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    Early Settlers and Native Americans The entire clash of two different cultures dates back all the way into the beginning of the early European arrival. All the different countries in Europe were all trying to find there own place in the new world by claiming the land for their country. The English were among one of the first Europeans to arrive in the new world; and establish the first permanent settlement called Jamestown. The English later extended their settlements along the Atlantic coast‚

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    Coming to America was surely not a walk in the park for the early settlers; they were faced with many hardships. Of course they faced trials while there were in Britain‚ but none of them were prepared for what they were to encounter in the new world. It must have been extremely difficult for the settlers to leave their families‚ friends‚ and homes‚ to a land they knew almost nothing about‚ with no direct supply of fresh water or food. When the settlers set off to the new world‚ they left their

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    other natural products but rather it is formed in the laboratories. They are chemically engineered in the form of molecules. Aspartame like the other four‚ is approved artificial sweeteners in the United States and the first time it hit the market‚ it was sold under the umbrella name of NutraSweet. Aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide can be made

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    organs of the government. Abraham Lincoln was still president when he was assassinated on the fifteenth day of the month of April 1865. This had been preceded by several attempts to end his life‚ but fortunately he had managed to survive unscathed. Andrew Johnson then took over the realms of power from where Lincoln left. This was in 1865. The office of the presidency still oozed of power even during these formative days. The institution of presidency was highly treasured

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    sixteenth to early twenty first century. Women in the sixteenth‚ seventeenth‚ and eighteenth centuries were challenged with expressing themselves in a government controlled by men a system that generally refused to grant permissions to women’s views. Cultural and political events during these centuries increased attention to women’s issues such as education reform‚ and by the end of the eighteenth century‚ women were not able to speak out against injustices. Though modern feminism was nonexistent

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    The results of the Industrial Revolution were extraordinary and reflected in all sectors of human life‚ In the nineteenth century‚ technology advanced‚ reaching first the United States and later the whole of America‚ as it will be presenting in classes from number 3 to number 6. In addition‚ the consolidation of this new industrial capitalist society will confront colonialism in the American continent‚ causing several countries in America to fight for independence‚ as we will see in classes number 7

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    This lesson was about experimenting with Forces and motion. After inquiry 4.1 and 4.2‚ it was best to graph the data to see the differences. Inquiry 1 was used to find out the force needed to move a wooden block over different surfaces. The different surfaces that were used were the Tabletop‚ Waxed paper‚ Paper towel‚ Fine sandpaper‚ and Coarse sandpaper. A spring scale was used to measure the amount of force using the unit Newtons(N). After 3 trials to get one number averaging was necessary. Same

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    What if the American Revolution never happened? In history classrooms all over the country‚ there lays an abundant amount of "what if" questions that pop into one’s mind when one learns. But has anybody really fully answered this question that so many people think about? In hindsight‚ a revolution seemed inevitable because of the way the British treated the Americans. But if the American Revolution never happened‚ obviously‚ America would not exist. But most importantly‚ the world as a whole

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    What the American flag means to me. The American flag is something that I’ve looked at since I was 5 years old in preschool. Every day in school since then I have said the promise of loyalty with my peers to the flag with my hand on my heart. When I see a flag blowing in the wind‚ or when I see a crowd of people standing with their hands to their hearts while the National Anthem plays‚ it gives me chills. When I recite "The Pledge of Allegiance‚" it is more than just words to me. It is a reminder

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    chapter of American History‚ about Native American People; West Africa & Europe in fifteenth century; and Spanish conquest of America’s greatest empire. I always wondered why Native Americans are called Indians. Now I know after reading this chapter that Columbus gave them the name ‘Indians’ as he mistakenly believed he sailed westward all the way to Asia. As the first Americans believed to have come from Asia‚ so unknowingly his theory was right too. This chapter focuses on Native American life and

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