revolution hope for women began to come together. As stated in document 10 were Molly Wallace belived that it was not fair for that boys were taught certain things that girls were never offered. She belives that girls deserve to acquire the same habits that boys are given the chance to learn. Her audience that she aimed for was all young ladies and the academy of Philadelphia. Another recognition of gender equality is stated in document 1 were it shows a pictuure of a women holding a gun and another
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and fight the war against Britain‚ but are defeated. The British Empire started taxing the 13 colonies during the war to raise money for weapons and ammunition‚ this was called the stamp act. The stamp act taxed americans on newspapers and legal document in 1756. The 13 colonies didn’t want to be taxed causing an uprising after the victory of the British over the French and Indians. America rebelled and fought to gain independence from the British Empire‚ this was known as the Revolutionary War.
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” (Document 2). Tetzel was one of the more powerful and well-known advocates of indulgences; it can be deducted that‚ because of his prestige in the Catholic Church‚ Tetzel’s opinion on the sale of indulgences is representative of that of most‚ if not all‚ Catholic leaders. Martin Luther‚ in his 95 Theses‚ strongly opposes this idea‚ believing that “those preachers of indulgences are in error who say that by the indulgences of the Pope a man is freed and saved from all punishments‚” (Document 3)
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joined the attack on the republic by allying with England. Signed in 1670‚ the Treaty of Dover plainly lays out the goal of the foreign powers: “Each of the allied sovereigns will the jointly declare war on the Dutch Republic” (Doc 6). This official document reflects the actions and feelings
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The American Revolution The colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the revolution to a great extent. They discovered who they are and how to become unified progressively from 1750 to 1776 and the documents come from a first hand source as to what the colonists went through and how they progressed as the years went by. Although they wanted to get absolute separation‚ they were adamant on their attempts of becoming independent from England. By the eve
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thought this was not an accurate representation of slavery‚ and they were outraged. According to document 2‚ it states what Harriet Beecher Stowe’s intentions were when writing this novel. “She wrote this book to show that slavery was evil and that the Fugitive Slave Law was unjust.” The author of the novel was against totally against all forms of slavery. Also in historical background of document 2‚ it shows how even with the Fugitive Slave Law in place‚ abolitionists were still willing to help
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long time‚ he just didn’t have the power and the freedom to do it yet. L.B.J had a change of heart‚ he was just waiting for the right moment to put it in action. A third and most important example of L.B.J’s principle intentions is evident in Document E. It seemed as if L.B.J had a change of heart‚ but he felt strongly for civil rights. When Johnson was senator he was just doing what Texas said. When really‚ he was all for everyone being equal. He didn’t have the power to say so. Johnson was willing
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War. According to Document 1‚ Thomas Whately‚ an advisor to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer‚ George Grenville‚ believed that the Americans should contribute to the government in preserving and maintaining all the advantages they’ve received. They thought the colonists should be willing to pay higher taxes without a doubt but in the eyes of the American colonists‚ the new taxes that the British created were viewed to be for the purpose of increasing the revenue. In Document 2 Dickinson writes
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Philosophers: What was their Main Idea?” This packet is a Mini Document Based Question- also called a Mini-Q- which is used to enhance our understanding on a certain topic that we are learning. In this case‚ the Mini-Q provided me with information on the philosophies of some influential philosophers during the Enlightenment period. These philosophers are: John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith‚ and Mary Wollstonecraft. In the Mini-Q there were four documents with an excerpt from the writing of the aforementioned
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were either too young or their parents weren’t Athenian. Plus there were 100‚000 free females and 115‚000 slaves” (Document 2). Citizens were expected to respect the laws of Athens and Athens philosophers were no
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