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    entire world and affected how we live today. American colonies lived under English rule in the early 1600s due to the establishment of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607. Over 150 years‚ England made 13 colonies along the eastern coast‚ and what is now part of the United States. The American Revolution sparked several factors that shaped England as what people know today. The British declared unfair taxes on the colonies‚ utterly making them deprived of their economic freedom. Events such as the

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    How successful was Henry VII in dealing with challenges to his royal authority in the years 1489 to 1499? Between 1489 and 1499 Henry VII faced three main challenges; The Yorkist Rebellion in 1498‚ the imposture Perkin Warbeck (1491-99) and also the Cornish Rebellion 1497. Each challenge presented problems to the King and illustrated his instability to the throne. However he dealt with the problems successfully but it was Henrys policies and laws that suffered as a result. Henry had great success

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    It’s long been one of ancient history’s most intriguing mysteries: Why did the Maya‚ a remarkable civilization‚ suddenly collapse when it seemed to be in a good position to continue? Although the Mayan people never entirely disappeared‚ many of their past homes in the Americas went from busy cities to abandoned ruins. These abandoned ruins are the result of issues inside the tribes and cities that brought down their way of life. These issues could be internal reasons‚ such as a failing government

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    The Pilgrims of Leiden‚ Holland were separatist (those who separated from The Church of England) who came to America in search of "a better life." The Pilgrims separated from The Church of England because the church was too strict. They were told that they had to go to the church the government picked. This form of dictatorship was called "State Church." If one went against the states church they would have been arrested and thrown in jail. They were then tortured in an effort to make them changed

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    How Did Enterobacter Evolve

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    nG re t cab re tn o E The Genus Enterobacter FRANCINE GRIMONT AND PATRICK A.D. GRIMONT Introduction The genus Enterobacter was first proposed by Hormaeche and Edwards (1960a). However‚ the history of some species now placed in the genus Enterobacter can be traced‚ albeit with some confusion‚ to the end of the 19th century. “Bacillus lactis aerogenes” was isolated by Escherich (1885) from milk and renamed “Bacillus aerogenes” by Kruse (1896) and “Aerobacter aerogenes” by Beijerinck

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    The Nullification Crisis started when South Carolina adopted an ordinance of nullification. This allowed the federal tariff acts of 1828 and 1832 to be labeled unconstitutional and denounced in the state of South Carolina. The state’s tilt towards nullification actually started years earlier‚ during the 1820’s‚ when the state suffered from an agricultural depression. This caused an estimated 70‚000 people to move out of the state‚ and almost twice that number in the 1830’s. This caused most of the

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    Reconstruction amplified racial discrimination. Some examples being “Black codes‚” sharecropping‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. The “Black Codes” were laws set by state governments in 1865. The laws were set up to single out black people. They restricted their rights. Among these laws were “apprenticeship” laws that allowed children to be taken away from their homes if they were unable to be taken

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    ever think what you’re going through can not compare to what happened back then to The Holocaust survivors? They experienced horrifying event’s that changed their lives forever. The survivors will never forget The Holocaust because it was a time in their lives that they lost everything they loved. To this day The Holocaust survivors tell stories about The Holocaust and how it changed them in person and their faith. Survivors resources to survive To begin with‚ the survivors back then were mistreated

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    How Did Beowulf Fight

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    great hero who comes to the aid of many who need him‚ one of his first encounters was with the demon Grendel. After fighting Grendel Beowulf then killed his mother after she retaliated. Years after these two fights Beowulf would then‚ at the age of 50‚ kill a dragon that was terrorising his citizens. Beowulf would secede in doing this but in doing so he would die as well. The first battle that Beowulf fought was against the demonic beast Grendel. In this fight he helped out the Dans out of desire

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    How Did The Moon Formed

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    where It was originated from. How did the moon get its shape? Why does the moon have craters? Many theories were made with evidence to prove that the moon was made in different ways‚ however‚ the most accurately proven theory is that the moon was formed when a mars-like object hit Earth and erupted into little pieces. The little pieces were floating around the Earth and then formed together to create the moon‚ we were orbiting around our solar system. A theory that was discussed many times on how the moon

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