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    sole country for starting a war. Although there is never one country entirely responsible for starting warfare there is commonly one country that is more at fault than the other. In the case of the Revolutionary War‚ I believe the British were to blame for igniting the flames of revolution due to their overtaxing of the colonists and practice of mercantilism. The war itself though was completely unnecessary and should never have taken place. One of the main reasons the war started was because of Britain’s

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    1. The Rebel war occurred under its own momentum. Luther may have incited anger among the peasants due to his postings on the Ninety-Five Theses‚ and in 1520 To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation. But this anger began to take on its own shape as the peasants found their own voice and drastically deviated from Luther’s ideology. (Pg. 77‚ 110) 2. Luther did not support the rebellion and continually condemned the peasants harshly for their actions against the state. Luther claimed

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    Isabel Kelsay published her book‚ Joseph Brant‚ sixty years after Siles published his book‚ and her neo-progressive interpretation of frontier warfare during the Revolutionary War is indicative of this leap forward in time. When describing the morality of the Native American fighter compared to that of the American fighter‚ Kelsay provides the equal treatment that Siles could not. To be clear‚ Kelsay’s work isn’t free of bias‚ for it is surely there‚ but her admiration for Joseph Brant‚ who she depicts

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    George Washington proved that he was indeed capable and resilient leader of theAmerican military forces during the war. Washington was a person of the highestmoral character‚ he did not posses a first rate intelligence‚ he also had littleexperience with leading and managing the conventional army. George Washingtonwas elected “to command all the continental forces‚ raised‚ or to be raised for thedefense of American liberty.” His commission‚ dated June 19‚ 1775‚ designated him“General and Commander

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    Phoenix Instructor: Chris Miserendino Navigation Navigation is probably the single most important piece of a website and if it is not done well‚ the cascading effects can be disastrous. Navigational menus are not only beneficial for your visitors but search engines and spiders utilize the navigation on your site to create a road map for others within search results. Navigation is not limited to just having a pretty menu‚ it also encompasses handling pages

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    The revolutionary war was a fine example of unity and a great sense of identity. During‚ the revolutionary era there were many examples of colonial unity as a group and as a soon to be country. The strength of the revolution was dependent on their unity. The colonists had a strong sense identity and unity by the eve of the revolutionary war. The identity of the colonists was showed in many ways throughout history. The colonists wanted to be a separate entity from their mother country‚ England.

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    main tools used to measure latitude in early navigation Gnomon- the length of the suns shadow casted on a disk in the water Astrolabe- a disk suspended by a small ring‚ has degrees and a ruler for measuring Cross Staff- t shaped device held up to the eye. Tools used to measure longitude (Lesson 02.01) (use the first resource in this lesson to help you) • Be able to list and describe the 2 main tools used to measure longitude in early navigation Sextant- it had a telescope and an index

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    Name_________________________________________________Date_____________________________Block____ Chapter 4 Guided Reading Questions Part A The Colonies Organize to Resist Britain 1. What was the Stamp Act? 2. How did the Sons of Liberty protest the Stamp Act? 3. What was the impact of the Stamp Act Congress? 4. How did the Townshend Act vary from the Stamp Act? Tensions Mount in Massachusetts 5. What was the Boston Massacre? Why did it occur and what was the significance? 6. Why were the committees

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    200 shirts for soldiers‚ served as a political hostess for her father‚ and was involved in the Ladies Association of Philadelphia. She also donated money to the Continental Congress when they needed it. Without her‚ America could have lost the Revolutionary War. Sarah Bache was born September 11‚ 1743 in Philadelphia. Her father was Benjamin Franklin and her mother was Deborah Reed and Sarah was nicknamed “Sally” her entire life. Her father educated her thoroughly in politics. Sarah was the only child

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    If the British had won the Revolutionary War‚ I would not be sitting here writing this paper and you would not be reading this right now. Americans would not be Americans‚ but British. America would not even be around now and there would be no 50 states. Most of our ancestors would not have came if the British beat the Americans. Our ancestors came for independence‚ land‚ and economic gain‚ they came for a better life then they had where they were. Based on Britain back then‚ it was not like America

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