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    The Revolutionary War was a period of time when America would free from its constraints of Britain‚ and become their own independent nation. The men‚ the soldiers in the war were credited mainly for the pathway to freedom‚ but what about the women who also made efforts? Most of the women who stepped forward to help out and pave the way for freedom were looked past‚ or down upon because women were looked to be subordinate to men. Though the Revolutionary War opened opportunities for minority groups

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    How to Deal With Racism Beliefs or attitudes about people based on outward differences are known as racism. Most racism attacks people of a specific skin color or ethnic group. The prevalence of racism leads to discrimination and sometimes violence. When racism results in hate crimes in a community‚ it tears the community apart. Some forms of racism are obvious; more are hidden • Speak up when you hear racist slurs or jokes. People often ignore jokes because they don’t know why to say. However

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    century‚ to establish an English colonywas a “first in its class” decision. Starting in 1584‚ England made its first claim to expand its territory to the New world. In 1587‚ the Roanoke colony was founded‚ although it is a great advancement for England‚ It is still one of the greatest American mysteries when the colony was found abandoned in 1590. In this essay‚ I will explain to you the three of the most probable causes of the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colony. This evidence will explain

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    World Peace‚ Is It Even Possible? We need to try something new to make world peace because politics and the government say that they will improve‚ but look at the world‚ there is still war going on. It may not be here‚ and we might not see it but it’s going on in so many other countries. We need to start thinking about it not just for the people‚ but for all the animals that live in those conditions as well‚ and the water we are polluting. in the long run‚ it affects us all‚ that’s why we need

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    armed forces. It’s truly amazing how the rights of women have grown over time. However‚ women were discriminated against time after time‚ but we have fought back against it and we have accomplished many incredible things. It all started in the Revolutionary war. Women served as people who did laundry‚ and cooked. Seamstresses‚ cooks and laundresses were the most common jobs for women during this war. Women were recruited left and right for these jobs‚ because they were used to working those types of

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    What looked like a simple win against the Americans became a long war resulting in a victorious win from the underdogs. For decades the British triumphed over some of the biggest nations such as Spain and France. The war‚ at first‚ seemed to be a joke. The Americans proved to be an equal force to be reckoned with and won the war. George Washington was one of the greatest leaders in the history of our country. Our Father of the Country was persistent‚ brave and organized. He possessed many qualities

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    Regions of the 13 Colonies * The number of people differed among the colony regions; the amount of land in the colonies also differed among the regions with small numbers of people on huge tracts of land. * The first European colonists didn’t know how big North America was because they didn’t have a map of the continent. * The three geographic regions of the 13 Colonies were the New England Colonies‚ the Middle Colonies‚ and the Southern Colonies. The New England Colonies * The four

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    World War I was the result of the development of military strength and national pride. Imperialism‚ the policy of extending one’s power over other nations by use of military force‚ was a very powerful force during the 19th century. During this time‚ countries were very determined to increase the size of their empires‚ and imperialism was prominent because many countries regarded it as a very effective method of acquiring more territory. French diplomat Eugene-Melchior de Vogue observed in 1903 that

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    Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in the period from 1917 to 1921. The Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in Russia in the years after the Revolution because they were better organised and better led than their opponents. In addition‚ they had a compelling ideology‚ and offered more to Russia’s peasants and workers than their opponents could at the time. More than anything‚ though‚ they were completely ruthless‚ willing to do whatever was necessary in

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    between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies were becoming a major problem. Great Britain was continuously being unjust and unfair to the colonists by taxing them without their consent‚ closing their ports‚ killing the colonists‚ and many other one sided actions. The colonists grew weary of this very quickly and decided they had had enough of it. This led to the colonists declaring their independence from Great Britain in 1776. After the French and Indian War‚ Great Britain wanted to control expansion

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