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    after all of the 13 colonies were formed the citizens wanted freedom from their mother country‚ Great Britain. There were many factors in the colonists decision to become independent. Some of these factors are unwanted taxes‚ salutary neglect‚ the inability to trade with countries besides Britain‚ and no representation in the government that ruled them. These factors led to small rebellions and boycotts‚ then eventually the Revolutionary War. The United States were being treated more as if they were

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    sources give many interpretations. In this essay‚ I will try to recognise the key factors that led the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 and try to identify the most significant of these causes. Many historians‚ such as Martel‚ believe that it was the attitudes and views of the time that would make the outbreak of war in 1914 inevitable. The fact that everybody at the time thought that were superior to everybody else led to confidence on a national level. Everyone expected to win any future war‚ and

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    When Abraham Lincoln became president of the United State a civil war broke out which lasted a whole four years‚ reasons were many and one of which is for stopping the slavery which was legal in the 11 southern states South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Texas‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Virgina‚ Tennessee and Arkansas‚ they made the Confederate Unites States of America or CSA. The states that did not break away were called the union or the north. The war was fought primarily as

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    Daesy Castillo Mr. J. Newport His 161-1 March 24‚ 2014 Discuss the factors that led to the American declaration of independence in 1776. On July 4‚ 1776‚ thirteen colonies in the north received her independence from the Great Britain. The American Revolution began as early as 1763 but the thought of being an independent nation began in 1767. Before 1763‚ the colonist in America praised the British government as John Adams stated‚ “the [British government was the] most perfect combination of

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    Several years and many events pushed colonists to a point where they wanted to fight for their independence. In 1775 the American Revolution began between Britain and the thirteen colonies. The colonies felt they should be treated a certain way and Britain felt differently on the issue. Americans sought the same rights as Englishmen but Britain wanted to use the colonies in a way that best suited them. Starting in 1754 and ending in 1763 the French and Indian War left the British in enormous debt

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    spices made The kingdoms of Europe treasured it more than gold itself. They used it for food‚ medicine‚ preservation‚ burials‚ and even perfumes. This love for spices is was lead to one of the biggest historic events in the European world‚ The age of Exploration. A journey

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    In the early 15th century the Age of Exploration began‚ which changed world history. European powers were sparked by ambition to gain wealth‚ power through trade and spreading religion among several nations. Among all these nations‚ Spain was the one with the most ambition‚ who sought an alternate route towards Asia for direct access to valuable spices and other goods. Spain had their reasoning as to why they had to seek an alternate route‚ due to having conflict with the Islam. This conflict caused

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    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire had many political problems that led them to their downfall. Many of the emperors of Rome were not good for the empire because they did not know how to rule correctly. Few of the emperors did well for the empire and were not greedy. Most of them did not know how to rule because they just inherited power‚ even if they hurt the Empire there was no way to replace them‚ because of this some of the Praetorian Guards assassinated the emperors

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    The Age of Exploration was a time from the 15th to the 17th century when Europeans began to explore their world to find new trade routes with the East‚ and spread Christianity. Two of the rival superpowers during this time were Spain and Portugal. They competed to find new trade routes and resources. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal‚ and was raised in a noble family. He served King Manuel I by establishing Portugal’s influence in India‚ but they had a falling out so he went to

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    The discovery‚ exploration‚ and colonization of foreign lands by the Europeans were driven by three vague yet consistent points. God‚ gold‚ and glory were the three chief reasons for exploration. The motives for Spanish‚ French and English explorers were all different‚ although in some ways‚ they were the same. They all wanted to find the Northwest Passage‚ which they believed was a direct and efficient route to the Orient (home of spices‚ silks and wealth). They also wanted to lay claim to new land

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