rights‚ the people have the right to “alter or abolish it”. These words became the basis of Republican Ideals‚ or standards the people had for American government. The first form of government the United States established was the Articles of Confederation‚ or a loose alliance of the 13 states. Under the Articles‚ the federal government was purposely weak‚ and the states had ultimate supreme power. However‚ with this came multiple complications and grey areas. The federal government had no power
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Alfred Wegener started a proposal of continental drift that simply stated that there was once a supercontinent called Pangaea. He believed that 200 million years ago the continent began breaking into smaller continents which began the layout of where they lie now. Many people and geologists rejected Wegener?s idea especially the North American geologists due to most of his evidence to back his proposal up had been gathered from Southern continents. Evidence that Wegener had listed to support his
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FESTIVALS Canada is a vast and diverse country‚ and its many festivals illustrate the many exciting cultural events that Canada has to offer. Canadian festivals and events attract visitors worldwide.This are some of them. The Calgary stampede The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo‚ exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada. The ten-day event‚ which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"‚ attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of
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When the British attacked New York in late August 1776: a. Washington ambushed and routed them b. the American army was fortunate to escape into New Jersey c. the Americans received French reinforcements just in time d. Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops e. Washington met them with a larger‚ more experienced force In August 1776‚ General Washington had 28‚000 men under his command. By December‚ he had: a. 35‚000 b. 15‚000 c. 13‚000 d. 20
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When Bismarck was appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862 by King Wilhelm IV‚ The democratic attempt of unifying Germany had failed and there was widespread sentiment among the Germans in favour of unification. There were a number of obstacles in Prussia’s way of unifying Germany. Among them were foreign powers’ interests in Germany‚ In other words‚ In order for Bismarck to unify Germany he had to eliminate all the other powers that posed a threat to German unification. Since the political approach
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days Kellie Loder (born 1988) is an independent singer-songwriter from Newfoundland who plays drums‚ guitar and piano. Having written her first song at age 16 about a cousin who died in a traffic accident‚ Loder was studying nursing at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland when she released her first album‚ The Way‚ in August 2009. Later that year‚ she won a talent-search contest hosted by YC Newfoundland‚ a Christian youth conference. As part of the award‚ Loder
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of course‚ along the way death had occurred. Without the information that was brought with discovering these lands‚ Americans would be totally lost with colonizing. There was a total of 59 people with one dog that joined over the course of the expedition‚ though everyone that joined did not make
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PEDLIGS-Chapter 9 the confederation and Constitution (1776-1790) People Alexander Hamilton- saved convention in Maryland from failure by engineering the adoption of his report; called upon congress to summon a convention in Philadelphia next year not to deal with commerce; His speech on his plan= 1 delegate convinced; Joined John Jay & Madison in writing The Federalist George Washington- elected chairman by demand; said‚ “We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming
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their extract on diabetic dogs. Within months Professor J. J. R. MacLeod‚ who provided the lab space and general scientific direction to Banting and Best‚ put his entire research team to work on the production and purification of insulin. J.B. Collip joined the team and with his technical expertise the four discoverers were able to purify insulin for use on diabetic patients. The first tests were conducted on Leonard Thompson early in 1922. These were a spectacular success. Word of this spread quickly
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Federalism was born in 1787‚ when Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ and James Madison wrote 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers. These political documents encouraged Americans to adopt the newly-written Constitution and its stronger central government. Hamilton along with his friends believed in ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They wanted a stronger national government‚ a national bank‚ no Bill of Rights‚ no state governments‚ and a strong executive branch. Alex grew up in South Carolina
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