Parliament virtually represented the British colonies in America from across the mid-Atlantic ocean. In 1760 George III became king of England at the young age of twenty-two and elected George Grenville to be his prime minister. The circumstances of the Seven Years War resulted in a large debt that needed to be taken care of. American colonies were scarcely affected by the wake of the war; they did not send men or supplies to aid the British in victory against France. To the American’s‚ Britain was
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Why did the colonies decide to break away from their mother country Great Britain in 1775? Well‚ the American Revolution is something taught in schools across the United States as early as the sixth grade. The American Revolution started in 1775‚ as a result of the British Parliament raising taxes‚ to make up for the cost of the Seven Years’ War as well as make the colonies pay for the cost of their defense‚ on many goods with the Stamp‚ Sugar‚ Townshend‚ and the Tea Acts. These acts were also known
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One of the developing countries that lies in Sub-Saharan Africa‚ is Madagascar. This country has had many struggles‚ as well as‚ growth and development. Everything‚ from its economy to its politics‚ has had major role in how it was established to how it is today. By comparing the history of Madagascar and other African countries‚ many were colonized. Many had long periods of pre-colonized societies and cultures‚ such as Madagascar. It is important to know the history and effects of colonization before
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World War 1 was the 3rd most deadliest in the world! Over 17 million deaths and 20 million wounded.America needed so many soldiers that America had to set up a draft. While men were being sent out to war women and African Americans helped out around the country. They took jobs that the men had after they left for war. And with all the men and women who would have to help out the country you would think that our country had been attacked and that we were fighting back‚ but that’s not how it started
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War & Art Bounded by the First World War‚ the period of 1920-1945 witnessed the hardships of the Great Depression and the destructive slide into political conflict. Throughout these dramatic times‚ during both the highs and the lows‚ artists responded to the world in which they lived in dramatic fashion. The events certainly had rippling effects upon all aspects of European life. In this time‚ artists and musicians had little choice but to react to the times to express their feelings and remain
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Large ungulates roamed western North America up until about 7000 years ago. The herds included woolly mammoths‚ oxen‚ bison‚ horses‚ burros and camels. As the landscape of western North America evolved‚ animal species coevolved to take advantage of the rangeland vegetation. When the first people came to this part of the world‚ woolly mammoths‚ bison and other grazers still roamed. Evidence shows Native Americans hunted the large ungulates‚ as well as the saber tooth cat and other carnivores. These
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The French and Indian War: Connection to the American Revolution By: Davion Daniels Introduction The American Revolution was the war between the Americans and the French against the British for their land and independence. The French and Indian War was the war for American soil between the Colonies of Britain and New France. The French and Indian war impacted the British and the Colonies in terms of global connections‚ governance‚ civic ideals and practices‚ and economics; all of which are four
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The World War I began in 1914 after Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot by a Serbian revolutionary. This assassination influenced the start of a world war between great European powers that lasted for four years. In 1917‚ the United States of America joined this war‚ to assist its allies‚ France and Britain. It was clear that these states were exhausting their military resources and they needed help. In addition‚ German submarines had attacked American ships leading to the loss
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lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point‚ militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had‚ more or less‚ plenty of weaponry still‚ but it just did not have enough men to use the weaponry. They certainly did not lose for
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DBQ #2 The relations between Indians and the English were variable. On one side of the spectrum‚ the Wampanoag and Puritans got along very well‚ even having the “first Thanksgiving”. On the other end‚ the Pequot War waged the Pequots against three English colonies. Both sides tried to assert their interests; the English used their advanced firearms to drive the Indians off their land‚ and also accidentally their Old World diseases helped their cause. The Indians used their knowledge of the land
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