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    of Independence‚ you can’t fail to mention the reasoning behind this important document of American history. It all began when the original thirteen colonies wanted their independence from Great Britain. This led to a war‚ known as the American Revolution. It was a long fight for freedom that lasted eight years. However‚ a little bit over a year into the war‚ the Continental Congress appointed five men to draft a formal statement that will later become known as The Declaration of Independence. These

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    Why Did World War 1 Start

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    There have been many different reasons why the first World War began. From the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary to militarism in Europe. Other times‚ the cause for World War 1 maybe to just blame one country as a whole‚ which most of the times it does. Although there are many reason for the outbreak the two big reasons are The Assassination of the Archduke and The Alliance Systems. Although this paper will focus on the Alliance Systems‚ the assassination played a big role on actually

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    years later‚ making it a triple alliance. But with all these alliances going on Britain started to get worried and went to France to form an alliance and in 1892 Russia joined the alliance. All the alliance split divisions were one of the key reasons why World War One started. The black hand/Franz Ferdinand assassination. The black hand/unity of death was a secret rebellion with more than two thousand members

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    World War I lasted from 1912 to 1915. It was a devastating time. Why? Because during this time‚ 37 million people were killed or seriously wounded. That was nearly a third of the population ‚ at the time. Of that third of the population‚ at least two thirds were involved in the war. For every three people‚ two of them were soldiers‚ or actively supporting soldiers in the war. Why did all this happen? It is said that the First World War was started by the action of Gavrilo Princip. On June 28‚ 1914

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    Even though the colonists were breaking British law‚ the colonists had a right to rebel for they were unfairly taxed without representation and subjected to a king over 3000 miles away. Some people still on both the colonials and the British crown were attempting to avoid a full scale war even after they had begun fighting‚ like in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Most of the colonists did not want war because these were the people that they had been living with‚ and protected by the British for over 150

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    Okay so i wanted to write about teenage rights. this is what iv got so far: I‚ as a teen declare the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. In order for teenagers to maintain equality amongst the youthful crowds we hereby submit a request for the reasonable fair distribution of privileges. NOW i have no idea what else to write. my writing style has to be like T. Jefferson’s but idk how 2 do that. and i need to write a thesis statement of how teenage rights affects the society and

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    prompting Americans to rebel in 1776. • Parliamentary Taxation • Restrictions of Civil Liberty • British military measures • The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas The mistake that King George and the rest of Britain made was thinking that they could forever keep the colonies under their thumb. These were not the same colonists who came over as British citizens to set up forts. These men and women thought of themselves and American citizens and they did not need a government across

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    In order to understand the reasons behind why independence came about as and when it did‚ it is necessary to clearly understand what is meant by the term ‘independence’. Independence is when you are not being influenced or controlled by someone‚ however for the American colonies‚ Spain was governing almost every aspect of their development. Independence in Spain’s American colonies came about as and when it did due to four main factors‚ economic‚ social‚ political and military. There was a growing

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    Summer‚ the smell of fresh-cut grass wafting through the air‚ the sound of the ice cream truck making its way through your neighborhood‚ or the sound of kids screaming‚ laughing‚ and jumping into the pool on a hot summer day. This is the only season you would see these things happening‚ and that what I love so much about it. There’s not a day during summer‚ that you cant find something to do and if your like me either stuck at school or work your wishing you were outside enjoying the beautiful weather

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    the tip of South America‚ excluding Brazil‚ and westward to California and Alaska. Across the Pacific‚ it included the Philippines and other island groups. Eventually‚ much of the empire fell into other hands and in 1825‚ Spain acknowledged the independence of its possessions in the present-day United States (then under Mexican control) and south to the tip of South America. The only remnants that remained in the empire in the Western Hemisphere were Cuba and Puerto Rico and across the Pacific

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