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    Religion was simple before the Europeans came‚ all the tribes believed in a few common values and then each had their own separate ones. When arriving upon America they had brought many unknown things to the lands people like food‚ weapons‚ diseases and religion. While throughout different parts of Europe there were many different religions some of them that they brought then went to found colonies ; Maryland was Catholic‚ Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers‚ The Calvinist Puritans established themselves

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    The American Revolutionary War was caused from the political issues between the "mother country"‚ Great Britain‚ and its "children"‚ the American colonies. Most of the Americans initially didn’t want to completely separate from England but wanted to compromise and regain the rights that Parliament had taken away. England made war unavoidable with its unwillingness to negotiate‚ heavy taxation of the colonists that violated their rights‚ and strict trading policies. The English hardly every interfered

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    8 Erwin Rommel was one of the greatest generals of World War II. His use of strategy‚ logistics‚ and natural instincts separated from other generals. He could move his troops and tanks faster and more efficiently than any other Nazi general and he used this skill to make quick and powerful strikes where his enemy would least expect it. This special ability gained him and his divisions nicknames like “Desert Fox” and the “Ghost Division”. Erwin Rommel was born on November 15‚ 1891

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    Question: What factors pulled the colonies away from Britain? The separation of the thirteen colonies from Mother England cannot be attributed to one single factor. Years of history were required before the revolution was to take place‚ and within these years several factors built upon one another. These few however‚ stick out more than others: distance‚ taxation‚ and progressive pamphlets. Distance played a crucial role in driving the colonists away from Mother England. To have a simple

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    The Vietnam War The Vietnam War began on November 1st‚ 1955 and officially ended on April 30th‚ 1975. It began because of South Asian countries falling to communism. There was a term called the “domino theory” which states that when one country falls to communism‚ the surrounding countries fall soon after‚ causing a domino effect to ensue. Therefore‚ when Vietnam began to fall into communism‚ the United States was determined to stop the spread of communism in South Asia by stopping the source: Vietnam

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    you wish it was just a dream.” The ARW ( American Revolutionary War) was a horrible‚ scary time for colonists in that time. Many people were killed because of the war‚ but are still remembered today. The following pages in this book include information like‚ the important people‚ Battles‚ Events that led up to‚ and hardships in which people went through‚ that one should know about the

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    The term revolutionary means something that has or had a significant effect or sudden impact on the society and human behaviour. After and during the revolutionary war if a citizen was rich‚ white and a man he would have benefited from the revolutionary war‚ such as being able to enlist in the army willingly. However‚ if a citizen did not fall into that category they would have gained very little from the war. Contrary to G. Wood’s idea in the Radicalism of the American Revolution that patriots carried

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    BS 3550 13 Days and the Cold War The movie 13 days describes the actual events that happened during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. It was the first time during the Cold War that United States and the Soviet Union nearly engaged in full-scale nuclear war. The president of the United States at the time was John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood). He had to immediately decide the most effective way of action for the country after seeing pictures from a U-2 spy plane showing missiles in Cuba placed

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    How To Overcome Shyness Enjoy a happier life by overcoming your shyness! One of the most common (and effective) obstacles to success is shyness‚ or a reluctance to interact with other people. Getting ahead in life requires the ability and willingness to communicate with others‚ and shyness prevents many people from communicating effectively. Overcoming shyness can be done with a bit of effort and willpower. If shyness is holding you back‚ here are a few ways to control and even eliminate it:

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    Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state

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