Freedom Did you know when the civil war started in 1861 African Americans were not allowed in the army? It wasn’t until January 1st 1863 when they allowed African Americans to slowly make their way into the army. On January 1st Lincoln enforced the emancipation proclamation; declaring all slaves in the North states free. The African Americans would participate in tasks like spying and guiding soldiers through familiar lands as an advantage. Throughout the whole war about 200‚00 African Americans served
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_ Chapter 4 Guided Reading Questions Part A The Colonies Organize to Resist Britain 1. What was the Stamp Act? 2. How did the Sons of Liberty protest the Stamp Act? 3. What was the impact of the Stamp Act Congress? 4. How did the Townshend Act vary from the Stamp Act? Tensions Mount in Massachusetts 5. What was the Boston Massacre? Why did it occur and what was the significance? 6. Why were the committees of correspondence established? 7. What was
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The War of 1812 helped the United States achieve international respect. The war also helped Andrew Jacksons political career. The United States economy was drastically altered during the war and the events leading up to it. America was facing several problems. The British military had more power than the American army. Since the American army was reduced as a cost-cutting measure‚ it needed to be expanded again. However‚ raising the funds for the war was delayed because there was no longer a national
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How African American slaves sought control over their lives People of the African continent were transported to the New World with a sole purpose: enslavement. Between 1501 and 1866 over 12.5 million Africans were taken from their homeland to be enslaved across the Atlantic.1 The Middle Passage‚ as the journey is often called‚ brutally took many lives before ships arrived at their destination‚ killing approximately 1.8 million slaves-to-be. Of the 10.7 million Africans who survived the dreadful
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To what extend did the Revolution in 1974 affect Portugal? Portugal was a kingdom since 1139 until 1910 when it turned into a Republic and in 1926 Portugal tuned into a dictatorship. On April 25th 1974‚ a Revolution took place in Portugal and was known as “Revolução dos Cravos” also known as the Carnation Revolution. Since no one was injured and no bullets were used the population started offering carnations to the soldiers and at the end of the Revolution‚ this resulted as the Carnation revolution
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historic events‚ such as wars‚ that not only impacted others‚ but themselves as well. During World War I‚ World War II‚ and the Vietnam War‚ the writing style and topics of literature were significantly impacted as a result of the wars. World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ caused the
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The American Revolution occurred when the American colonists wanted to be free from Britain. After the war‚ the colonies had won and became their own country‚ but was the American Revolution revolutionary? The Revolution was revolutionary because it was the beginning of ending slavery‚ made people think about women’s rights‚ and America was free from Britain. To start off‚ slavery had begun to die off after the American Revolution. According to Document 5‚ slavery got abolished almost immediately
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The Revolutionary War began April 19‚ 1775 and lasted until September 3‚ 1783. During this war there were smaller battles fought throughout the colonies between the Colonial and British forces for the 13 Colonies’ liberation from Great Britain. These battles helped to steer the course of the war and eventually end the war in our favor. One of these pivotal battles was the Battle of Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill during the Siege of Boston. The battle took place in Charlestown a neighborhood of Boston
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Mexican-American War The Mexican American war started in 1846‚ ten years after Texas won its independence from Mexico. In 1844 Texas was annexed‚ upon their request‚ to the United States. This caused trouble with the Mexican government because they believed that the southern border of Texas was along the Del Norte river‚ while the American government believed that the border was the Rio Grande river. When U.S. President James Polk sent troops into this disputed territory‚ Mexico attacked‚ killing
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(there are many) that helped the American colonies defeat the British in the Revolutionary War. Colonial forces were clearly outmatched by the British in sheer numbers‚ training‚ experience and equipment. Despite the clear advantage held by British forces‚ the American colonies managed to defeat them by making allies‚ using new innovative combat techniques‚ and by possessing the homefield advantage. A combination of all of these advantageous attributes allowed the American forces to overcome their superior
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