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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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    Territorial Expansion and Slavery Veronica Boisis His/115 February 20‚ 2013 Gregory Taylor * Congress deal with the issue of slavery as new states were admitted and new territories acquired by passing a new law‚ The Compromise of 1850‚ which allowed Texas to be admitted to the Union as a slave state and California to be admitted as a free state. Proposals known as popular sovereignty took place and consist in voters in New Mexico and Utah would decide the slavery question themselves.

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    Since the 15th centuryEuropeans have been exploring the world‚ colonizing new lands‚ and interacting with the people of these new lands. These interactions were caused mostly by the economic motivations of Europeans‚ as these places often provided Europe with valuable goods. Throughout this period of interaction‚ European views of foreigners changed from those of respect and tolerance in the late 18th century to those of complete superiority and dominance in the early 20th century. This change was

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    Westward Expansion. Westward Expansion is when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory‚ and when many people migrated westward. Westward Expansion doubled the size of America. President Thomas Jefferson thought that this would be the key to the U.S.A wealth‚ but his hopes had actually almost destroyed the country. With these new territories people didn’t know if they would be free states or not. Many other problems and solutions came from making the Louisiana Purchase. One large problem

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    Mariel S Expansion of the Roman Republic In the late classical Mediterranean period‚ the Roman Republic‚ which later came to be the Roman Empire‚ had won many conquests. Through these conquests‚ the Roman Republic started to accumulate large expanses of land and its people were effectively integrated into a larger imperial system. Throughout this period‚ the people of the republic built a sense of stability and prosperity. The development of stability and prosperity in the Roman

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Jollibee was able to attain a competitive advantage over McDonald ’s by doing two things: (1) Retaining tight control over operations management‚ which allowed it to price below its competitor and (2) Having the flexibility to cater to the tastes of its local consumers. While Tony Kitchner was hired to develop these competitive advantages abroad‚ his international strategy of "planting the flag" and "targeting expats" was executed haphazardly and resulted in losses for the firm

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    lived through the times as well as the leaders. Though‚ without the people making decisions for them‚ the government and “Heroes” of the time would have been nothing more than a small catalyst for Westward Expansion. Realistically‚ major characters and people throughout the Westward Expansion only made little to no difference. Besides Lewis and Clark‚ who explored a large portion of America’s new land‚ everyone else just sat in an office waiting for things to

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    The western expansion was a better life for the American people. The Louisiana purchase changed the united states for the better. People loved the idea that the west provided to them. The United States population had tripled to thirteen million people.(pg.9) Of course it was better for the settlers to move because there was no room for new farmers in the east. Even though settlers were always willing to move where ever there was better land so it wasn’t a big surprise. The settlers did not have any

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    No nation ever existed without some sense of national destiny or purpose. The people of the United States believed it was their mission to expand across North America. Expansion was inevitable because it would progress liberty and economic opportunity‚ expansion could have been stopped if Polk made different decisions‚ and the United States would be without certain states if the Mexican War hadn’t occurred. If the Mexican War had not occurred‚ many things would be different. For example‚ 525‚000

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    Expansion through conquest expansion under Muhammad‚ 622-632 expansion during the Rashidun Caliphate‚ 632-661 expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate‚ 661-750 two types of conversions: conversion of religion conversion of language the two normally stick together‚ first they are conquered and years later most‚ but not all convert to the religion as well. After the Arabic/Muslim conquests some areas where conquered back‚ such as Spain and Sicily. The Umayyads where replaced by another

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