Congress couldn’t enforce or interpret the law. However‚ this caused many problems; one such problem was the incident called Shay’s Rebellion. Shay’s Rebellion happened because many of the people that fought in the revolutionary war didn’t receive any sort of compensation as they were promised. To add insult to injury‚ the farmers experienced high state taxes‚ which consequently initiated the rebellion. Congress couldn’t do anything to remedy or suppress this rebellion because they didn’t have an army‚
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inspired by the many achievements she accomplished throughout her lifetime. Her hard work and determination to become the woman she became is unfathomable. Helen Keller was born June 27‚ 1880. Tragically‚ before the age of two‚ she was struck with what was believed to be Scarlet Fever which left her deaf‚ blind‚ and mute. Keller’s parents took her to see Alexander Graham Bell‚ an inventor who was known for his work with the deaf. He saw a spark in Keller and recommended she go to Perkin’s School
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Americans to take a stand and demand civil and political rights. All seemed well in the renaissance until the stock market crashed in 1929. Many seem to argue that the stock market crash was the primary cause of the end of the Harlem Renaissance‚ but there were many other factors that contributed such as civil unrest‚ the NAACPs change of focus‚ the prohibition act‚ and the great depression as a whole. On March 19‚ 1935‚ a riot occurred in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem. According to blackpast‚”At
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World War 1: The Effects of U-Boats and Machine Guns Growing tensions between world powers for dominance and resources helped bring about one of the deadliest wars in human history. It was the first major war in an industrializing world‚ and technology was beginning to grow exponentially. New weapons such as the machine gun‚ tank‚ U-boat‚ advanced lethal chemicals‚ and airplane completely changed the face of battle. The machine gun and U-boat ultimately had a larger strategic effect‚ but overall
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There are differing historical perspectives regarding the causes of World War One‚ these causes include‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. Imperialism was a major contributing factor to the start of WW1. Tensions between Germany‚ Britain‚ and France grew throughout the years prior to WW1 due to the vast amount of land France and Britain had acquired. Imperialism also led to certain political alliances such the triple entente and the triple alliance. Germany
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Conscription is the compulsory military service for young men. When world war one first broke out‚ a number of people enlisted‚ in 1914 it was a rate at 10000 people per month. By the end of 1916 Australians realised World war one wasn’t going to end any time soon and gained more knowledge about battlefront conditions and the high rates of casualties. The number of men enlisting for war decreased to less then half‚ the Australian Imperial Force faced a shortage of men and consisting entirely of volunteers
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during World War One‚ had to face various problems and obstacles. However‚ the biggest problems women had to face during the World War One were political‚ social‚ and economical problems. Women were mistreated by men and did not feel like they had what was necessary to be as powerful as they wanted to be. Only after the war did Women get the rights they deserved. Furthermore‚ only after the war did women get recognized for their struggle and only then did people start to notice that they were not treating
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“It has been claimed that subsequent English historians mentioned a tribe of North Carolina Indians who spoke English fluently‚ practiced Christianity‚ and called themselves Croatan Indians. Additionally‚ there were between 20 and 30 English surnames from the Roanoke settlers were found in the Croatan tribe‚ suggesting that integration between the two peoples had happened.” Although the Croatan tribe had many things in common with the settlers‚ They didn’t always get along with each other in
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descriptions‚ raked from the gutter‚’ ‘decoyed‚ deceived‚ seduced‚ inveigled‚ or forcibly kidnapped and carried as servants to the plantations.’ They were regarded as the ‘surplus inhabitants’ of England.” By founding a colony with the belief of “surplus inhabitants”‚ Jamestown was destined to become a society structured on class. These “surplus inhabitants” were expected to help support an “enterprise for all... men to work upon”. These “surplus inhabitants” would become known as indentured servants‚ a
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World War 1 began in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ and ended in 1918. The central allies included Germany‚ Austria‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire who fought against the allied powers that were Serbia‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Romania‚ Japan and the United States. This war left a dent into the world taking away‚ what others may call‚ it’s “innocence”. This war killed more people than any other war in the human history. It involved more countries than any
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