Many thought these taxes on luxuries were an abuse of the power of federal government‚ particularly the South because they did not have a very robust economy themselves. In fact‚ the U.S. tariff on whiskey caused the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. The Whiskey Rebellion started out in certain counties in Western Pennsylvania‚ where protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent federal officials from collecting the tax. Resistance came to a climax in July 1794‚ when a U.S. marshal arrived
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Justified Independence Kimberly White 12/18/2014 The American colonists’ were justified in declaring their independence and breaking away from Great Britain. There were many reasons the colonists wanted their freedom. Among these reasons‚ the most important were unreasonable taxes‚ control of trade‚ and the violent nature of Britain. The first justified reason the colonists had for declaring their independence from Britain was the unreasonable and unfair taxes that the British
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Mexican-American war over Texas. The Mexican-American war was when Texas wanted to become a part of America‚ but Mexico was holding them back. Manifest Destiny‚ the attack on Taylor‚ and an economy benefit of the land were three ways the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico. Manifest Destiny was the idea that freedom could be spread throughout the world and into every country. That’s what America wanted. A free world. John O’Sullivan said‚ “...and checking the fulfillment of our manifest
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question. Some historians say that the appeasement wasn’t justified and that Chamberlain was a weak person while of the other hand some say that Chamberlain didn’t have any other chose. There are a number of reasons that support both of the sides. Appeasement was justified in a few ways‚ sympathy for Germany‚ the desire for peace‚ the threat of communism and the time to rearm. All of these factors explain how the appeasement was justified. Sympathy for Germany‚ was an accept that mainly concerned
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Bibliography: 1. Aptheker‚ Herbert; Nat Turner ’s Slave Rebellion‚ Johnson and Williams Inc.‚ New York‚ New York‚ Copyright 1921 2. Farina‚ Reggie; Nat Turner ’s Rebellion‚ Snyder Publications‚ Chicago Publishing House‚ Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Copyright 1963 3. Friedman‚ Jesse; Nat Turner: Prophet‚ Visionary‚ Slave Revolt leader‚ Adu publishing inc.‚ New York‚ New York
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Was the bombing of Dresden justified? Justified Not Justified 2. Dresden was a very important rail centre for moving tropos‚ concentration camp prisoners and materials of war. 4. Many industrial workers lived in the very centre of the city. 5. Dresden contained factories that produced shells‚ lenses for submarine periscopes‚ aircraft radios‚ fuses for anti-aircraft shells and engines for fighter aircraft. 11. In 1934‚ Germany withdrew from the Geneva Disarmament Conference‚ refusing to support
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America was justified in its decision to drop Atomic weapons on Japan during World War Two’ Discuss. Towards the end of World War II‚ Japan had already been weakened by the battle of coral sea‚ but on August 6‚ 1945 an American B-29 bomber dropped a first hand developed atomic bomb on the civilian and military inhabited city of Hiroshima. 70‚000 people were killed instantly. Thousands were left heavily injured and sick. The United States had many different reasons to be justified to have dropped
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Sepoy Rebellion To start off the Sepoys were a group of Indian soldiers that worked for the European forces. These soldiers worked for the East Indian Company’s army. In May 1857 they started a mutiny‚ or a rebellion. This brought on many other rebellions‚ and basically a war for independence. There were many economic‚ religious‚ political‚ and military reasons behind the revolts. The Indians themselves had pure hatred for the British. This also was not an overnight deal. It took about a
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Imperialism…Justified? The United States was justified in expanding its territory‚ influence‚ and power in the Westward Expansion because the country saw an opportunity and took it. In this expansion of the United States‚ the foreign policy of Manifest Destiny is present. Manifest Destiny is the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent. One of the firs things that happen during the expansion to help prove that America was justified was that President
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of part (b) question (b) “Genetic engineering is ethically justified.” Discuss [10] Since the development of genetic engineering in the 1970s‚ scholars have questioned its ethical justification‚ claiming that it was playing God’ and was unnatural. Others claimed that humans have always altered their environment to benefit themselves. An example is that of genetically modified crops which some people believe can be justified for a number of reasons. The food has better taste and quality
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