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    The British returned in force in August 1776‚ landing in New York and engaging the fledgling Continental Army at the Battle of Brooklyn in one of the largest engagements of the war. They eventually seized New York City and nearly captured General Washington. The British made the city their main political and military base of operations in North America‚ holding it until 1783‚ when they relinquished it under the terms of the Treaty of Paris. Patriot evacuation and British military occupation made

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    Janira Garcia 09-14-2012 1st Pd. Settlements of British North America Although there was economic and religious concerns during the colonial period it is believed and can be proved that economic concerns had more to do with the settling in British North American than religious concerns. Economic concerns that drove the settlements included‚ over population‚ standard of living‚ as well as high unemployment. Throughout history‚ people from around the world from different cultures have to American

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    modeled very much after the British one. How did it get there? Why is it democratic? Why isn’t it included in the Chinese government? How did Britain come to play a part in a small country on the other side of the hemisphere? Ever since 1699‚ when the British East India Company made its first successful sea trip to the Hong Kong area. Hong Kong and Britain have depended upon each other as trade partners. After the Chinese defeat in the First Opium War (1839-1842)‚ the British were granted control

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    The British Invasion had a huge influence on our culture and was one of the greatest musical revolutions in American history. In the year of 1964‚ the British Invasion began‚ and for the few following years‚ British rock & roll bands flooded the American market with their music. However‚ rock & roll music originated in America and was still in its early ages during the late 50s‚ but has also undergone a steady decline in quality. The British Invasion also involved the virtual domination of AM radio

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    The First World War‚ which was a global war centered in Europe‚ began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. Britain went to war in August 1914 and lasted more than four years. British casualties totaled almost 2.5 million‚ which included over 700‚000 killed (Johnson‚ 1994: 151). After the war‚ there was a problem about how far the war actually brought to Britain‚ which means how did the war affected Britain social by several changes is generally debated by people. As Dewey (1997: 45)

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    when the British started trading with India. They British’s method left little room for error as they took control of India‚ it’s military‚ it’s material‚ and its land. It was only after 200 years that India tried break free from the British rule. India demanded independence because‚ they were forced to fight in a war for democracy and they were not granted their own freedom. When Britain imperialized India‚ India was known as British Raj. Soon the Indian’s started to rebel and the British devised

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    neglected because the british needed all the troops they could get to fight the seven years. The Americans had experienced salutary neglect for so long that when the British came back the Americans did not like it. The British taxed the Americans with the sugar act and the intolerable acts without the representation deserved. This marked the beginning of the American Revolution. When the British came back to the colonies they had to have a way to pay off their war debt. The British started to limit

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    British Mistakes during the Revolutionary War December 17‚ 2012 Topic: Was American success in achieving independence due more to General Washington’s strategic skill or to British blunders? While there are numerous contributing factors to America’s success in achieving independence‚ the most critical factor can be attributed to the series of British mistakes throughout the conflict. Prior to the onset of the Revolutionary War‚ the British government faced serious challenges‚ both

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    responsibility for our own government." (GANDHI) India got a lot out of Imperialism‚ good and bad. The British found a lot of useful Products in India but they also had put lots of time and energy into India. India had a great chance to thrive in this time and they did but it also came at some cost to them. So Imperialism did many positive things for the British and for India. When the British found India they had the opportunity to get a whole lot of resources out of it and they took it. When they

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    policy‚ to be enforced by law and to be followed by abolition (at an early date). Thomas Fowell Buxton‚ the chief parliamentary spokesman on slavery introduced in 1823 his famous resolution that slavery “ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies”. However‚ the West India Interest was determined to undermine the activities of the anti-slavery society. In order to prevent the abolition of slavery‚ they decided to draft their own amelioration proposals. The proposals seemed reasonable

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