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    There were big wars in the past‚ but have you heard of the Mexican-American war? In 1821 was the Mexican Independence‚ in 1845 was the Texas annexation by the US‚ 1846-1848 was the Mexican war‚ and in 1848 was the Mexican Cessation. Now we are going to find out if the US was justified or unjustified in going to war. The US was unjustified in going to war because of 3 reasons: Polk provoked it‚ Robbery of Texas‚ and the growth of Slavery of Texas. One reason the US was unjustified

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    The American Revolution could be considered one of the most pivotal events in history. The question is what caused it? There are many events that pushed the colonist towards a revolution‚ including The French and Indian War‚ the Boston Massacre‚ the Boston Blockade‚ and the Intolerable Acts. However‚ from the British perspective‚ should these events have been enough to force the colonies to revolt? Also‚ in the world we live in today‚ how would a similar event be perceived? Would everyone cheer

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    Cause-and-Effect Essay final draft The American Civil War Everyone wants independence and freedom to do what they want. Kids want freedom from their parents to do what they want. When I was younger‚ I wanted to play computer games whenever I wanted. When I wanted to play computer games‚ my mom wanted me to study or do my homework. Freedom to do what people wanted to do is what caused the American Civil war only on a much larger scale; the whole south wanted to own and use slaves. The

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    lithograph) Jackson refusing to clean a British officer ’s boots (1876 lithograph) He received a sporadic education in the local "old-field" school. During the American Revolutionary War‚ Jackson‚ at age thirteen‚ joined a local regiment as a courier.[5] Andrew and his brother Robert Jackson were captured by the British and held as prisoners of war; they nearly starved to death in captivity. When Andrew refused to clean the boots of a British officer‚ the irate redcoat slashed at him with a sword‚ giving

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    In my opinion‚ the most important idea I have learned this semester in American History was the real cause of the Civil War. In modern day America‚ we find that Americans believe that the Civil War was only about slavery. This has lead our generation to believe Southerners are racist‚ however the reason the Southerners lost is why we have such an oppressive Federal Government. Without a doubt‚ the white men wrote our history books‚ therefore there are many gaps we don’t get to see. 2.Describe fully

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    Between Peace and War 11. Why did the Second Continental Congress finally decide to act? 12. Why would the British victory at Bunker Hill really be considered more of a loss for the redcoats? 13. Why did the colonies result to an Olive Branch petition? The Patriots Declare Independence 14. Why was Common Sense so effective? 15. Name at least THREE basic principles Jefferson argued for in the Declaration of Independence Americans Choose Sides 16. Describe/generalize

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    REUNION: THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY A Book Review Presented to Dr. James Leiker In Partial Fulfillment of History 307 University of Missouri – Kansas City By Nathan Gourley September 2006 The purpose of Race and Reunion appears to be the explaining of the effect of the Civil War in the memories of the generations that followed the conflict‚ as well as how it shaped society. Blight attempts to shine a light on the fact that much of the healing after the war was at the expense

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    The American Civil War was a grave turning point in the history of North America. It was a conflict that pitted the Northern states of the American union against the Southern states. The war raged for four years‚ from 1861 to 1865‚ and was marked by some of the fiercest military campaigns in modern history. The civil war was a terrible rift in our nation‚ fought between the northern states‚ known as the union‚ and the southern states‚ known as the Confederate States of America. The people’s opinions

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    The Civil War was a fight for African American freedom. They are just like us‚ but because of their skin tone we took advantage of them. The Civil War was trying to put an end to this to finally get freedom and equality for everyone in our nation. The Civil War succeeded in its purpose to make everyone free. African Americans could now live and work where they wanted to. Fredrick Douglas was born into slavery having to of worked when he was about only three or four years old. He was also separated

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    freedoms for African Americans were socially‚ politically‚ and economically limited from 1865 to 1900?" Posterior to the Civil War‚ African Americans weren’t respected equally within society. Black codes were established‚ which meant cheap labor and an organized economy. African Americans weren’t allowed to vote‚ carry weapons‚ or travel without permits which angered some citizens. Literacy tests‚ the grandfather clause‚ and poll taxes were used to prevent African Americans from voting in presidental

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