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    sampson African American history I to 1865 Instructor: Burn‚ DJ Subject & NBR 09/05/2012 Significance of African American History. Dictionary.com defined the word history as “continuous” systematic narrative of past events as relation to a particular people‚ country‚ period‚ person‚ according to the meaning of the word History‚ it full knowledge will improve African American status. Despite the transition of Africans from West Africa to

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    supported by Americans‚ alliance with French‚ however not the French Revolutionary Efforts‚ argued that because Britain was taking American ships bound for France‚ they should join war. Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) - issued by Washington that America too weak to join war‚ Jefferson disagreed and resigned from cabinet. Jay Treaty- John Jay tried to talk Britain out of searching American Merchant ships‚ agreed to leave U.S. Western frontier but not to stop taking ships‚ this angered Americans but kept

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    Freedmen’s Bureau Act of 1865 The Freedmen’s Bureau was a government agency enacted March 3‚ 1865. The purpose of this organization was to aid and protect the newly freed slaves in the south after the Civil War. This was a very influential agency and some people would find it to be a major influence in the life of newly freed slaves. In this paper I will explain to you the purpose‚ the events that led up to the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ and the people that influenced the Freedmen’s Bureau. The purpose

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    American History to 1887

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    standard for the possibilities social history offers to understand the events and people of early America. Through a painstaking and creative look at local records such as legal records‚ the Salem Village record book‚ the minister’s book‚ and tax records Boyer and Nissenbaum discovered a long-standing pattern of contentious behavior of which the witchcraft accusations in 1692 was just one episode. Their analysis provides an invaluable insight into the social history of New England generally‚ and the

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    Timeline Of Computer” 600’s bc The abacus is developed in China.  It was later adopted by the Japanese and the Russians. 600’s ad? Arabic numbers -- including the zero (represented by a dot) -- were invented in India.  Arabic translations of Indian math texts brought these numbers to the attention of the Europeans.  Arabic numbers entered Europe by means of Spain around 1000 ad and first became popular among Italian merchants around 1300.  Until then‚ people used the Roman system in western

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    HMV Timeline 1921 The gramophone brand was founded and opened up its first dedicated store on Oxford St. 1930 The company began producing radio and television sets under the HMV and Marconiphone brand names. 1931 It joined with Columbia Graphophone Company to form Electric and Musical Industries (EMI) 1966 HMV expanded its retail operations across London. 1996 The company had experienced sustained growth for three decades and had 300 HMV Music stores internationally. 1998

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    Female Voices of 1865-1912

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    Abstract In this essay I will discuss and analyze the social forces that influenced American women writers of the period of 1865 to 1912. I will describe the specific roles female authors played in this period and explain how the perspectives of female authors differed from their male contemporaries. INTRODUCTION As the United States was continuing recovering from the Civil War and embracing the expansion of the West‚ industrialization‚ immigration and the growth of cities‚ women’s roles in

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    Nations‚ which was led by the U.S under General MacArthur along with its allies versus the communist powers of the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war left 33‚742 American soldiers dead‚ 92‚134 wounded‚ and 80‚000 missing in actions or prisoners. After the war‚ the U.S. bulked up its military by boosting the American defense budget by 50 billion and doubling the size of the army. 1951: * Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8) * This was a peace treaty between Japan and part of the

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    Native American History

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    In this brief introduction‚ the image of Native Americans can perhaps be overly simplified that all Europeans treated them bad. That is not the case because many native people were friendly and wanted to share with their newfound friends. Somehow‚ the circumstances began to go wrong for some Europeans and natives. This essay will discuss three main points about the depiction of the natives and their relationship with the Europeans. A. Christopher Columbus story of dealings with the Native people

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    TIMELINE OF ABORIGINAL KEYPOINTS DURING THE 1920s- 1950s 1920: Groote Eylandt‚ in the Gulf of Carpentaria is named an Aboriginal reserve. A number of missions have been established there. First aboriginal protest movement was organised in Sydney. 1925: The year Aboriginal population was at its lowest at 60‚000-70‚000. Became a ‘dying race’ and marked the beginning of heavy racism towards the indigenous. 1926: 11 Aboriginal people are murdered in WA‚ under Police custody‚ no prosecutions followed

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