There are two major classification systems used in American libraries to organize books on library shelvesthe Dewey Decimal Classification System and the Library of Congress Classification System. Both systems organize knowledge into subject categories‚ allowing libraries to shelve similar books together. a) Dewey Decimal Classification System The Dewey Decimal Classification System was designed by Melvil Dewey in 1876. The Dewey Decimal Classification System divides all the world’s knowledge
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000 men under his command. By December‚ he had: a. 35‚000 b. 15‚000 c. 13‚000 d. 20‚000 e. 3‚000 Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis: a. stated the impossibility of beating the British b. urged Congress to make Washington a temporary dictator c. blamed Congress for the army’s defeats d. bolstered American morale e. supplied Washington with battle plans On Christmas night 1776‚ Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the: a. Loyalists b. Hessians c. British
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ANC Central Number Click to join the ANC African National Congress AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS SOUTH AFRICA’S NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT The African National Congress The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political‚ social and economic change. The ANC’s key objective is the creation of a united‚ non-racial‚ non-sexist and democratic society. This means the liberation of Africans
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As the continental congress was getting ready to vote on the independence of America‚ thousands of soldiers started to appear by Long Island. Howe’s troops then landed off of Stanton Island. George Washington worst move was to move from Long Island and Manhattan and fall
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small force of rebels. Several loyalist leaders are killed in the ensuing battle. The patriot victory[2] virtually ends all British authority in the town. March–April[edit] March 2–3 – The American Revolution: Battle of Nassau: The American Continental Navy and Marines make a successful assault on Nassau‚ Bahamas. Battle of the Rice Boats: American Patriots resist the Royal Navy on the Savannah River. British control over the Province of Georgia is lost. March 4 – American Revolution: American
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Marjohn Shaker From 1774 to 1789‚ the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. The First Continental Congress‚ which was comprised of delegates from the colonies‚ met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts‚ a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their to new taxes. In 1775‚ the Second Continental Congress came together after the American Revolutionary War had already begun. In 1776‚ it
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Why were the Statesmen at the congress of Vienna so reluctant to give serious consideration to the establishment of an independent and united Italy? The Congress of Vienna was a peace conference after the Napoleonic Wars. During the Congress of Vienna the European powers‚ Britain‚ Austria‚ Russia and Prussia began to draw up a settlement that they hoped would ensure them a place in Europe. This settlement‚ from 1814-1815 was dominated by a few leading statesmen from the major powers. Austria’s
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one of the oldest institutions in American History‚ dating back to 1775 with the birth of the Continental Army. Since then four more branches of the military have been established and have defended the country in wars‚ such as the Civil War‚ WWI‚ WWII‚ and the Vietnam War. The oldest branch of the military is the Army. Established on June 14‚ 1775‚ The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army as a means for the thirteen colonies to fight Great Britain. George Washington was elected
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fought in New York and the battle Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill were fought in Massachusetts. Some causes of the war were the Boston Massacre when the Americans were harassing the British soldiers and also the Intolerable Acts. The Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III to have him abolish the Intolerable Act which made the king even more mad; which made him send his British troops over to the American colonies to fight. Thus‚ the beginning of the American
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lead the Continental Army in Valley Forge. Washington was the father of his country‚ also known as The United States of America. He was a young leader during the French and Indian War but he was beyond the right choice for the job as he led America to victory. Washington was a Virginia planter‚ that taught him respect and great working characteristics to go ahead and take charge in the Revolutionary War.(Beck‚ 263) George Washington was a delegate of the First and Second Continental Congress‚ which
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