Britain and its American colonies? Document 1 NORTH AMERICA BEFORE 1754 Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response. Document 2 Source: Canassatego‚ Chief of the Onondaga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ speech to representatives of Pennsylvania‚ Maryland and Virginia‚ 1742. We know our Lands are now become more valuable. The white People think we do not know their Value: but we are sensible that the Land is everlasting‚ and the few
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failures of the League of Nations in the 1920s? The League of Nations could stop small wars and improved some people’s lives. But it could not defend the Treaty of Versailles‚ get disarmament‚ or stop powerful countries. It stopped some wars – e.g. it arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands (1921) and stopped the invasion of Bulgaria by Greece (1925). In 1928‚ the League arranged the Kellogg-Briand Pact‚ which outlawed war. The League also took 400‚000
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expanding into that area. Another important factor in this war‚ were the Native Americans of that area‚ who lived there and wanted to establish a presence as traders there. While most Native Americans sided the French‚ the most powerful native group‚ the Iroquois Confederacy allied with the British. The beginning of the war started when the VA government sent a militia under Geroge washingotn to challenge French expansion. Washington created Fort Necessity‚ and
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HIST 121 SAMPLE TEST (Chap. 1-6) revMT 1. One distinctive characteristic of the society of the Iroquois Indians was the A) peaceful nature of their society. B) unusually high status and importance accorded Iroquois women. C) lack of agriculture. D) construction of huge and elaborate stone pyramids. 2. The Aztec culture was famous for its A) ritualized human sacrifice. B) peaceful nature. C) written constitution. D) representative government. 3. A disease that may have originated
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When it comes to American literature‚ most people think of only the stories that Americans have written throughout American history. They do not think of the Native Americans or the European explorers and settlers that lived in and explored the land. Many of their stories and literature are hard to find‚ translate‚ and research since it was a long time ago. However‚ the natives‚ the settlers‚ and the explorers have literature that is just as much of a big part of American literature than any other
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from six to twelve‚ doubling in size. The league would now be changed forever‚ its historical Original Six: the New York Rangers‚ Boston Bruins‚ Chicago Blackhawks‚ Detroit Red Wings‚ Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs‚ would be joined by six new teams: the California Seals (Oakland Seals)‚ Los Angeles Kings‚ Minnesota North Stars‚ St. Louis Blues‚ Philadelphia Flyers‚ and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 1967 expansion was monumental for the league‚ legitimizing American sports and eliminating
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Is The National Football League A Honest Organization? National Football League (NFL) is an American gridiron football organization‚ founded in 1920 by Jim Thorpe as American Professional Football Association. Jim Thorpe was the first president of the association‚ he was a famous American athlete and league player. Later on‚ in 1922‚ the association was renamed as National Football League. In the beginning‚ league comprised of fourteen teams
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1. Introduction Traditionally in the MLB‚ Major League Baseball‚ a player’s relative worth was measured by his recent successes. The qualitative opinions of scouts‚ batting average and the number of strikeouts were a few of the various metrics used to gauge a player’s value (Lewis 2003). In 2002‚ general manager Billy Beane of the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics revolutionized baseball. He argued that current player evaluation was inaccurate and inefficient and that the use of new “analytical gauges”
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Include evidence from the story to support your opinion. CHOOSE 10 words from the story that are new to you. Using the dictionary‚ write each word and its definition. WRITE A POEM about your favorite character. RESEARCH and CREATE A POSTER about the Iroquois Indians. Include pictures and information about their families‚ food‚ homes‚ clothing‚ and lifestyle. Point Completed Maximum 20 10 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 20 ©2011abcteach.com Reading/Comprehension/The Indian In The Cupboard
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gambling. The eight men that threw a World Series might be recognized for participating in one of the worst known scandals in sports‚ but it isn’t the only time a Major League Baseball Commissioner has had to banish a player for gambling. Pete Rose is considered by many as one of the best baseball players of all time. On the Major League Baseball list of hits by a batter‚ Rose is the MLB’s career leader with 4‚256 career hits. Being the sports career leader in hits would most un-doughtily get a player
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