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    Mexican-American War It all started when Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836. They fought the Mexican War of Independence against Santa Anna because he was a dictator. They felt that the time had come to break free of Mexican laws. They captured Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto and forced him to sign a treaty granting Texas independence. For 9 years Texas requested to join the United States. Washington however‚ did not want to take action because he was afraid of angering Mexico

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    Why the American colonists should not have revolted against the British Throughout history their have been numerous revolts and rebellions against tyrannical kings and governments which were simply out of control. In other cases it has been a group of underprivileged‚ misunderstood‚ misrepresented‚ or oppressed groups of people. In this case these certain groups of people took it into their own hands to create the government they wished for. In most cases these groups of people had rational

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    In my opinion Martin Luther and the Protestants were right to protest against the Catholic Church. In this short essay I will discuss the reasons why Martin Luther and the Protestants were right to protest against the Catholic Church. My first reason is that the Catholic Church was taking advance of the people and was cheating people. Catholics believed that Priests could forgive people’s sins in exchange for a gift called “indulgences”. These gifts or indulgences could be money‚ clothes‚ decoration

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    believe it was a genuine revolution‚ since it tested the powers of the authorities. It was not a radical revolution as it was known all over in recent years; it was an outfitted battle for rights and a superior future. The revolution could be seen as a change occasion of the general public from the long haul. It did change the general public for all time and its gratefulness could be seen within time. Since the American Revolution was not as radical‚ it possibly was motivation behind why it was a great

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    In 1848‚ Americans wanted to expand their country by taking Texas. Although they did end up marking new territory in Texas I disagree with the decision. During the process they caused hurt feeling towards Native Americans. In addition to‚ they made mexico relent them because of the way they handled the situation. Lastly‚ they did a lot of the things they did because of greed. John O’Sullivan‚ very vocal american citizen‚ says that America wanted the expansion because it would bring peace and happiness

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    Constitution of India Fundamental Duties | Fundamental Rights | National Language Of India | Right Against Exploitation | Right to Equality | Right to Freedom | Right to Freedom of Religion | Cultural and Educational Rights | Right to Constitutional Remedies | Preamble to the Constitution of India The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949‚ and came into effect on 26 January 1950. The Constituent Assembly was the main body responsible for drafting the constitution

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    would teach about slavery‚ and how I would decide what to teach them is based on the things I’m interested in. As a black female even though I didn’t go through slavery‚ it’s unfortunate to read articles on what happened to slaves back in the day and what they had to go through. When the Europeans occupied the North American continent the land was huge‚ the work to be done there was hard and there was scarcity of people to work in the land. In the seventeenth century‚ a Dutch ship‚ which was loaded with

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    Thomas Jefferson was a man who was against slavery and believed in freedom. His thoughts of slavery was it was a destruction to America . Jefferson also saw slavery as an abolishment of the right to personal liberty. During the time of the American Revolution‚ Thomas Jefferson was very involved in the legislation in hopes it would result in the abolition of slavery. As Jefferson began to abolition slavery‚ the population of slaves began to rise. Instead slavery became more widespread and profitable

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    Our Family Vacation to Mexico My family and I had taken a trip to Mexico for Christmas and New Year’s vacation in 2009. My father decided that we should drive to Mexico instead of flying because it would be an experience to remember. I wasn’t too thrilled about being in the car for 2 days (36 hours) with my brother and sister because my sister can talk for hours and my brother snores so loud that no one can get sleep. We left on a Wednesday evening because my father likes to arrive to Nogales

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    Was the american revolution justified? What events caused to lead up to the revolution? Yes the american revolution was justified.When any form of government becomes destructive of the unalienable rights it’s the people’s right to alter or abolish it. These eventually came into mention due to taxes the british government put on colonists and their reactions to it‚ Which the government had to add acts but that didn’t stop the colonists. Taxes‚ Money that paid for it’s war debts in the 1760’s‚ the

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