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    Crown‚ due to harsh military rule. While France wanted to change how the current government was managed rather than change it completely‚ for equal treatment for the lower classes from French

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    those three simple words. What do they mean to you? I’m capable of telling you the definition‚ but what is the point when everyone’s mind is not simultaneously identical. I can’t ask nor tell you how to think but I can make you more knowledgeable.           Given the task to do the impossible was indefinitable‚ then defined as possible;  “describe and analyze the quote “no matter what a person’s roots‚ America provides the freedom and opportunity to succeed”. What is the American Dream? “The belief that

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    Sioux Indians were one of the largest tribes in the American West‚ so they were known as a nation. They are also called Lakota or Dakota. The name Sioux means ‘little snakes’. Like a lot of the other tribes‚ the Sioux were nomadic and lived in places like Wisconsin‚ North and South Dakota and Minnesota. The Sioux nation had a rich history and was a very powerful tribe. A Frenchman‚ Jean Duluth‚ moved into the Sioux territory in the 17th century and took control of most of their land. The people of

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    Jesuit evolution was founded on August fifteenth‚ 1534 by Ignatius Loyola. In 1539 on September 27‚ 1540 Pope Paul III approved of Ignatius first draft‚ in which the article described the outline of the rules along with orders in the organization. Ignatius Loyola‚ previous solider turned priest and Spanish nobleman constructed and/or formed the Jesuits also known as the Society of Jesus In Paris. Despite being relatively untouched in the military for twelve years‚ Ignatius Loyola was hit by a cannonball

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    American ethnic literature ENG301 2/4/2013 Tiffany Altvater What makes American literature American? America has long been fans of the superior writers‚ such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald for their various works including “The Great Gatsby” and “The Old Man in the Sea”‚ America has been known for its fondness of short stories. American literature aims to embody the values and morals of the American culture. The foundation of American values include the rights to liberty‚ justice‚ freedom

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    The relations between Anglo-Americans and Native Americans had never been easy‚ starting from the original settlement of colonies on Native Americans’ territory. The European settlers believed that they had every right to take over Indian lands. They viewed them as savages and that their lives had no values. On the other side‚ Indians looked at new arrivers as intruders to their lands. Native Americans fought with occupants for the right to their freedom and their lands. Separate Indian tribes couldn’t

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    Effects and Developments of the Forced Migration of Africans Europe and the New World: Though the effect on Africa due to the slave trade was very negative‚ in the Americas it was the exact opposite. As population decreased in Africa‚ it increased in the Americas. Even today‚ approximately one tenth of our population can trace its roots back to an imported slave. The demographic effects of the slave trade varied on the area. In the British West Indies‚ for example‚ the proportion of people descendent

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    In 1775 the American Revolution began between Britain and the thirteen colonies. The colonies felt they should be treated a certain way and Britain felt differently on the issue. Americans sought the same rights as Englishmen but Britain wanted to use the colonies in a way that best suited them. Starting in 1754 and ending in 1763 the French and Indian War left the British in enormous debt‚ which in turn started demands of more revenue from the colonies. In 1764 the Currency Act was initiated by

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    of what it means to be a American. It involves Americans having there freedoms and their rights. I believe being a American is something that is a privlage to have then just something that everyone who lives in the United States have. Being American is even something that can be counted as a blessing‚       One of the ways of how it means to be American is having freedom. It is one of the most known things about America is out freedom. What is means to have freedom is we don’t get told what to do

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    The American Promise is a phrase which has been used in all different areas of American life. From 1492‚ when Columbus sailed to the vast and empty land soon to become America‚ to 2017‚ where we are a superpower on a global stage‚ the American Promise has reigned all through history. The question that must be asked is‚ what is the American Promise? I believe the American Promise seeks to convey the ideal of a unified‚ equal‚ and free country that takes the weight of the poor man lifts his burden

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