There are many reasons why the colonies declared independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence did not come from nowhere‚ but it was made because of how Britain was treating America. Although the King of Great Britain did many unacceptable things during his reign‚ one important one was that King George III did not allow the colonies to have a lot control. He would do anything for more power and was threatened by the colonies. King George III wouldn’t allow the colonies to trade freely
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Mexican-American war‚ the current Southwestern states might not be a part of the United States today. In the 1840’s‚ there was much dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico. So‚ when Mexico refused any attempt of negotiation with the U.S‚ the U.S resorted to war. The United States had many valid reasons for war such as initially taking peaceful actions‚ their belief in Manifest Destiny‚ and trying to defend their own land. The United States had many valid reasons for going to war‚ such as initially
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human behaviour. After and during the revolutionary war if a citizen was rich‚ white and a man he would have benefited from the revolutionary war‚ such as being able to enlist in the army willingly. However‚ if a citizen did not fall into that category they would have gained very little from the war. Contrary to G. Wood’s idea in the Radicalism of the American Revolution that patriots carried along and enforced the “Spirit of Equality” throughout the war (Document B)‚ there was no equality shown to people
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United States: Justified or Unjustified Mexico wanted to steal America’s land that they have won. Mexico was crossing American borders‚ and some Mexican soldiers killed sixteen Americans. Mexico crossed the line with America and the United States decided to go to war with Mexico. America has too little land for too many people‚ and America had already won Texas. Mexico denied Texas’s independence and wants Texas back. America had decided to go to war because the belief to fulfill Manifest Destiny
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even back to when it was first starting out‚ the people were like mules. The colonists that slaughtered hundreds and thousands of Native Americans (oops!) were complaining about their ex girlfriend Britain all the time. They thought they were the victim in every scenario‚ when in reality‚ they were just being ignorant and only cared about themselves! Now‚ there has been a debate (not really) if the colonies were justified in going to several wars with Britain or not‚ and my answer is no. The three main
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Lusitania was sunk without a warning‚ killing over 120 Americans. One year later‚ the Sussex was sunk by German U-boats and American citizens were outraged at these direct violations of their neutral rights at sea. At this point‚ a small percentage of Americans‚ including presidential hopeful Teddy Roosevelt‚ demanded "immediate warfare." In 1916 President Wilson took a stronger stance toward foreign affairs by increasing the size of the military and issuing a warning to the Germans: Unless the
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about a dog saving a man from being bullied from a person named Happy. It all started when Gary had to move out of his home and start living on his own. You might think that it’s not very smart that Gary was moving out‚ but it was because his parents were a bad influence on him. He moved into his basement and started working to earn some money to go to school and provide himself with food. I thought he was pretty hard working because he went to school and the daytime and worked in the afternoon also
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World War II DBQ After the deaths of 37‚508‚686 soldiers by the end of World War I‚ Europe was a mess. Countries had been dissolved and rearranged‚ governments had fallen and been replaced‚ and economies were thriving then crashing‚ all as a result from World War I. One of the main goals at the end of World War I was to prevent another tragedy like World War I from happening again. Clearly that did not happen‚ as World War II still happened‚ causing over 50 million deaths. The repercussions
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the Cold War started‚ Truman was the president. He made his Truman doctrine to help influence the democracy. In other words‚ Truman’s choice to fight a limited war was not justified because the United States did not want South Korea to fall under communists rule and not lose against the Russian War. For example‚ in “Textbook A”‚ it illustrates that the American invaders were being more aggressive to the war because they wanted to destroy its infancy. Even though‚ the American invaders were carrying
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Mexican-American War”‚ and is considered by Mexicans to be “The U.S. Invasion.” The war occurred across Texas and Northern Mexico‚ with 13‚283 Americans perishing‚ and 25‚000 Mexicans losing their lives. The US was justified in going to war with Mexico because of the appalling way Mexico was treating the US‚ and it was also truly Mexico who started the war. Mexico was treating the United States
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