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    he Weenter at Valley Forge was the most important event that caused the revolution because of many things. The importance is much more than just surviving a winter. The time spent was hard and treacherous‚ but it helped shape the men into something great. Valley Forge was the low point of the war‚ but the height of the Revolution‚ maybe even high enough to lead it. December 19‚ 1777 George Washington led around 11‚000 men into Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania‚ shortly after the battles of Germantown

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    Starting out with a mere case about a blackmail situation‚ Marlowe‚ the detective‚ ends up solving a bigger case about the death of Rusty Regan and learns the deeper and scarier truth about human nature and desires. Chandler’s The Big Sleep portrays ambitious characters committing real crimes that are mentioned in the article “The Simple Art of Murder”. According to Chandler‚ good detective fiction comprises of real life situations. Chandler tried to fabricate a realistic situation so that the novel

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    The 13 colonies always had a bad feelings about the British especially Massachusetts.It was April 19‚1775 when the battle of Lexington was fought in Concord this battle started the Revolutionary War.This battle was against the British and the Colonial Militia and span from April‚19th to May‚28.Many British felt that the Battle of Lexington and Concord was a gruesome battle.What happened at Lexington and Concord also how did this event lead to the Revolutionary War. It was April 18‚1775 the “British

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    Name Dates Place Details Outcomes 1 Battle of Cowpens Jan. 17th 1781 Cherokee County In January the 17th of 1781 while Tarleton’s men (Britain) attacked‚ Morgan (Colonies) instructed the militia to skirmish with Tarleton’s men but to leave the front line open after firing a few rounds. The british mistook the repositioning of the Colonies as a rout and ran into an unexpected volley of aiming rifle fire with a cavalry charge and the militia showing up. The Tarleton escaped but Morgan’s troops

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    Ratio Worksheet 1. a. Split £10 into the ratio 2 : 3 c. Split 50 sweets into the ratio 9 : 1 e. Split 2.50m into the ratio 3 : 2 g. Divide 56kg into the ratio 2 : 5 : 1 i. Divide 75 birds into the ratio 8 : 5 : 2 k. Split 3kg 600g into the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 b. Split £48 into the ratio 3 : 5 d. Change 250ml into the ratio 7 : 3 f. Change £6.60 into the ratio 5 : 6 h. Split £100 into the ratio 5 : 4 : 1 j. Divide 1.20m in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 l. Split 1 hr 20 mins into the ratio 1 : 4

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    The airline industry faced a severe downturn after the September 11 attacks. American Airlines was one of many airline carriers that were affected by the tragedy that took place on this day. While other corporations were able to stay afloat‚ American Airlines suffered because of the trouble it had within the organizations. American Airlines struggled to stay intact when conflict antecedents came into play. These included an economic recession‚ rising energy costs‚ and losses incurred by corporate

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of the greatest leaders in the military of all time. He climbed his way through the military ranks all the to a general‚ military governor‚ and even the president. Dwight was an amazing military leader who took his knowledge and experience all the way to the white house as president of the United States of America. Eisenhower’s military career began in 1911 when he enrolled at West Point. Although his original plan was to go to the Naval academy‚ but he was to old to

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    Charles Louis de Secondat‚ Baron de Montesquieu was born in January 18 in the year 1689 in a castle called La Brede in Bordeaux‚ France. His parents were Jacques de Secondant‚ who was a soldier and Marie Francoise de Pensel‚ who sadly passed away when Charles was only seven years old. His mother was a very rich lady‚ she was the one who brought in the name La Brede to the Secondant family. Charles was in the time period where Louis XIV´s (14) long reign was happening. Some say that since many unsuccessful

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    George Washington‚ Colonial‚ Lt. General and President‚ developed his leadership skills from the time he was fifteen years old until he died at the age of sixty-seven. George Washington was born in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia on February 11‚ 1731. Britain and her colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar‚ this moved his birthday to February 22‚ 1732. George stood over six feet tall‚ making him about eight inches taller than the average man during this time. This gave him the physical characteristic

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    1776‚ the year of our Independence‚ has been told through the incredible penmanship of author David McCullough for the sake of educating us common folk on the events of that year. He focuses primarily on the military aspects of the Revolution‚ such as the battles at Dorchester Heights‚ Long Island‚ and Trenton. Furthermore‚ he went through the military chain of command for both the Americans and the British. Prestigious general William Howe led the redcoats against the Americans‚ who were led by

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