Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a Turning Point? (May 8‚ 2013 What comes to mind when you hear the words “The Battle of Gettysburg”? To me‚ I think of the event itself. The United States was two years into the Civil War‚ when the bloody battle in Pennsylvania broke out. General Lee‚ also known as the general of the Confederate army‚ plotted an attack at Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. The battle started on July 1st‚ 1863 and continued on for 3 straight days. In just those 3 days‚ it turned the Civil
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The French and Indian War was a victorious war (for the British) in which we defeated the French to gain the Ohio River Valley. Having the Ohio River Valley in our possession is essential because it was an idea place for fur trade. My personal motivation for trying my best in the war was Benjamin Franklin’s “Join or Die” political cartoon. It depicted that the Thirteen Colonies should unite and work together to solve any conflict. I’m not sure what his purpose was‚ but maybe it sparked the Revolution
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culture and families. However‚ I was seriously mistaken upon returning to Mexico for a family vacation. I was expecting to go across the border and experience things similar to what we have in the States‚ but that was not the case. The experience is completely different and charmingly appealing. The infrastructure is nothing compered to what we have here‚ the family values are very different and how people would spend their time. When I first arrived in Mexico I was shocked at their way of living
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The French and Indian War Impact on the American Revolution As Europeans settled the New World‚ they encountered difficulties that they had not perceived before. The first of which was the Native Americans who were not thrilled on the idea of giving up their ancestral land for European settlement. So‚ it was not a surprise when conflict arise between the Natives and the Europeans. Because the Europeans brought over diseases that were fatal to the Natives and had more developed weaponry‚ they were
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future. At first thought by Lincoln to be subpar and ineffective in achieving its point‚ the Gettysburg Address would come to be known as one of the greatest and most iconic speeches of the American Civil War. Biography Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809 and grew up in the small town of Hodgenville on the Kentuckian Frontier. As a boy‚ he was not unfamiliar with the hard work of the log cabin life and was known to have a deep sense of humor and a gregarious nature (Abraham Lincoln - Document
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Turning points in world history: Agricultural revolution (ca. 8000-5000 B.C.) Time period when humans first domesticated plants and animals Allowed people to switch from hunting and gathering to farming and herding Origin of civilizations (ca. 3500 B.C.) Establishment of farming and herding societies in river valleys encouraged the development of civilizations Main characteristics include cities‚ commercial activity‚ written language‚ and complex forms of government and religion Classical
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impressionist movement‚ all the way to present-day graffiti‚ art has been constantly recording these significant turning points in history through physical representations that we continue to find‚ observe‚ and interpret. gives us the perfect way to seize these moments and let us peek into a world that our minds can only imagine. That is why art has been such a fascinating outcome of World War I; generations later‚ we are still able to get a glimpse of the tension‚ the terror‚ and the brutal aftermath
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I. Intro a. American and French Revolutions b. Spurred on by the Enlightenment c. Both sought to overthrow old government II. Similarities d. Both American and French revolutions drew on theories from the Enlightenment to justify their cry for Independence e. Both sought first to air their grievances by political means i. French attended the Estates General‚ an assembly to represent entire French population ii. Americans used local colonial
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The French and Indian War was fought in the Americas. The end of the French and Indian War was twelve years before the Revolutionary War was started. The French and Indian War in many ways had lead to the revolution of the American colonies. The reasons behind the Revolutionary War this was the money‚ the land‚ and the people involved. One of the main reasons for the revolution was money. Britain was involved heavily in the French and Indian War‚ on the Native American side. When the Native Americans
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there was actually two battles of Saratoga? The first battle was the Battle of Freeman’s Farm. The second Battle was called the Battle of Bemis Hills. Benedict Arnold and the Continental Army fought against John Burgoyne and the British Army. These generals helped lead to the American victory. The British gave up and surrendered to the Americans. Another factor that changed the outcome of the war was that the Hudson river went right through the battle. Another factor that made up the battle was the
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