The debates are generally considered one of the most famous political contests in American History. They tackle the issue of the survival of the union and the institution of slavery. Though they were both running for a seat in the Senate‚ the debates ended up being very important in deciding the future President‚ which was Lincoln who won the election in 1860. When Lincoln and Douglas debated on the slavery extension issue in 1858‚ they were addressing the problem that had divided the nation
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Campos1 Benjamin Franklin Intellectual‚ politician‚ scientist‚ and peacemaker‚ these are just a few words to describe Benjamin Franklin‚ one of the most influential men in history. His roles in all aspects of life are quite important‚ especially in politics. Benjamin Franklin is called the “first American” because of his role in the formation of the United States. Aside from that he is one of our founding fathers‚ helped to write the Declaration of Independence‚ he served as a U.S
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minds because of how horrible of a time it was. First‚ there were many different things Americans forced slaves to do. They used slaves to pick cotton and tobacco for them (History.com staff‚”Slavery in America ”‚2009). They also used slaves to do most of their hard labor (History.com staff‚”Slavery in America ”‚2009). “Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ in 1619‚ to aid in the production of such lucrative crops
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One of the most important Olympic sports in the 2000’s was cycling. The reason why cycling was popular became because of the Lance Armstrong and his battle with cancer‚ yet continued to ride his way to many cycling medal’s and trophies. Before Lance‚ the history of cycling in the USA started in 1920 with an organization called Amateur Bicycling League of America. The organization changed to United States Cycling Federation‚ which merged with USA Cycling in 1995 to become one. Cycling has always been
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I disagree that money is the most important thing in life. Everything in life requires money‚ but little did people know there are many other things that should come before it. To some people money means everything to them‚ to me money is important but it’s not the most important. You need money to survive‚ to meet our basic needs‚ to provide for ourselves and our families. Other than that‚ money is only able to buy you materialistic things‚ but when it comes to love‚ happiness‚ etc. Money is useless
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our daily lives. I‚ personally‚ value these three traits the most because they are what I work towards achieving and maintaining each and every day. The three most important character traits of an ideal American‚ in my opinion‚ are honesty‚ loyalty and being dependable. Honesty is one of the most important character traits of an ideal American because it proves to others what type of person you truly are. If you are not an honest person then nobody will want to look to you and you cannot be trusted
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under the reign of Louis XVI. It is one of the most well known and studied events in history due to its great importance and impact it left on the world . Multiple complex factors led to the French Revolution as a result; the three significant causes are: Ideological being the most important followed by Political‚ and Economical. The new ideology which arose from the age of Enlightenment (late 17th century to late 18th) century was the most important cause of the French Revolution which changed the
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Education is the single most important factor in the development of a country? Do you agree? Every country is making the best efforts to develop and become a strong nation. And one of the firmest foundations in the development of a country is education. Without education‚we wouldn’t have such a beautiful life as now. So that‚people should be well-educated to improve not only ourselves but also our country for some reasons. Firstly‚ having good education can help us easily access to many things
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various acts the British Parliament passed to pay the war debt‚ no representation in parliament‚ and the American people wanting to gain their independence. “No Taxation without Representation”‚ a slogan used by the American colonist‚ was the most important cause of the colonists declaring war for their independence on the British government. When the French and Indian War broke out‚ it was fought to claim territory and to declare the higher power. When the treaty of Paris was signed it declared
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Monument Means the Most to me? Winston Churchill‚ former British prime minister‚ once said‚ ¨Never in the field of human conflict‚ has so much‚ been owed by so many‚ to so few!¨ This quote is from a British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War 2. There are multiple reasons why I like the National World War 2 monument. The monument was finished building on April 29‚ 2004‚ which was 59 years after the end of World War 2. The 3 reasons why this monument is important to me is what the pillars
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