Chapter 6 BIG QUESTION: How did a war fought jointly by the colonists and British help pave the road the American Revolution? Use PERSIA to help in analyzing this question. The war against the French helped bring the colonies closer together. The Albany Congress brought up the idea of uniting the colonies to help them succeed in the future. By uniting‚ the colonies had a better chance of being able to take on the British in a war. There were a few mistakes made by the British that also lead to
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taxed the colonists for being in the French and Indian War‚ a war when the colonists fought the French and the Indians. That’s not the only thing Britain has done‚ but were the colonists justified for declaring war on Britain? Yes the American public had justification for waging war on Britain because of the way they were treated‚ the punishments they were put through and the taxes they were shot with. The colonists were justified for waging war because of the taxes they were shot with. In document
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Cold War Questions – all of this information can be found in your textbook chpts. 36 and 37‚ also with the notes online and possibly your test prep book 1. Below is a list of significant pieces of legislation passed during the presidencies of Harry Truman and Dwight D Eisenhower. What did the legislation say‚ why was it passed and what impact did the legislation have on our government and/or the American people a. 22nd Amendment *The 22nd Amendment‚ ratified on February 27‚ 1951‚ was primarily
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Vietnam war was the longest war in American History which fought between 1964 to 1975 and the most unpopular war for the American of the 20th century. This is the only one war that United States lost the war but no one knows the truth because the US government had not told about this war yet. The resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. It seemed like the American won the war but actually they were not. The experience for the American soldier
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Was the Mexican War a “Justifiable” War? The Mexican War has been an issue of contention ever since the war was formally declared. As a result of James K. Polk getting the go ahead from Congress and then authorizing American troops to begin attacking the much weaker force just for the self betterment of America‚ the war earned itself the nickname “The most unjust war”. However‚ there were certain actions the United States government did implement before authorizing an entire war. Polk did send John
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Thesis: The War Hawks brought changes politically‚ economically‚ and socially from 1812 to 1815. In 1812‚ America was forced into war by a Congressional group called the “War Hawks.” The War Hawks‚ led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun‚ were supportive of war with Great Britain. The War Hawks were upset about what the war did for their economy and they did not like the Indians because they were allies of Britain. As a result of this group‚ the War of 1812 began. In Document F‚ the cartoon shows
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I agree to a small extent. The Opium War did affect China’s economy. From Source B‚ I can infer that the Opium Wars made China richer. The source mentioned that the export of tea from China increased 42‚000‚000kg in 1855 from only 7‚500‚000kg in 1843‚ an increase of more than 500%. This showed that the trade increased. With more trade‚ there would be more money which were gained from the trades. Furthermore‚ more trade also means more jobs for the Chinese. Therefore‚ the Chinese will be able to
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The civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. Families torn apart by different views‚ all fought in the name of liberty. Was this war about race? How could it not be? It was a fight of one group of people‚ whites‚ to own another group of people‚ blacks‚ and for blacks to be free with no oppressive master controlling their lives. A fight that lead to blacks being a free people. Black men were barred from joining the U.S. military because of an existing federal law passed in 1792. President
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The 60’s were full of drugs‚ sex‚ and war. All of this was possible thanks to Democracy and Freedom; America would be damned if they let Communism threaten that. The draft was reinstated and young‚ able men were given a slap on the back and sent off to fight for their country. As‚ “Democratic”‚ war in Vietnam flared‚ many lives were being lost and many more ruined - physically‚ economically and mentally. Although the war in Vietnam had the complete support of the American government‚ the American
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Topic: The Cold War Research Question: The fall of the mutually friendly American Soviet relations was most significantly caused by the Soviet Union expanding it borders‚ violating its allied agreements‚ and imposing communist governments on its neighboring nations. Command Term: Analyze and Explain Dates: 1945-1990 Locales: Eastern/Western Europe Events: The end of world war two and the conferences during and following including Yalta‚Potsdam and Tehran. Also informations and influence of
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