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    The colonists had always desired liberty and independence from the time they immigrated to the New World‚ but there passions were inflamed by numerous grievous actions by the British empire. It is difficult to name just four reasons‚ but I will do my best. 1) Representation. Colonists argued that it was unfair to be ruled by those whom they had not elected. Parliament claimed that the colonies were virtually represented‚ as its members looked out for the interests of the entire empire. However‚

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    American Colonists were Patriots because they were tired of being denied the “rights as Englishmen”. They were also tired of being taxed without representation in the British government. They said being taxed without representation is not right and they didn’t want to be treated differently because it wasn’t fair. All the American Colonists wanted was to be treated fairly and to have freedom‚ which they were getting deprived of by staying a part of England. One of the main reasons American Colonists

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    Americans today have slowly forgotten how our society came to be. The first Americans had to struggle a ton to get to where we are today. Colonists of America had to develop European settlement and nation building by introducing the political‚ social‚ and cultural exploration of each colony. The colonists had to build communities with these explorations to help control and grow the colonies. The three colonies that started America included New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Settlers had to explore

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    The colonists were able to finally accomplish unity during the French and Indian War (Schultz). The Albany Plan‚ previously proposed by Benjamin Franklin‚ in which would have united the colonists somewhat had failed before the war. Once the war ended‚ with the Treaty of Paris signed and the Proclamation Line drawn on the maps‚ the colonists realized how little control they had over their destinies. The Crown decided to tax the colonies in an attempt to regain their losses‚ besides in the process

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    Contents Introduction 3 1 Historical review of British and American English 5 1.1 History of English language 5 1.2 History of American English 9 1.3 American and British have changed and go on changing 11 2 Differences between modern British and modern American English 14 2.1 Lexical difference between American and British English 14 2.2 Grammatical difference between American and British English 18 2.3 Spelling differences between American and British English 24 Conclusion 27 Bibliography 29

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    Religious Freedom in the British American Colonies Although the original thirteen colonies of America had to face the same issue of religious toleration in early settlement‚ three major regions‚ such as the colonies in New England‚ middle region‚ and south responded in different ways. Prior to the year 1700‚ the original thirteen colonies displayed great contrast of religious toleration in the three major regions; the reluctantly tolerant New England colonies‚ the far more lenient middle colonies

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    Deviance Final : Question #1 A juvenile being tried as an adult is a very sensitive and controversial issue over the past years. There has been a significant increase in the number of juvenile offenders being tried in adult courts for serious crimes. Juveniles should be tried as adults depending on the seriousness of the crime that they commit. There are many factors that contribute to juvenile courts and to what extent a juvenile should be tried as an adult. The juvenile justice system was

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    The American Revolution was costly and bloody war that granted the Americans the independence for which they fought. This 8-year-long revolutionary war from 1775 to 1783 is considered one of the greatest revolutions of all time in that the Americans had defeated the most powerful nation in the world at the time‚ Great Britain. The American Revolution is a critical event in the history of the United States and has been explored and evaluated by numerous historians of the 20th century. Whether or not

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    emotions‚ and go home calm. He stated that plays become moral learning experience. Thus bringing on the topic of how violence influences us. Does violent tv shows‚ movies‚ video games‚ etc influence people to commit violence‚ or does it allow them to act out their aggressions in a safe environment? Aristotle takes a vicarious viewpoint stating that is healthy to give out‚ or live out emotions (mad‚ sad etc) in a safe environment. Therefore‚ stating that it is ok for kids‚ or anyone

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    The Founding Fathers of the United States had one goal in mind- American Liberty. This could be achieved in many different ways‚ hence the reason that many of the Founding Fathers disputed over how the U.S. government should be run. One of the most influential disputed that there were occurred during the Constitutional Convention. It was unknown how much power to give to the Federal government. Giving too much power would allow one person or a small group of individuals to rule the United States

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