Michigan. It is believed that after having conflicts with in New York and Delaware tribes‚ they moved southeast to the Appalachian Mountains spreading out thru the Carolinas‚ Virginia‚ West Virginia‚ Kentucky‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia and Alabama. In the early 1700’s they experienced an outbreak of smallpox decreasing the tribe’s size “Cherokee”. In the later years of the 18th century the Cherokee Indians fought side by side with British government against the French in the American Revolutionary War.
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Americans “Indians”. As the Europeans started arriving‚ a rapid disease started spreading. This affected claimed lives and survivors. As the next two centuries went by the European Nations explored America and established colonies. The colonies sometimes took land from Native Americans. Spain had a voyage from the Caribbean in Central and South America. France then established thirteen colonies along the mid atlantic coast of North America. Even though there are only thirteen colonies‚ there are only
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In 1919‚ America was on a crash course to intoxication. Many people were worried about the American People’s future. Many men and women joined forces to help prevent this. They created many organizations to push congress to pass the 18th Amendment. Once it was passed things were downhill from there. That is why Prohibition had a large effect on America because of the passing of the 18th Amendment‚ crimes during Prohibition‚ and the 21st Amendment. Many people wanted Prohibition. They pushed congress
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would be sitting there for weeks till they throw the body over the boat (Davis 1). This was the day America changed forever. Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Anyone who denies freedom to others deserves in not for themselves.” But that’s what white Americans did‚ they didn’t give the slaves a chance to live a free life. That’s something that will hurt America forever‚ but it is something that America can grow from as time goes on. From the moment African Americans got into slavery everything
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their impeccable song writing abilities‚ their spectacular‚ unique societal views‚ and their extreme perseverance. The Beatles took America by surprise on February 7 1964. Upon arrival‚ they were greeted by three thousand plus screaming fans who nearly caused a riot when the band stepped off the plane. Just six days prior‚ the Beatles landed their first song on Americas #1 list with
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’’Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball‚’’ Jacques Barzun‚ the social commentator‚ wrote more than a quarter of a century ago. ’’Fundamentally‚’’ Barzun said in an interview last week‚ ’’things haven’t changed. Baseball still reflects our society‚ it’s just that our society has changed.’’ Baseball‚ Barzun says‚ once expressed the unification of America‚ the teamwork involved. ’’When we look at the triumphs of American technology on a large scale‚’’ he
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I believe that throughout the Colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious reasons. First‚ according to my textbook‚ the British originally sponsored trips over to the New World only after other countries were profiting from their collections of goods and new trade ports. Maybe other countries in Europe had begun settling the New World for religious concerns‚ but definitely not Britain. The British government was more concerned
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Nikola Tesla was extremely significant in America in the late 19th century socially and economically by engineering‚ implementing‚ and advancing the field of electricity. When Tesla came to America in 1884 from Paris‚ the United States was powering homes and businesses with direct current electricity. DC power was severely limited and could only run a mile before another power station had to be built to reenergize the lines that ran overhead. To combat the inefficiency of Thomas Edison’s DC power
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Many factors affected the people who lived in Europe and America‚ as well as their lifestyle. Religion put certain people in power and created conflict. These conflicts caused economic problems‚ so new systems were developed. The search for the northwest passage helped the spread of culture and helped explorers discover new land. These factors changed the way Europeans lived and also affected their colonies in America. Religion greatly affected people in power‚ as well as the people in general. The
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English‚ French‚ and Spanish came to North America? Before the early 1490s‚ North America was only inhabited by Native Americans with no presence of European civilizations. European civilizations decided to start colonizing for multiple different reasons‚ such as economics‚ religion‚ curiosity‚ and adventure. The different European countries had different reasons and tactics as well as difficulties when it came to their efforts to colonize North America. Although Columbus was not the first European
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