AP U.S. History/1st period 9 January 2014 The War of Northern Aggression Since the end of the American Civil War it has long been thought of as a war of freedom. The victorious Union declared that they were fighting to free the slaves in the South. However‚ in fact‚ the Civil War was actually a major breaking point in American History because it was really a power struggle between the old and the new. The new‚ just as it had done in the previous generations‚ was replacing the old and was using
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Over time‚ most took for granted that their prosperity‚ even their way of life‚ was inseparable from African slavery” (NPS). The regional divisions caused by the difference in economies were furthered deepened by the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in order to keep the balance of power of the Senate. It also established a line so that any state
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Miracle Burton Dr. Crawford Written Comp. 1 12/1/13 Why the South Is So “Southern” When I stepped off the plane in Tennessee‚ I momentarily froze. I felt like I had almost landed in a different country. Not only was the temperature and scenery a change‚ the way people acted changed as well. Southerners have different accents and clothing styles‚ but the thing that stuck out the most was that people in the south are all together more friendly‚ hospitable and courteous. Being in
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How do teaching methods in college differ between the U.S. and China? There are a lot of differences in the cultural and customs between U.S. and China. The teaching methods in college are real different in this two country because of this. I have study in the college in China last year‚ and I am studying in the college in the U.S. now. I have experienced the different teaching methods. Some of the teaching methods are same‚ but a great many of them are different. In my opinion‚ the teaching
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History: Comparative Essay Chinese vs European Between the years of 1851-1861 roughly 30‚000 immigrants from places worldwide arrived in Australia with the hope that they could strike it rich and find some gold. Of the people who were arriving there was large amount of Chinese and Europeans who started to build up colonies of their own. It was hard for these people to start with as there was a lot of discrimination and segregation simply because of their race. This also meant that these sort of
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There are much difference between the colonies in the south and in the north. What made the colonies different was the contrast in longevity‚ the female’s freedom‚ and family structure. The most standing difference between the southern and the northern colonies was the stark distinction of mortality rate. In the south‚ or more precisely in the Chesapeake‚ both sex had a general lifespan of around 40 years; however‚ longevity in New England‚ the northern colonies‚ had approximately 20 to 25 years
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Andres Mederos AP World History The Differences between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia There are many differences between the two civilizations like Government‚ Burials ‚ Technology‚ and language. Now these can be the same but there not because these civilizations had there own ways on how to control what they believed and how they would sustain themselves. Now the Burial techniques that the Egyptians used was very clever and like professionally done because they thought in the after life
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Differrences between Invitation to treat and Proposal A proposal is made when a person is willing to enter into a legally binding contract. However‚ an invitation to treat is merely a supply of information (eg. an advertisement) to tempt a person into making a proposal. It is important to differentiate a proposal which will consequently lead to binding obligations on acceptance. On the other hand an "invitation to treat" is a mere suggestion of a readiness to deal or trade. In essence‚ an invitation
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Has someone ever shot you for throwing a snowball at them? That actually happened‚ and it made some people very mad. In the revolutionary war‚ there were two sides in the colonies‚ Patriots‚ and Loyalists. Patriots wanted to separate from Britain and Loyalists wanted to stay loyal to Britain. You should be a patriot because the British took away our rights‚ taxed us‚ and didn’t protect us. Britain took away all of the colonist’s rights‚ which is totally unfair. There was the Proclamation of 1763
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The restoration colonies New York: Old nether landers at new Netherlands 1600-golden ages of Dutch history. - maj. Commercial & naval power - challenging England on seas - 3 maj. Anglo-Dutch wars - maj. Colonial power [mainly in the East Indies.] New Netherlands - new Netherlands : founded in the Hudson River area (1623-1624) - established Dutch west India comp. for quick-profit fur trade. - company wouldn’t pay much attention to colony - manhattan [ new Amsterdam ] - purchased
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