respond to your writing prompt: Writing Prompt: Which document did a better job of fulfilling the ideals of the American Revolution: the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution? The United States Constitution better represented and fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution then the Articles of Confederation. Democracy and rights were all earned in the Revolutionary war and were enforced by the United States Constitution. Freedom is given to all free citizens in the country
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three North American countries: the United States‚ Canada‚ and Mexico. This agreement increased jobs and trade‚ eliminated a majority of trade tariffs‚ and decreased government spending. Unfortunately‚ it was also responsible for job loss in the U.S.‚ as well as the exploitation of Mexican workers. Despite NAFTA’s serious disadvantages‚ free trade agreements are essential to developing nations; therefore‚ NAFTA can be deemed a success. The establishment of NAFTA created an array of advantages and
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From the mid 1940’s through the mid 1960’s‚ the United States was in its first cold war with the Soviet Union. It was considered cold because there was no outright fighting. The U.S. had been fighting to rid the world of communism‚ but only brought the communist USSR and USA together to fight their common enemy‚ Germany in World War two. The United States made a deal with the USSR that once Germany surrendered‚ ninety days after that they would declare war on Japan. The US had developed a nuclear
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economy and was in fact one of the most important factors that promoted the industrialization of the United States in the first place. Various instances of international trade can be observed throughout the history which helped the world to evolve into its present state‚ beginning with the traders who formed the Silk Route in the fourteenth and fifteenth century to transport silk‚ which turned out to not only be very important‚ economically‚ but also for the exchange of cultures and ideas. Today‚
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chapter‚ his views are not particularly in accord with the general consensus because these views “ignore the discordant and unequal relationship that emerged between the US and Latin America from the first days of independence.” (Page 27). The United States expansion pattern is quite simply explained by the country’s desire for growth‚ which came from a place feeling threatened by the possibility of Latin American territories growing‚ and at one point becoming a credible threat to U.S. power. However
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Why did political parties spring up in the United States in the 1790s? Why did political parties spring up in the United States in the 1790s? On the 30th April 1789 America’s first President‚ George Washington was elected into office and was to stay in power until 1797. Within this time the political scope of the United States of America expanded hugely‚ giving birth to the politics in which we see in America even to this present day. This essay will tackle the many aspects of the development
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Why did the United States create the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan? Traditionally the USA wanted to have little to do with the international fears (isolationism)‚ but after Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe the USA became active throughout the world. In the years following the war there were poor harvests and cold winters. People in Britain were rationing‚ Germany was dying from hunger‚ and France and Italy support for communism was rising. In February 1947 the British government
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There are many reasons why immigration has become an important and controversial idea all around the world. Those that migrate from a lower developed country to a developed country come for better future and freedom. The demand for labor is extremely low in lower developed countries‚ which makes unemployment very high. Immigrants in the 21st century usually emigrate to the United States. For many‚ it is better to take a very dangerous risk than to stay in their current country‚ where there are limited
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There are many factors that contribute to the migration of persons to the Unites States some of which includes economic incentives‚ better education opportunities and family. Economic incentives is one of the top reason for persons to migrate to the United States of America‚ as they are able earn more money there than what they would earn in their native country. Mexico with 6‚720‚000in 2012 has the largest population of immigrants in the United States Table 3 (Baker and Rytina‚ 2013)‚ this is because
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The Spanish American War is one of the most prominent wars in U.S. history. The war began on April 21‚ 1898 due to many different reasons. The real questions is‚ for what reasons did the U.S. get involved in this war? Well‚ the Spanish American War began due to the fight for Cuban independence‚ Yellow Journalism‚ the Spanish governor’s response to Cuban rebels‚ the De Lôme letter‚ and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine. The first factor was the fight for cuban independence. Jose Marti‚ a Cuban
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