During the American Revolution‚ not only did men have to face the struggles of war time atmosphere‚ but women had to as well. The country during the war was divided into three different groups of people; the loyalists‚ the patriots and the remaining people who did not care. Catherine Van Cortlandt‚ a loyalist had to endure different struggles then the patriot women Eliza Pinckney and Abigail Adams. However‚ parts of their stories are similar when it came to their family struggles. Catherine
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The reader first meets Caroline near the end of the Civil War. She is living in Richmond‚ Virginia and the city is about to be taken by Union soldiers. As Caroline paces in her upstairs bedroom‚ she begins to tell the tale that has her fearing for her life. A tale that starts before Civil War broke out in the United States of America. In 1853‚ Caroline is the spoiled only child of a wealthy warehouse owner and his invalid wife. She is twelve years old and Caroline has been pampered by her Mammy
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The Scientific Revolution came about in the seventeenth century and it paved the way for new knowledge and understanding of the physical world. Brought about by observation and mathematics‚ the Scientific Revolution began in Europe with thanks to the English mathematician‚ Isaac Newton. This revolution greatly influenced the intellectual social movement‚ or the Enlightenment. Newton’s approach to science caught on to many others; soon the majority of scientists began to test their theories against
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For America‚ the War of 1812 was justified. Clearly there were sufficient reasons for America to declare war with Great Britain. Time after time the British violated American rights and freedoms. Acts such as impressments‚ the attack on the USS Chesapeake‚ the violation of American neutral rights and waters‚ blockades on U.S. ports‚ and the ignoring of stipulations of Jay’s Treaty and their Treaty of Paris all imposed threats on America. To prevent further altercation‚ America tried to solve the
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WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION? The primary purpose is that it had been a very intense and oppressive dictatorship. Fulgencio Batista had been Cuba’s innovator for most of time since arriving to energy in an army hen house in 1933. He remained a master until 1940 when he formally became a chosen chief executive. The selection was not a reasonable one‚ but Batista honored the idea of democracy when he was beaten in the 1944 selection‚ and quietly passed energy over to his competitors.
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Was the Vietnam War Winnable? The war in Vietnam waged by America was unwinnable through the type of warfare that was used by the US . If they had concentrated on certain key aspects they may have prevented the spread of communism to South Vietnam and achieved their ultimate goal. Americas inability to obtain the “Hearts and Minds “of the Vietnamese led to a continual supply of fighters. The US was unable to fight against an ever-increasing civilian army. In Vietnam the US relied tremendously on
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Industrial Revolution Many of us cannot imagine life with out the mall or better yet life with out a cell phone. We take for granted being fortunate enough to be born a child of the new millennium. With our convenience however comes ignorance. We forget about the time when it took a year for a letter to get delivered from the east coast to the west coast. We forget that we did not just appear to be in this country and that everything was already here. The era that changed all that was called
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“The British American: William Byrd in Two Worlds” 1. How did William Byrd’s life in Virginia reflect British influences? How did it reflect American characteristics? (Mention pertinent customs‚ interests‚ institutions‚ and objects.) 2. In view of William Byrd’s great wealth and influence in Virginia‚ why didn’t he simply stay in America? 3. In what respects was colonial Virginia an aristocratic society? In what respects was it democratic? 4. The author suggests that in England
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1. How did American life during the period of the Age of the Common Man reflect both the influence of the frontier and the impact of newer rationalistic concepts? (Think inventions‚ religion‚ peace‚ prosperity‚ literature‚ art‚ education‚ etc) 2. Briefly define (no more than 1 paragraph each‚ some are a sentence or two): -The Mexican American War: The Mexican-American war was a fight for lad between the Untied States and Mexico where the United States defeated Mexico and gained over five hundred
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At the time of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States‚ there were many influences on The American Revolution and the Founding of the United States especially those from the Puritans and the Enlightenment. Some of the Puritans ideas affected the ideals of the American Revolution‚ like the idea of a strong sense of community and strive for a more productive middle class. During the founding of the United States the idea of a strong sense of community because if they could not
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