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    the North then women worked‚ and in the South the did too‚ and helped their men on the farms. So‚ how did it rise and falls. All depended on what was going at the time. The roles Women played were important‚ in the Middle Class they were always between poor and rich‚ and they were the ones that wanted to work hard enough to prove for their family‚ thus they wanted to become rich. When women were not seen important‚ they put their views through their beliefs and moral values‚ and when they became

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    Shannon Friant 11/18/14 American History Midterm 3.Write a chronology of The American Revolution from 1763-1781. On February 10th‚ 1763 the Signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Year’s War‚ also known as the French and Indian War in North America. France ceded all mainland North American territories‚ except New Orleans‚ in order to retain her Caribbean sugar islands. Britain gained all territory east of the Mississippi River. Spain kept territory west of the Mississippi‚ but exchanged

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    like a military self-efficient camp. You couldn’t capture one easily. It reflected a certain degree of genius and understanding in a architectural way. The Romans had hill-forts too‚ and were attracted by the Britain’s one. Despite the instability between the

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    Societies are hardly ever perfect. As human beings we have different beliefs and opinions. These different beliefs and opinions can cause dilemma in our societies. These dilemmas can eventually create resistance against the law. Violent resistance has proven to not be as effective as peaceful resistance. If the intention of the

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    against the British over salt. To answer this question I believe that peaceful resistance to laws positively impact a free society. When they are peacefully standing up for what they believe is right in a respectful way is what matters. They are not trying hurt others‚ but make a difference in their communities. I believe this because it causes no harm‚ the intentions are positive‚ and lastly because it could have an impact on the future generations. My first reason why a peaceful resistance has a positive

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    1776 by David McCullough Characterization: George Washington: Washington was 43 year old when he was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Commander-in-Chief of the American army. He had almost no formal schooling‚ and was a self-educated man. He was a brave man who was totally dedicated to America‚ the country he loved. He was strong and rarely showed his discouragement or despair‚ even though he suffered greatly through the course of the American Revolution. After seeing Washington

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    In 1763‚ a worldwide imperial conflict called the Seven Year’s War ended in resounding victory for the British Empire‚ which smashed its European rivals to emerge from the conflict as one of the largest and most powerful empires in world history. During the war the British and Americans became a unifying force standing side by side‚ but short while later they were the ones in conflict with one another. England was left with an even larger debt‚ from the French and Indian War‚ than what they had started

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    INTRODUCTION According to Lucille Mathurin Mair in her article entitled “The Rebel Woman in the British West Indies During Slavery”‚ coming from West African‚ enslaved women in the Caribbean developed a gret level of self-respect and confidence. This was due to the fact that many of them held great amount of power and authority in Africa. Being child bearers‚ women were held in high esteem and were an asset to their tribe. Women also held high positions such as Queen Mother in African societies

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    Native American Relations During the numerous years of colonization‚ the relationship between the English settlers and the Native Americans of the area was usually the same. Native Americans would initially consider the settlers to be allies‚ then as time passed‚ they would be engaged in wars with them in a struggle for control of the land. This process of friendship to enemies seemed to be the basic pattern in the majority of the colonies. When the English landed in Jamestown in 1607‚ the

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    Write an essay examining the major areas of disagreement between the American colonists and the British policymakers that developed during the period 1763 to 1776. The American colonists resisted taxation by the British Parliament in the 1760’s and 1770’s. This was set on the grounds that no man’s property could be legitimately taken from him without his own precise consent‚ either directly with the owner or even through his representatives. The slogan “No taxation without representation”

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