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    S. History 121 The Impact of the French and Indian War on Colonial America The French and Indian war was fought between Great Britain and France from 1754 to 1763. Also known as the Seven Year’s War‚ this confrontation eventually erupted into an all out worldwide conflict. Its effects were not only immediate but long term. Although the colonies were not directly tied to the war‚ it greatly impacted them as well as modern America. The war was primarily fought along the colonies separating

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    At first‚ I hesitated to not go because of my perspective about Americans and also‚ it was a hard to say good-bye and leaving behind friends‚ family‚ and my house. Nevertheless‚ my parents urged me and again lecturing me Korean education of considering English to be valuable and useful and the best way to learn it is to be there. I had no choice to obey my parents and together go to America. Arriving in America was a shift for me. Everything was different;

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    America became a country on July 4th‚ 1776; over 240 years ago. That’s greater than 240 years of generations of people trying to define what it means to be an American‚ but few still stand true today from that long ago. Being accepting of others‚ not only other ethnic groups but fellow Americans as well‚ is one way in which things have not changed from the first American generation to the latest. One of the longest standing traits of the “poster child” American is being courageous‚ whether it be

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    Higher education has a history full of exciting firsts. Many of these firsts involve the women‚ specifically the first women receiving medical degrees. These women of the past paved the way for the women of today‚ allowing them to pursue endless opportunities in education. It was these woman of the past who bravely overcame the expectations and doubts of those around them who have allowed equal education opportunities for women today. Some of these women were Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell‚ Dr. Rebecca Crumpler

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    truths of society in 1692 Colonial America. With little research‚ one can find that in 1692 in Massachusetts‚ a series of charges were held against a group of dangerous witches. Every researcher looking for the truth‚ though‚ should ask this serious and important question: Were the Salem Witch Trials truly fair and just? Or were they just the over-reactions of a superstitious community to a childish prank? What are the truths of this time in history? Research First‚ before investigating the

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    It was not until I spent winter break in China‚ meeting extended family‚ that I was able to choose my topic. I am the first person in my entire family to be born in the United States of America. As a first generation Chinese American I have always struggled with my dual identity‚ never really wanting to know much about my heritage‚ fully immersed in growing up American. Over the last couple years I have been trying to reconnect with by biological identity. Conveniently‚ the trip I took to China

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    As individuals migrated to the modern day United States‚ many obstacles would stand in their way. Trade and exchange played the most important element in shaping the Colonial America’s‚ and I will argue just that in this paper. It’s without a doubt that trade has and always will be something that people can’t live without. Archaeologists have traced early signs of trade as far back as 15‚000 years ago. The concept of trade can change the whole complexity of a society. So many factors were involved

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    8/25/2010 History 1 t-th 8-9:25 The First Americans And Who Discovered America First Americans: Many believe that the first Americans were Indians(Native Americans)‚ but recent studies have shown that the first Americans may have been decedents of the native Aborigines in Australia who are believed to have migrated to the Americas long before the Native Americans‚ who are descends of the Mongoloid people from northeast Asia. Who Discovered America First: Well as we were all taught in grade

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    amount that the plantations couldn’t sustain. As an effect of this‚ the importation of slaves increased‚ which meant that more of the slaves were African. Many of the slaves in the South Carolina region were from the Kingdom of Kongo‚ with of them first being held in the British West Indies‚ where they were described as “seasoned” before being sold to South Carolina. The Colonist had to pass more laws to decrease the amount of escaping slaves in the south. The slaves seeked freedom‚ because that’s

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    L’enseigne Balny at la conquête du Tonkin: Indochine 1873. Paris: Éditions France-Empire‚ 1973. 324 pp. Armand di Biencourt‚ Au Tonkin‚ 1884-1885-1886. Paris: Imprimerie générale Lahure‚ 1898. 81 pp. Mark Philip Bradley‚ Imagining Vietnam and America: The Making of Postcolonial Vietnam‚ 1919–1950. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press‚ 2000. xiv‚ 304 pp. Pierre Brocheux‚ The Mekong Delta: Ecology‚ Economy‚ and Revolution‚ 1860–1960. Madison: Center for Southeast Asian Studies‚ University

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