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    With a growing economy‚ many were unable to find enough help on the farms and plantations started in the colonies. The plantation owners in the south depended more on the workers‚ and fueled the need for slavery. In the South the main colonial exports consisted of cotton‚ and tobacco. In the beginning the plantation were small so not as many workers were need. However as time went on colonies‚ and plantations increased which led to the demand for more workers. There were now not enough english indentured

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    her life helping others achieve freedom. She was a conductor on the underground railroad and a leading abolitionist. She was viewed as a hero of the African-American community and more. Imagine being twelve and separated from your family. As a young child‚ Harriet was sold at least five times. Each time she was beat up giving her scars for the rest of her life. Even though she was a child she was doing jobs of an adult. For example‚ at the age of five Harriet was given the job of many house chores

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    Some of the ways in which Plato shaped Aristotle’s philosophy is that Plato believed the cosmos to be made up of four elements that are earth‚ air‚ fire‚ and water. Aristotle agreed that the cosmos was made up of these four elements. Although‚ some of the ways in which Aristotle deviated from Plato was that Plato deduced that the four elements are made of atoms‚ which are made from triangles‚ Aristotle disagreed with this. Even though Aristotle agreed on the four elements he disagree on the theory

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    where was Charles Darwin born? What were his parents named and how many siblings did he have? He had been born in Shrewsbury‚ Shropshire England on February 12‚1809. 2. Briefly describe Darwin’s schooling and why he did not become a doctor like his father wanted. Charles Darwin couldn’t stand to look at the sight blood at his University in Edinburgh so since he couldn’t handle seeing blood he started had to study something so he studied natural history and his Father was not happy. 3. How did Darwin

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    Final Paper How did Christians justify their claim to the Holy Land before and during the Crusades? One of the most significant and remarkable incidents of the Middle Ages was the series of conflicts known collectively as the Crusades. Generally these conflicts were militant pilgrimages to the Levant (though sometimes elsewhere) undertaken by medieval Europeans in the name of Christendom. Though there were many political and social issues involved in the whole affair‚ the primary theme

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    1774‚ there were several reasons that lead to the cause of the American revolutionary war. The American revolutionary war was caused by the stamp act‚ sugar act‚ and plenty of other ways Britain’s laws were used to take money from the thirteen colonies. After the French and Indian war in North America 1763‚ Great Britain faced a large debt. Parliament stated that the French and Indian war debt should be paid by the American colonies. The long war was claimed by parliament to be used to protect Americans

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    Name Professor Course Date Shay`s Rebellion The 1787 rebellion was led by Daniel shay. He was not much literate‚ but he portrayed charismatic character. The “who`s who” of the day had been labeled a rebel‚ traitor‚ and coward. However‚ those allegations were nothing but distant from the truth. He was a devoted nationalist‚ and a decent military officer supporting America’s devolution. He had devoted over five years of his life in service of America`s government. In addition‚ besides devoting his

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    from the plague‚ in Athens‚ Greece. His father‚ Xanthippus‚ was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the early part of the 5th century BC. His mother‚ Agariste‚ was a member of the powerful and controversial noble family of the Alcmaeonidae. She was the great-granddaughter of the tyrant of Sicyon‚ Cleisthenes. Her familial connections helped her husband‚ Xanthippus‚ start his political career. While Pericles was growing up he was quiet and avoided public appearances instead‚ he devoted his

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    Intro: In 1619‚ slavery started in America. Africans were kidnapped and brought to America. They were forced to work without pay. They lived in bad conditions and were mistreated. They were trying to find a way out of their misery. There was one way the ‘Underground Railroad’. The Underground Railroad was a chain of different routes that slaves used to escape the south and enter the north or Canada where slavery was abolished but‚ the runaway slaves still faced discrimination in the north. Like in

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    What is Philosophy? While Philosophy has no clear cut definition‚ it can be described as the act of questioning ideas‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs to try to form answers supported by good reasoning. These answers are not always clearly supported by fact like scientific questions‚ but use logic to express what a person views as correct. Questions of a philosophical nature can be grouped into four main branches and use a method of arguments and logic to support a reasonable opinion or view. Four major

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