the affairs of the government on Akbar’s behalf. In his early days as an emperor‚ Akbar ruled over an unstable and insecure Mughal throne. The empire was threatened by enemies from all sides. Adil Shah‚ the nephew of Sher Shah‚ was determined to capture the throne of Delhi and re-establish the Afgan rule. Rajputs had become powerful and were waiting for suitable opportunity to expel Mughals from India. Kabul was occupied by the Akbar’s half-brother‚ Mirza Hakim‚ who was ruling as an independent
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I. Introduction A. Beginning of Civil War: Reasons‚ Fort Sumter‚ Confederate capital B. First Battle of Bull Run C. Preparing for War D. War in the West E. War in the East F. The South Attacks II. Beginning of Civil War: A. Causes leading up to the Civil War – Freedom Rights B. Attack on Fort Sumter‚ South Carolina. C. States seceding from the Union – Order of successions D. Choosing of the Confederate capital – Montgomery and Richmond
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war of Lexington Concord Benedict made a plan to seize Fort Ticonderoga in New York. So he partnered up with Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga. On May 10‚ 1775 they successfully seized Fort Ticonderoga‚ Fort George‚ And Crown Point. Benedict tried to take over Quebec but had failed to do so. By 1780 Benedict was being more bitter to the Continental Congress. He was appointed as the command of the fort at West Point he offered to hand it over to the british for
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a message to the French demanding that they leave the region and stop their harassment of English traders and settlers in April of 1753. As Washington explored further into the mountains‚ he‚ his men‚ and Tanacharison‚ a Seneca chief‚ marched into Fort Duquesne in western Pennsylvania and encountered French troops‚ engaging in conflict. Competition and tension arose and Washington fired upon these troops‚ killing the French leader‚ among many others‚ sparking a war between the two European colonies
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Carolina Regiment under the command of William Moultrie. Moultrie also served with Marion in the summer of 1776 to defend Fort Sullivan and Fort Moultrie in the Charleston harbor. In the September of 1776‚ Marion was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel under the Continental Congress. In 1779‚ Marion took part in the siege of Savannah‚ the failed Franco-American attempt to capture the city in Georgia. He also took part in a siege of Charleston in 1780‚ the same year he was placed under Benjamin Lincoln
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On October 13th of 1812‚ Americans raid Queenston Heights‚ hoping to capture Queenston Heights and possibly Detroit. The battle is fought‚ ending with British with a gain and loss. During September of 1812‚ Americans started to bring together an army of soldiers‚ which would attack Queenston Heights‚ (which is close to the town Queenston). They created a plan to cut the British supplies to Detroit. On October 12th‚ 1812‚ the Americans launched their New York militia‚ which contained of citizens
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most people believe‚ the Ku Klux Klan was started because of a few people wanted to have some innocent fun‚ not because they were intending to start a chain of violence on anyone outside the white race.(The Klan‚ p.2) The Ku Klux Klan began in Pulaski‚ Tennessee‚ a small town south of Nashville. On the night of December 24‚ 1865 six ex-confederate soldiers were sitting around a fireplace it the law office of Judge Thomas M. Jones.(Invisible Empire‚ p.9) These six friends were having a discussion
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War of 1812 Notes Timeline of Events 1807 – The Chesapeake Incident 1811 – Battle of Tippecanoe 1812 – U.S. declares war. 1813 – Battle of Lake Erie 1813 – Battle of the Thames 1814 – March on Washington‚ D.C. 1814 – Battle of Baltimore (Fort McHenry) 1814 – Treaty of Ghent 1815 – Battle of New Orleans The Chesapeake Incident (1807) Main facts: Britain and France at war Both sides forbid neutral trade w/enemy. British begin impressment of sailors (even Americans). The Chesapeake
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hit‐and‐run raids‚ sabotage‚ and‚ on occasion‚ terrorism to wear down the enemy. They also ambushed patrols and supply convoys‚ and cut communication lines‚ in order to disrupt enemy activities and to capture equipment and supplies for their own use. Guerrillas are extremely difficult to capture because of their mobility‚ the dispersal of their forces into small groups‚ and their ability to blending among the civilian population. Typically‚ a small guerrilla force seeks to concentrate
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the need arose. Neamathla became angered when‚ in 1817‚ U.S. troops built Fort Scott on the Flint River just 12 miles north of Fowltown. (Mahon‚ J. K.‚ 1998). Neamathla had claimed that the land east of the Flint River was Miccosukee land and warned Major Twiggs not to travel east of the Flint River or chop down any trees on the East side of the river or he would defend it at all cost. With the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson‚ southwest Georgia had now become U.S. territory‚ however Neamathla
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