was winning the Civil War. The Union believed it and the other countries believed it. The Union struggled with their military leaders and they weren’t familiar with the South’s land. The struggles that the North had before Gettysburg led to everyone believing that the South was going to win the Civil War. The North wasn’t crushing the South like they thought they would. The South wasn’t necessarily winning but they weren’t being beaten so the perception of them “winning” came about. The South had
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for the U.S. due to the fact Cuba was the largest producer of sugar in the world at the time. (2) Cubans rebelled in hopes of breaking free from Spain’s control and become independent. However the U.S could not let Cuba win this war by themselves. They feared if Cuba won the war without them‚ this would lead to the abolition of slavery. Cuba would lose American influence thus leading to end of slavery. The U.S could not let that happen due to the fact it was slaves who made Cuba
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and dreams of our Patriotic forces. There were some patriot loses: Philadelphia‚ Brandywine‚ Germantown‚ New York City‚ and Ft. Ticonderoga. The victory in Yorktown was our last but one of our greatest victories this whole revolution. The 17‚000 American and French troops that were sent into the battlefield made the British General Cornwallis surrender his troops and himself in October 19‚1781. It
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nationalism‚ even though United States didn’t win the war. It was the first war that the USA had fought without any foreign help. It led to manifest destiny‚ which increased the size of the US by ⅓. Sometimes this war is even called America’s Second War for Independence. Before this war‚ most nations thought that Great Britain would soon reconquer United States‚ but this war showed that it is not that easy‚ even for the world’s most powerful nation at the
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The Native American Struggle The way of life for the Native Americans changed greatly when the settlers arrived but they fought strongly to hold onto their sacred beliefs. No amount of influence or interference from the Europeans could change what the American Indians believed in. The natives fought long and hard to try to preserve their heritage and their lifestyles. While they are still given a small portion of land to live on‚ the plight of the Native American people has been going on since
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Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 election? – 12 mark question The Republican president‚ Herbert Hoover‚ was personally blamed for failing to deal with the consequences of the Wall Street Crash in October 1929. The Great Depression that followed was the most severe economic depression America had ever seen‚ and the whole world entered a state of poverty and hunger. Following the election in November 1932‚ Hoover was replaced by the Democratic leader‚ Franklin D Roosevelt‚ who aimed to tackle the
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• Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers
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Why Did The Spanish Armada’s Plan To Overthrow Protestant England In 1588 Fail? It was believed the Spanish Armada were a formidable force and could not be beaten; their weapons and tactics were far superior to any other countries. However‚ the inevitable happened‚ they were beaten and in this enquiry I will talk about the reasons and factors to why the Spanish Armada ended up getting beat trying to overthrow protestant England in 1588. The conflict between England and Spain had been going
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The seven continents are Asia‚ Australia‚ Africa‚ Antarctica‚ North America‚ South America and Europe. It is seen that each continent has a special shape. Some of these continents are connected while the water separates others. ASIA Asia being the largest of the continents covers around one-third of the world’s total land area. Asia is known for its vast size and incomparable character. It stretches all the way east from Japan to the Southeast Arabian Peninsula‚ which is more than 8500 kilometers
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early 17th centuries began the European phase of American history. Their "discoveries" in the New dispelled rumors of a northwest passage and settled ancient questions of world geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans would have a dramatic effect on Europe‚ but a devastating impact on those who were wrongly called "Indians." Christopher Columbus: Spanish explorer who‚ with the backing of Ferdinand V and Isabella I‚ discovered the North American continent on October 12‚1492. Though
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