WAR IN THE SOUTH AND WEST While Washington and his troops froze in Valley Forge‚ General Howe enjoyed the comforts of Philadelphia. However‚ taking the city gave no military advantage to the British‚ and General Howe was soon to be replaced. General Howe turned over his command to Sir Henry Clinton in 1778. Clinton‚ who had never approved of the Philadelphia venture‚ resolved to leave the city and to return the army to New York. Battle of Monmouth. Washington followed the strung-out British
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A gang that started out in London‚ England in the late 1960’s among young multi-racial youth of the working class was the Skinheads. “It all started as a reaction against the hippie movement‚ the British class society and the lack of job and social opportunities” (questia‚ 2016). The name skinhead came from the closely shaved or chopped off hair the members have. When starting out Skinheads where all about pop culture‚ music‚ and fashion. “The first representatives of the movement were greatly influenced
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Era. Many black people suffered from poverty‚discrimination‚ outcast‚ and even violence. Unfortunately Due to these laws and restrictions many people died because of these laws. The Klu Klux Klan was a social club that was made in 1865-66 in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. This club was created by six Confederate veterans. When it was first made the “KKK” was just a secret club at first. But as time went on with this organization it soon became a place for terrorists. The outfits that
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conflict in the country and led to many battles between the South secession with the Union or the North The Start of a blood bath The North had control over the Fort Sumter Charleston bay‚ but the first shot came from the confederacy in April 12‚ 1861. Soon the South attacked the bay and made the North surrender the fort to the South. After this event four more states Tennessee‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ and Arkansas joined the confederacy with the other border slave states‚ Missouri‚ Delaware
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In 1860‚ the United States of America was split into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederacy consisted of 11 southern states‚ all of which were pro-slavery. They believed that without slavery their economic structure would be destroyed‚ as it was at the base of their cotton infrastructure. On the other hand‚ the Union was anti-slavery and wanted to abolish it. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President‚ his main goal was to keep the United States together and would do everything
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27 May 2001. American Pain Society. "Principles of Analgesic Use in the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain." Glenview‚ IL: American Pain Society. 2003. Bellenir‚ Karen. Drug Abuse Sourcebook. Detroit‚ MI: Omnigraphics‚ 2000. Burleson‚ Jenn. "Pulaski is Hoping that Fingerprints will Curb Oxycontin Abuse." The Roanoke Times 15 March 2001. Sanberg‚ Paul. Prescriptions Narcotics: the addictive painkillers. New York: Chelsea House‚ 1986. Stimmel‚ Barry. Pain‚ Analgesia‚ and Addiction. New York: Raven
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Stephanie Van Horn Case 11-4 Dorris Reed‚ the plaintiff‚ purchased a home from Robert King. Robert King and his real estate agent did not tell Dorris Reed that a woman and her four children were murdered 10 years ago‚ because the murder would affect the value of the home. Dorris Reed‚ however‚ did find out about the murder from a neighbor and sued Robert King and his real estate agent for rescission and damages. Dorris Reed paid $76‚000 for the home but the value of the house‚ once the murder
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The Revolutionary War was the most dramatic occurrence in America ’s long‚ tragic‚ and amazing history. After all‚ it was the technical beginning of the country we live in today. When starting out‚ America had virtually no navy. This changed because of John Paul Jones. Jones was the revolutionary war ’s first naval commander‚ and is known as the "Father of the American Navy." Though he started out as not a very rich man‚ Jones became a naval commander for both America and Russia. He was very
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half. Ulysses Grant’s success boosted his reputation and lead to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union army Battles of Fort Wagner These battles were fought on July 11th and 18th‚ 1863. General Quincy Gillmore sought to capture the Confederate fortifications on James and Morris Islands with the goal of establishing batteries to bombard Fort Sumter. Fort Wagner was defended by thirty-foot high sand and earth walls which were reinforced with palmetto logs on the first day of battle. Gillmore
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They happened when the British had discovered the location of patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock‚ and the location of some colonial weapon storehouses. 700 British soldiers were sent to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock and destroy the weapons. When the British were greeted with 77 colonial militiamen‚ both sides knew that the colonists were heavily outnumbered. Both sides were ordered to hold their fire. However‚ someone fired. The
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