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    After formalizing the Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ the thirteen American colonies had to figure out who they were as a nation. Although they had claimed independence‚ now the Framers had to figure out the foundation of the government. However‚ the ruling body at this point was the Continental Congress and in 1777 this Congress took an important leap to unite the former colonies by blueprinting‚ The Articles of Confederation. The Founding Fathers decided there needed to be a centralized governing

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    From 1754 to 1763‚ the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles‚ each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever

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    Revolution was a new era. However‚ the question is still raised: did the Industrial Revolution improve life in Great Britain? The Industrial Revolution improved life in Great Britain due to the major technological‚ economical‚ and social advancements. The train - or “Rocket” - developed by Robert Stephenson was a pillar for the growth that began during the Industrial Revolution. Document 1 mentions that‚

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    Britain Britain Laura The alliances that Britain belonged with and their primary allies mold history and the war’s that Britain battled. Although there were many concerns such as security‚ strength‚ and wealth that led Britain to gain alliances; Britain’s economic growth and revolutionary expansions of modern technology topped the list in countries of Europe‚ and major imperialist’s activities for Britain during the nineteenth century grew. In addition Britain’s

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    Why did Britain establish an empire? The British established an empire for many different reasons‚ most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power‚ economy‚ trade‚ religion and development of other countries. One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took

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    The American Revolution was a phenomenon that shaped America through devious battles‚ hardships‚ land loss‚ and the start of advanced rights forming. France has always stayed loyal to the Americans‚ as well as provided proper protection during the Revolutionary War. Though the French were not obligated to help these colonies‚ rather they used this opportunity to benefit themselves. They expanded their international relations with countries across the ocean‚ creating lasting bonds through treaties

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    the seas to see the New World something was always coming up. We have dealt with how to survive and the British trying to take over our country and controlling everything we do. We finally decided that it was our time to tell the British to stop and we were ready to fight back. It was our time to show we know how to run a country on our own. The American Revolution was an outburst between America and Britain. This revolution started because of many reason. For political reasons and we were

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    exploring personal identity. In which ways did the American blues revival differ from the England blues revival? As the new age of rock music swept through the 1960’s‚ a new revival of blues was the cornerstone to both American and English bands. Both sides of the spectrum pursued the same goal but they seemed to have drastic differences. During the American Blues Revival it was set upon the principle to only be played for African American audiences and came from their roots of old gospel and rhythm music

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    The Declaration of Independence‚ which proclaims‚ “all men are created equal with the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” (Jefferson)‚ is the root of The American Dream; however‚ James Truslow Adams‚ a historian and author‚ is often credited with the term “The American Dream” because of his book‚ The Epic of America. In this book he states: “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according

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    After the Seven Years War ended‚ Britain was deeply in debt and trying to govern a far flung empire. Britain believed the colonists should help pay the costs for protecting them by levying taxes. In addition‚ they defaulted on their promise of land‚ in order to stay out of any new‚ costly battles. Both of these actions and colonists reaction to them‚ plus a fear of limited freedom caused the American Revolution. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian

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