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    Abigail Monologue

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    Abigail sat still and quiet‚ hoping she would go unnoticed before falling victim like the others had. It was judgment day all over again and it had only been a week since the last. Each rock of her body drew eyes to her careless movements and Abigail’s inmates eye’s screamed at her to stop. If she continued to act out‚ she’d be chosen as the next meal‚ the next victim. The desire to escape brewed within her stomach. The pot was stirred with each plea from the current target‚ making Abigail’s insides

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    the current modern age effectively with their ideas. John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. In the 1700s and 1800s‚ people wanted to hear them‚ they were not afraid what came for in consequences. In Document A‚ John Locke was a major source of inspiration for the enlightenment movement. John Locke was stating that all men are naturally in that state of perfect‚ freedom to order their actions‚ and dispose their possessions. John Locke believed that every human should have equality

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    John Adams John Adams first career in the state industry was a member of the resistance movement which was involved with taxes. He was involved with the parliament’s right to act which questioned the American colonies. A while after that Adams wrote A Dissertation on the canon and feudal law. Then resist and enacted the stamp act it rose revenue along requiring all people and documents a stamp. ("John Adams." Britannica School‚ Encyclopædia Britannica‚ 10 Nov. 2017. ) Later‚ Adams lead to the

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    Samuel Adams

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    Born: September 27‚ 1722. Birthplace: Boston‚ Mass Education: Master of Arts‚ Harvard. (Politician) Work: Tax-collector; Elected to Massachusetts Assembly; 1765; Delegate to the First Continental Congress‚ 1774; Signed Declaration of Independence; 1776; Member of Massachusetts State constitutional convention‚ 1781; Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts‚ 1789; Elected Governor of Massachusetts. 1794-’97. Died: October 2‚ 1803. Son of a merchant and brewer. He was an excellent politician

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    The March On Washington

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    You may have learned about the March on Washington in school‚ or you may have overheard your parents talking about it. "What is it exactly‚ and how did it make a difference in the world?" you may be thinking. Well‚ I know and am excited to teach you. The March on Washington occurred on August 28‚ 1963 and is remembered as a great day for African American rights in the United States. "The idea of a major demonstration in Washington‚ in the nation’s capital‚ that brought together all of the major civil

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    The March on Washington

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    10 December 2012 The March on Washington The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom occurred in Washington D.C on the 28th of August‚ 1963. Attended by some 250‚000 people‚ it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation’s capital‚ and one of the first to have extensive television coverage.( Source 3) The march started because of employment discrimination against African-Americans who were forced into lower

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    John Adams...His Roles as President John Adams was one of the leaders in the fight for American Independence. He was born on October 30‚ 1735. His presidency began in 1976 through 1800 and was the second president of the United States‚ after winning the election against Alexander Hamilton. Upon winning the election he became the Chief of State. His most notable accomplishment‚ as President‚ was to avoid a war with France‚ while maintaining American honor. In our opinion he did a good job of this

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    The Royal Proclamation act of 1763 was one of the first steps in helping organize a new America. Even though it wasn’t Great Britain’s intent to help America get its independence from this act it still was a direct cause of helping America be more organized. This act was implemented after acquisitions Great Britain made after the French and Indian war. This act didn’t allow settlers to settle past the Appalachian Mountains‚ the purpose being to help organize Great Britain’s new America and help better

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    Lyndsay E. Dyer 10/11/2012 HIS 131-01 Writing Assignment #1 Document Set: 4-4 Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Summary: The letters described in the document set were not‚ in fact‚ actual letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania‚ but from a well educated lawyer named John Dickinson. The document set highlights the first of this series of articles published in a Philadelphia Newspaper between 1767 and 1768. Dickinson recognized that the British rule over the colonies was growing ever-tense

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    March Revolution

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    The March Revolution was a revolution led by the Russian society in respond to the Tsar’s irresponsibility of the royal throne’s purpose of serving and satisfying the community. Because of his lack of responsibility‚ a provisional government replaced his role as an absolute monarch. The cause of the March Revolution was the rule of a weak leader‚ the Industrial Revolutions social unrest‚ and his enter to WW1 to unite Russia. One of the causes of the March Revolution was the leadership of a weak

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