Anthony Jones J. King History 171A October 31‚ 1997 WESTWARD EXPANSION The movement of people that has resulted in the settlement of America is one of the most fascinating and significant topics in the history of the United States. Nowhere else has an area of equal size been settled as a result of the initiative of small groups and individuals. Westward expansion helped stimulate the American economy. The first organized migration to California originated in Platte County‚ on the far western
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National intergation ndia is a country of varied ethnic groups‚ communities‚ cultures and tongues. Economic independence‚ culture‚ language and territorial integration are the ties of a nation. There is a feeling of oneness‚ unity and commonness in it. There has been political disunity‚ and rise and fall of various empires. Different languages are spoken here. People have different food habits. Different religions are propagated and professed here. But Indian culture and customs have united the
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the expansion of americans into the west was a major step in the 1800’s. the united states had a great deal of land that no one had ventured to settle. however‚ that all changed as the prospect of making it big in the west entered people’s minds. although white settlers wanted desperately to settle the west rapidly‚ they encountered varous problems. the west was land like thye had never seen. the climate could change from one extreme to the other in a matter of hours‚ it was very dry‚ there
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that the events‚ caused by the U.S‚ in 1800s were not justified to move west .By 1840 almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States. The move westward was not justified and was forcing people out their homes and they were getting killed. Westward expansion supported the US and was not fair to
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During the 1800s‚ Great Britain was making great new changes to its nation new advances in technology‚ and a rapid growth in the population‚ especially‚ in urban areas of the country which resulted the increase of supply and demand. Factory owners only had one problem they didn’t have enough workers‚ and didn’t want to take lots of money out of their pockets to provide new employees. The solution was finally found they found people who could be paid the cheapest wages‚ work long hours‚ and are fast
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Waterways have dominated the Canadian economy since 1850. Several industries such as fur trading‚ fishing and lumbering are the dependent upon water transportation. Other industries such as wheat production‚ paper‚ and mining gained importance around the 1850’s. Around the first half of the 16th century these waters became of a greater importance as these coast were visited by the French and Portuguese. The second half of the century English fishermen established themselves through the development
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freedom‚ love‚ equality‚ and peace‚ do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.” ARTICLE 1 NATIONAL TERRITORY Section I: The National Territory comprises the Philippine Archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of t its terrestrial‚ fluvial‚ and aerial domains‚ including its territorial seas‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around
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1HIST 504 Fall 2013 First Paper Your assignment is to write a paper that compares and contrasts the ideas of any two of the following three philosophers: Confucius (aka Kongzi)‚ Mozi‚ Zhuangzi. In your comments‚ you should try to adopt the perspective of one of these three thinkers. For example‚ if you are comparing Confucius and Zhuangzi you might present Zhuangzi’s perspective on Confucius: Which of his ideas are similar to your own and therefore worthy of praise? Which ideas are
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In the 1800’s the production Industry developed on an extensive scale and the mechanization of industry resulted in the abuse of children who were forced to work in terrible conditions in factories‚ mines and mills. The poor treatment of young employees brought attention to the issue of child labor. The sources above are a few examples of the severity of working conditions for children in the 1800’s. Although they all discuss or represent child labor‚ the pictures offer a different view of the issue
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the United States (www.nami.org). The growing rate of mental health issues has concluded in the improvement and expansion of mental health treatment‚ more research is being done on the different kinds of illnesses‚ and how to treat them‚ or cope with them. The treatment process for mental health patients has in a way evolved. There were many practices that were performed in the late 1800s and even before then‚ that are no longer being used
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