for imported good and supplies. After the French and Indian War‚ the British wanted to control the expansion of the western territories. The Proclamation Act was created so that their would not settling beyond the Appalachian

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    This essay is about how Britain changed Britain‚ and how they brought civilisation to it. The definition of civilisation has been questioned over the centuries. There are many different meanings of the word but in the Romans case it is “The type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or in a particular era or time.”In other words‚ this is what the Romans did to Britain. In particular‚ I will discuss the Roman invasion and the effect the Romans had on housing and roads. Before the

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