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    In 1689 France and England declared war. England wanted to claim the land towards the Ohio River Valley‚ but France had already claimed that land by La Salle in 1682. The French had established a fur trade with the Indians around that area developing friendly relations‚ economic alliances‚ and military alliances. Instead of controlling the Indians like the English‚ the French became friends and business partners‚ therefore the Indians became allies with France a lot easier than England. The Huron

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    Different perceptions are the seeds of conflict. They cause arguments between opposing sides and often when an individual is adamant that they are correct‚ conflict can worsen. Based on our life experiences‚ everyone has a different outlook on life. These differences contribute to variations in our perceptions of situations. Perception is the personal version of reality that we each experience. Perception applies to every situation‚ whether it be religion‚ identity‚ power‚ ideologies‚ health or actions

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    Essay #5: Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonials’ resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values. Colonial exploration in the mid to late 1700s led to stressful times for some countries. Great Britain was one of them. Their American colonies caused them much grief as they tried to take over their society. The British imperial policies towards its colonies made resistance higher to British rule and their commitment

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    years apprenticing with Jose Luzan. Francisco went to Madrid in 1763 because he hoped to win a prize at the Academy of san Fernando. He ended up not winning but he did meet Francisco Bayeu. He had a great affect on Francisco Goya’s early style of painting‚ he also was responsible for Goya’s participation in the fresco decoration of the Church of the Virgin in El Pilar in Zaragoza. Goya returned to Spain about 1773 and participated in several other fresco projects‚ including that for the

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    imports‚ and restricting domestic consumption with non-tariff barriers to trade. The British government established a mercantilist relationship with the American colonies that was to its benefit until 1763 and then the relationship no longer was of economic benefit to the British crown. Prior to 1763 the colonists had no choice but to go along with Parliament’s right to take actions on their behalf and the predominance of Britain’s economic benefits over their personal ones. Seven Years’ War was the

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    Why would we need protection in a time of peace? They tell the colonists they also put the army here to keep tensions with the natives from rising. The government has implemented the Proclamation of 1763 to do just that. We think a partial reason that the government signed the Proclamation of 1763 and continues to maintain an army here is because government is trying to keep us from expanding. We thought Parliament would want to help us seek new territory for growing crops and a growing population

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    We are a nation born of by an act of civil disobedience. On December 17‚ 1763 a group calling themselves “The Sons of Liberty” boarded three British tea ships and dumped the economic equivalent of $1.7million of tea into Boston Harbor. The “Boston Tea Party‚” was in protest of the Tea Act of 1773‚ a bill many colonists viewed as taxation tyranny. Consequently‚ Parliament closed Boston to merchant shipping and established military rule in Massachusetts. When our forebearers responded by calling the

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    The Third of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya | The painting: The Third of May‚ 1808 On 2nd of May 1808‚ when the Napoleon’s army invaded Madrid‚ the citizens of Madrid revolted against them. The French army took revenge on the citizens of Madrid on the following day‚ 3rd of May 1808‚ by executing hundreds of the rebellions along with the innocents. Goya illustrated this horrifying event in his painting The third of May‚ 1808. On the left side of the painting is a man in white kneeling

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    colonists were slowly building up feelings for their removal from under the British crown. There had been several uprisings to overthrow the colonial governments. When the war ended and the British were victorious‚ they declared the Proclamation of 1763 which stated that the land west of the Appalachians was to be "reserved" for the Native American population. The colonists were confused and outraged and the now ambitious social elite’s were raring to direct that anger against the English since the

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    Emilie Costa September 10‚ 2012 Period 3 In an effort to pay off war debt and maintain control and authority over the colonies‚ Britain established the Declaratory‚ Tea and Intolerable Acts‚ which resulted in unity among the colonies to fight for their freedom. Before the Declaratory Act‚ the people of the colonies were angered with the establishment of the Stamp Act. A statement was sent to Britain’s Parliament from the colonies stating there should be “No taxation without

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