it’s there for everyone can see. John Winthrop was the man who brought the Puritans to America. The Puritans were the people who believed that God was the one true law. Puritans came from England on a ship called Ardella. The Puritans came to America in 1629 for religious reasons. They were looking for a religious utopia. The kind of influence the Puritans had on America was that they shaped culture. They also did the
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How did the Erie Canal Change America? The Erie Canal changed all our lives for the better. It was started in 1817 and was finished and opened eight years later in 1825. The official date construction for the Erie Canal was approved by the New York State Legislature was on April 15th‚ 1817. The Erie Canal is 363 miles long and was solely built by man and horse power. The Erie canal affected the United States in many ways‚ a few of them are‚ that by using the Erie Canal travel time and dangers
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point in America and Europe that affected how the people in these two areas lived for the good and bad of many. Machines during the Industrial Revolution set the standard for what the future would hold for America and Europe‚ but would not only would their futures be changed but the outcomes of their revolution would spread causing a global revolution. The machines brought about not only a huge growth in modernization‚ but a huge change in the lives of the working class throughout America and Europe
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I don’t think the USA was better off for entering world war 1 for I think it cause the people of America more harm than good. When the US enter the war there was a lot of jobs unfilled because of the movement of men going Europe to fight the war. As a result manufacturers had to keep production up to support the war‚ this led to new technologies to help manufacturers meet the needs of the government and people. This also led African Americans and women to fill many needed jobs‚ this helped with the
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The Nacirema change their behavior leading up to December 25th on their approved calendar. They believe that a spirit called "Christmas" will magically fill themselves and the people around then with joy and caring tendencies. They tell their offspring and little ones that a large man in a red suit with a white beard will break into their homes on the 25th and leave gifts if their behavior is good. If they are bad this man will leave black natural resources‚ coal. The children are also told to leave
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Throughout the 1800s America has changed in a lot of ways even though some were small changes some were significant America still changed. America changed socially‚ politically and technology America changed socially in so many ways. On of the ways America changed socially was during the civil war. The civil war was a war that was fought to end slavery. When slavery ended many slaves were still slaves and they still had no right to vote. Another major social change was the women’s rights
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and the colonists. Once the tea act had been put in place‚ the colonists had hit their breaking point. By having this ridiculous tax on tea‚ the colonists had nothing to drink. At this time‚ drinking water was practically out of the question‚ as they did not have clean water supplies yet. With tea‚ they could boil the bacteria out of the water and be able to enjoy it. By not being able to purchase tea due to this tax‚ the colonists had had enough with the British government ignoring them and only focusing
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The Impact of Prohibition on the State of Mississippi Prohibition is an often untold story in American History. It was overshadowed by the Great Depression and it lasted only 13 years. Prohibition was revoked on a national level in 1933‚ however Mississippi held onto Prohibition until 1966. Prohibition caused many of Mississippi’s current problems such as a low quality education and higher teen drinking rates. When Prohibition first came into effect‚ organized crime was on a decline. The days of
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THE AMERICA I BELIEVE IN A quote by Dr. Seuss. “You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own‚and you know what you know.”What was it like before 9/11 that’s different from now and the future? When will America become a home‚ or how will America become superior? Who will change America? Why should America change? Back before 9/11‚ many people didn’t care about race‚religion‚etc. We were like one big family‚ but after 9/11‚ more people became more guarded and cantankerous
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fair completed what most thought not to be possible‚ despite several obstacles and in the midst of unimaginable pressure on the architects and other workers. The influence that the fair had may not seem significant on the surface‚ but it impacted America far more than perceived. For example‚ the World’s Fair changed America’s view of the world and conversely for America’s own opinion on the world. Similarly‚ the fair was one of America’s first attempts to show the world its potential and strength
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