The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and
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It was a mutually beneficially situation. For the children‚ they could have a stable home life and learn a trade all while being homeschooled. Likewise‚ the Shaker community was enriched just from having the children there as well as extra hands to help with various chores and trades within the community. The children were raised until adulthood and then were given the choice on whether or not they would like to stay with the Shakers. There was never any pressure to stay and
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Imagine being in a position where your home and entire life is being taken over by someone that wanted everyone with your specific religion out of the country or dead. This was the situation affecting Jewish people in Germany because of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi. To make things more safe for the children‚ a program known as Kindertransport came into play to take as many children out of Nazi Germany and transport them to the United Kingdom. The mothers and fathers of families had to make the heart
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musician was not an easy path for Akiyoshi. Seen as an accomplished jazz composer‚ starting with her Granz-recording‚ Toshiko began to realize that people saw her as an outsider to American jazz because she was both Japanese and a woman. These two categories were considered second class no matter what nationality or race. In 1959‚ after she left Berklee‚ she made her own way as a musician‚ composer‚ and arranger and thought that audiences were seeing her just like other musicians‚ no matter what her
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Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus was once the 14th emperor of Ancient Rome‚ and known to be one of the most just rulers of the empire. Historians study his political and war tactics to great lengths and extents because of just how successful he was during his reign‚ and the great legacy that he left behind. However‚ his legacy extends much further beyond his policies and the lands he conquered. Hadrian created some of the most notable and paramount pieces of architecture for not only ancient Rome
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the revolt…Together they would “go through the Country and kill those that made any opposition” (Takaki 58). Immediately Isaac Friend’s plan was put to a stop by the Virginia authorizers because they knew that having a group rebel would bring chaos and influence other indentured workers and servants to join the fight too. The more that the giddy multitude gained power‚ the more threat they became to the upper-class of Virginia. When the law that every white male had to have ownership over a gun‚ the
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individual’s opinion. In Israel’s terms he claims that it was a “drama which profoundly involved the common people‚ even those who were unschooled and illiterate. This is because the Radical enlightenment directly affected the elite classes of society‚ those of which would continue to teach and influence all those underneath them and indirectly instill the thoughts and values of the Radical Enlightenment upon them. 2. The Radical Enlightenment was all about cutting all ties to the church and religion
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The Age of Exploration was a period starting in the early 15th century during which European ships‚ mostly belonging to Spain‚ France‚ and England‚ traveled around the world in search of new trading routes leading to India. All three countries set out to explore and possibly colonize‚ all expecting to find what they each set out for. While searching for what they came for‚ they established relationships‚ some friendly and some hostile‚ with indigenous Americans. Spain’s most prominent reasons for
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The Erie Canal‚ or the Great Western Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s
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They represented a departure from medieval views by emphasizing individual talent and curiosity. This individualism was a major shift from the communal ideals valued within the guilds during the Middle Ages. Guilds were professional associations devoted to protecting the special interests of a particular trade or craft and were established to monopolize production and
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