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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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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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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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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Following the Revolutionary War‚ the American colonies were faced with uncertainty in their newfound independence. Now free from British rule‚ the people of colonial America wanted to avoid any form of government for fear that it would revert them back to the past. This left the founding fathers with an extremely difficult task. How do you govern a person who wants to govern themselves? Government is necessary‚ after all‚ for the war had left the colonies in extreme debt‚ requiring taxation that
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Re-enlisting into the Revolutionary War It is another dreary night at Valley Forge. As I crawl into my unbearable smoky hut‚ doubt‚ fear‚ and cold death are roaming the walls of my hut. In the winter of 1777‚ Washington’s Continental army suffered terrible conditions at Valley Forge. Many soldiers died from sickness and severe cold weather. Others deserted the camp. Most soldiers received the chance of re-enlisting or not re-enlisting. This decision was one of the hardest decisions of their life
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Checkpoint- Web site Navigation Paper. Web site navigation is in my opinion the most important aspect for site to be successful. Navigation design will be the key to determine‚ if visitors will stay on one site to perform whatever they might be that they require; such as completing a sale. It is important for users Have an easy smooth transaction‚ and that starts with navigation. There are best practices that will enhance the navigation of one web site. 1. Create one navigation bar easy to locate
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In April 1775‚ British troops attempted to seize colonial weapons in Concord‚ Massachusetts. This battle went down in history as the official start of the American Revolutionary War. The British government had been imposing various taxes on the colonies. Over the course of time‚ the colonists had forged a distinct American identity and ideas such as independence gained momentum. The colonists decided taxation without representation was unlawful since they didn’t have a say in the matter. When presenting
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Why have Personal Navigation Devices become popular. What technologies are required to facilitate the success of PND? Personal navigation devices can become the next must-have gadgets. They add more comfort in the busy life in the sense that they give you an ability to concentrate on one thing less. PND like‚ say‚ GPS are starting to win over customers‚ from weekend hikers or bikers to people who are just tired of their lousy sense of direction. Some consumer GPS navigation devices feature interactive
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on May 10‚ 1818. (1) He was someone who showed a lot of determination during his life. He fought in the French and Indian War against the French and later on joined the Sons of Liberty in their fight for independence. He was best known for his midnight to Lexington and to warn people of the oncoming British soldiers‚ a battle that would begin the American Revolutionary War. His journey was later written into a poem that would leave him forever know in history. I think that Paul Revere was a very
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