Townshend Acts led to the Boston Massacre which was The Boston Massacre happened on March 5‚ 1770 when the british army killed five civilians when taxes where being collected. Another result of the Townshend Acts was the reorganization of the Sons of Liberty. Merchants and smugglers in the colonies organized boycotts to put pressure Brittan to repeal the Townshend Acts.The townshend acts were finally repealed on the 5 of March 1770‚ the same day as the Boston Massacre. The Prime Minister presented
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Boston Massacre‚ the smallpox outbreak‚ the rights received by colonists‚ and the establishment of Dartmouth College. The Boston Massacre was a tragedy that struck the Massachusetts area. Smallpox was a disease that spread rapidly throughout the world killing thousands. Colonists’ rights mirrored those born in England. Dartmouth College was founded and their charter signed in 1769. In 1769 and the following years‚ America was the center for both disasters and advancements. The Boston Massacre drove
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Student Athletes: Impact of sports towards the youth 1. Gaston‚ J. (2008). A Study of Student Athletes Motivation Towards Sports and Academics Dissertation. Retrieved from http://etd.ohiolink.edu/send pdf.cgi/Gaston%20Joy%20Leigh.pdf?osu1214837869 Summary: The purpose of the research was to resolve the motivations of the student athletes towards athletics and academics. ACT (American College Testing) was the focal point of the study‚ as the researchers decide if there are correlations between
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The Role of OPEC The Organization of the Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC) is an intergovernmental organisation (Mouawad 2010). It was created on September 14 1960 in Baghdad‚ Iraq. It has twelve members. The main objective for this organisation is to unify and coordinate petroleum policies among the member countries. As Mills (2008) explains‚ OPEC has other various roles that it ranging from technology‚ price control‚ economic growth and empowerment‚ ensuring stability in oil revenue for its
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safety on the streets of Melbourne has been “ripped” apart due to this “horrific” incidence‚ causing Melbournians to feel “failed” by the judiciary system. Senator of Victoria and founder of the Justice Party‚ Derryn Hinch’s editorial ‘Bourke Street massacre: Victoria’s justice system fails again’ (Herald Sun 24/1/2017) plays on the fears of Melbournians to argue that the “power” should be “give[n] to the experts”‚ the police. Adopting a pessimistic yet passionate tone‚ the author seeks to evoke frustration
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justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The Colonists were justified in breaking away because the parliament passed laws that were unjustified‚ The British king was of tyranny‚ The Stamp Act of 1765‚ The Townshend Act and The Boston Massacre. All of this lead to the colonies joining together and rebelling against the British. The colonists despised the unlimited power of the parliament and their authority to levy taxes to raise revenue. The colonist had to fight against the tyranny
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Battle at Wounded Knee Wounded Knee was a terrible event in US history. It showed how the US government didn ’t understand the Native Americans and treated them badly and unfairly. The Wounded Knee massacre took place on December 29‚ 1890 near Wounded Knee creek in South Dakota‚ USA. The massacre was the American military fighting against the Native-Americans. It’s an important part of history because it is the last battle that took place during the American Indian war. The American-Indian war
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To what extent was the Chinese government responsible for the massacre at the Tiananmen Protest of 1989? By Ivan Khokhlov candidate number: xxxxxx Ashcroft Technology Academy centre number: 6145 HL History Word Count: xxxx Date submitted: xx.xx.xxxx A: Plan of Investigation This investigation will establish whether Chinese government is to blame for violence in Tiananmen protest under martial law in
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Terrorist Attack On the 1972 Munich Olympics More than ever before terrorism is affecting the world in various ways. Terrorism is prevailing in the world and is consuming it‚ making every country‚ every individual feel as though they could be a victim of it‚ or be subjected to terrorism in some way throughout their lifetime. However‚ terrorism is not new or something that anyone can change‚ or can be erased off the face of the earth. It is another danger that every country is faced with and will
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Although John Adams defended the British redcoats at the end of 1770‚ the Boston Massacre actually happened March 5‚ 1770. Furthermore‚ events that led to the culmination of that night dated back to 1767 (Timeline). Many factors went into the decision‚ by John Adams‚ to defend the British soldiers. The atmosphere of the times dictated much of that evening and of that trial. For the time it was a radical thing for a man such as John Adams to defend the British troops‚ however his respect of the law
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