of the Cotton Gin 1793 Eli Whitney Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty 1765-1776 Created in protest of the Stamp Act John Adams 1797-1801 2nd president of the United States of America Vice President of the United States of America Patrick Henry 1775 Elected to Continental Congress “Give me Liberty or Give me death!” Paul Revere 1775 His famous midnight ride “The British are coming‚ The British are coming!”
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Administrative integrity and would not interfere with the free use of the treaty ports within their spheres of inference in China. John Hay‚ the private secretary to Abraham Lincoln‚ the person who proposed the Open Door Policy. At that time‚ the United States was just finished the invasion of Philippine with Spanish and turned to China. They also had great interest in China and found out that China was the biggest market in the whole world. The Open Door Policy was declared base on this situation. Hay
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politician‚ however his promise to honor the Compromise of 1850 assured him many southern votes. Pierce ran against Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce’s win over Scott was resounding. When the votes were counted‚ it was discovered that out of the 31 states‚ 27 voted for Pierce. Why was Franklin Pierce a popular candidate in the South? _______________________ _______________________ Original content © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Additions and changes to the original content are
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SOLID STATE MARKS = 04 SOLID STATE A solid is that form of matter that possesses a definite shape and a definite volume. There are two types of solids: Crystalline solids: Solids with a definite geometric pattern and are anisotropic in nature. Examples: Iron‚ copper‚ silver‚ sulphur etc. are some elements which form crystalline solids. Potassium chloride‚ sodium nitrate etc are some of the compounds‚ which are crystalline
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During 1938‚ Churchill attacked the Munich settlement. Some people state that Churchill’s criticisms of Munich were unjustified whilst others argue that his criticisms were justified. Sources A and C are in support of Churchill’s criticisms of Munich were unjustified and source B and E are against this statement whereas source D is balanced‚ supporting both interpretations. Source A starts with a request which gives a less formal tone to the piece of writing as it infers George v1 and Chamberlain
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coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency‚ British India.[11] He was born in his ancestral home‚ now known as Kirti Mandir.[12] His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi (1822–1885)‚ served as the diwan (chief minister) of Porbander state‚ a small princely salute state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India.[12][13] His grandfather was Uttamchand Gandhi‚ also called Utta Gandhi.[12] His mother‚ Putlibai‚ who was from a Pranami Vaishnava family‚[14][15] was Karamchand’s fourth wife‚ the first three
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is said that a state succession is when one country takes the place of another or annexes part of it and takes responsibility for the predecessor state’s sovereign territorial rights. Since the start of modern civilization‚ large territories have transferred from country to country countless times. Empires have fallen‚ and other countries have risen from their ashes. However‚ a majority of the time the actual state succession never goes as favorably as the definition suggests. State succession comes
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Over centuries‚ the political system in United States led to the two major party system which third party cannot have that much of the power in the politics. However‚ there have been some several third parties and they were very influential in the political aspect. Among them‚ especially The People’s Party (populists) and The Progressive Party(Bull Moose party) left huge impact on United States history. The People’s Party was established by farmers‚ ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ in 1867 since they were
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Short History of Gambling in the United States of America According to the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling‚ gambling in the United States grossed over $40 billion dollars in 1995 (Dunstan‚ 1997). Professor I. Nelson Rose describes three waves of gambling during the history of the colonies and the United States. The first of these waves began during the start of this great nation and lasted until the mid-1800s. The second wave was at the end of our Civil War and lasted
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STUDY NOTES FOR CHAPTER 2 Sustaining Economic Development in a Globalising World / SEC 4 Definition of Globalisation: Process by which people‚ their ideas and their activities in different parts of the world becomes interconnected or integrated. 1. Key Driving forces of Globalisation 1.1 Development in transportation and communications • Improvement in transportation and communication technology led to globalisation. • Transport system: People‚ materials‚ products transferred from
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