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    1. Discuss the status of foreign claims and possessions in the trans-Mississippi West from 1811 to 1840. Trace the development of American interests in the region during this era. Between the years 1811 to 1840‚ Americans had migrated into the trans-Mississippi West in order to obtain defined boundaries with Canada and Mexico; moreover‚ they went westward to acquire the western edge of the continent. Commercial goals fueled early interest as traders firs sought beaver skins in Oregon territory

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    cotton as well as farm and do house chores for slave owners. Also‚ slaves were very popular in the southern states due that they had a late start in the slave trade. However‚ when they got in‚ the southerners realize that they can flourish economically by growing cotton. With slaves being so resourceful and able to control (at some points). The southern states started to flourish more than northern states. The invention of the cotton made came along. As the result of the cotton gin created by

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    there already. Us Confederates only wanted to threaten those Yankees‚ stop everybody wanting to fight‚ but most importantly‚ win a battle on Yankee soil. That would teach them to respect our Southern pride and traditions. I‚ personally‚ don’t necessarily want to be fighting all these other good men‚ but my Southern culture is being threatened. Surely you understand that Aunt Caroline. No one wants their lifestyle to be taken away from them. Anyway Aunt Caroline‚ let me tell you all about the fighting

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    when Janie’s husband Tea Cake passed away‚ she took some seeds with her that reminded her of Tea cake and planted them. The movie “ Beasts of the Southern Wild” released in 2012 directed by Benh Zeitlin and the book ‚ “Their Eyes Were Watching God” written by Zora Hurston published in 1937 are both natural disasters. The film “ Beasts of the Southern Wild” and the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” have some critical similarities. These include the characteristic of the protagonists‚ each protagonist’s

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    Why would the southern states secede but not any other states? There were three main reasons that included issues of slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and other grievances like Lincoln’s election. Georgia‚ Texas‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia were five out of the eleven states that wrote a “Declaration of Causes”‚ which explained why they seceded. Slavery was one of the more important causes of secession of the southern states. “The South with great unanimity declared her purpose to resist the

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    property such as plantation or farms. Depending on their master’s ownership‚ the slaves might work along with their master calling it as task labor or largely with other slaves often watched by an overseer refer to as gang labor (Foner 416-417). Southern Louisiana cultivate largely of sugar field‚ gang laborers are always on their feet monitoring the field before it starts to rotten; abuse from an overseer if they’re not working harder enough. Though both labors are extremely exhausting jobs‚ but

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    extremely early age. I truly never got to experience the lifestyle my Father had to offer‚ since he didn’t recognize that I was his child. My mother’s family was originally from Eastern Tennessee‚ better known as Appalachian Country. They were stern Southern Baptist‚ in their beliefs and their way of life. When we finally settled down in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio‚ they decided that we would attend a Baptist church in the area. Even though I was truly too young to understand the fundamentals of what was happening

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    Successes and Failure of the Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland assembly is a consociational model of democracy where there is cross community power sharing at executive level‚ this means that there is a joint office of First minister and Deputy First minister where the largest party from each designation (nationalist and unionist) get to choose the first and deputy first ministers. The Northern Ireland executive is a mandatory coalition of unionist and nationalist parties of which

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    Renaissance had started in Italy which also had spread almost all over Europe. Since the renaissance in Italy was a bit different from the renaissance in North Europe‚ historians decided to separate it into two namely‚ the Italian Renaissance and Northern European Renaissance. Both had many similar changes during this period but they also differ in many things such as in arts‚ literature‚ architectures and beliefs. Life in Italy during the renaissance period was very different compared from the

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    Southern Discomfort Case Analysis Jim Malesckowski remembers the call of two weeks ago as if he just put down the telephone receiver: “I just read your analysis and I want you to get down to Mexico right away‚” Jack Ripon‚ his boss and chief executive officer‚ had blurted in his ear. “You know we can’t make the plant in Oconomo work anymore‚ the costs are just too high. So go down there‚ check out what our operational costs would be if we move‚ and report back to me in a week.” At that moment‚ Jim

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