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    During the American Revolution‚ there were many changes that were happening in America. ----Although the changes were made to make America bigger and better‚ it brought many different effects to many groups of people. There is one group that‚ though they were mistreated for decades‚ they were finally starting to have a taste of freedom. As seen from the evidence that has been given‚ it is clear that the general group of African Americans did benefit from the American Revolution. In the Proclamation

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    As the nation continued to enlarge‚ Americans would cite many economic‚ political‚ cultural‚ and historical arguments to justify U.S. territorial expansion. Politicians‚ literary figures‚ educators‚ newspapermen‚ and religious leaders contributed to the whole new idea of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny implied that God gave the Americans the power to move west and spread its protestant religion‚ capitalist economy‚ and democratic-republican political system. The term became known in the summer

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    equality and opportunity of African-Americans. “ Some Americans were struck by the obvious contradiction between America’s egalitarian Declaration of Independence and its support of slavery” (James O. Horton). Most northern delegates loathed the idea of slavery‚ therefore it created an issue between northern and southern delegates. The northern delegates were confused on why the Declaration of Independence states that every man is created equal‚ but African-American man aren’t even considered people

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    century and the world we know today with inventions and ideas. Newton was an English physicist and a mathematician who influenced science with a key idea in scientific revolution. ¨Scientific Revolution is the concept used to explain the emergence of modern science‚¨ (History.com 1) and Sir Isaac Newton contributed to scientific revolution by formulating theories on light‚ color‚ the Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation. Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4‚ 1643 in Woolsthorpe‚ Lincolnshire

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    On November 1‚ 1955 a war began in the country of Vietnam that cost many unnecessary lives and changed many global powers “Digital History” The war of Vietnam was almost unsolvable either situation was wrong. The war changed not only the country of Vietnam but all of the global powers. Under French rule the Vietnamese were receiving no benefits and barely enough to live on‚ it only took a small revolt to change that. Vietnam had many natural resources such as spices‚ metals‚ sugar‚ rubber‚ coal

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    For many‚ the breakdown of Native societies in America was a swift downfall‚ however‚ the dependency between American Indians and Euro-Americans was a slow and purposeful demise. The Choctaw Tribe‚ a once sovereign and strong nation that inhabited the Southeastern region of the United States‚ became poisoned by the introduction of European influence. The 15th century brought along a new pursuit of treasure and slaves‚ as well as Spanish entry into the Gulf Coast. While these Spanish expeditions led

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    the Klan was a reaction by southern whites against the rise of freedom for African Americans and their entrance into politics (2). Despite how the Klan is viewed now‚ it was originally meant to just be a social club (2). A place where likeminded people could come together and voice their concerns and opinions (4). They believed a sense of mystery would add amusement to the club (2). This can be represented by how outlandish the Klan made their structure sound by having ranks such as Grand Dragon

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    After the American Revolution‚ many people who lived in the new America ( United States of America) envisioned themselves to have a life of equal opportunity and treatment but this was far from the truth. Life in the United States was in fact unchanged for the majority of people due to the lack of equal treatment and opportunity. Only the wealthy upper class elites were able to prosper and feel true freedom by voting in the elections. While the majority of people who lived in the new America were

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    of the novel‚ Fitzgerald effectively connects the numerous main ideas to the failure of the American Dream. By criticizing Gatsby’s household one last time before he left‚ Nick depicts the emptiness found in the grandeur of wealth. That the American Dream has the ability to bring money into a person’s life‚ but cannot fill the void that is familial connections. Likewise‚ it builds the idea that the American Dream and the rapid expansion of humans have led to the destruction of the environment as seen

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    Slavery was introduced as a form of free labor. Labor that was considered hard work and work the English servants could not perform. As the slaves were brought from West Africa by the thousands‚ slave masters wanted to keep their slaves and labor. Slave masters passed laws stating slaves were to be slaves for life and this included their offspring. Once children were of age to work‚ they were put to work on the plantations. Slave masters used racism‚ creating laws to create segregation‚ gave privileges

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