As the United states acquired new land‚ there was not a precedent set regarding how the issue of slavery would be handled in these vast new territories. The map explains how much land was acquired and the spread of slavery throughout the years of 1790 to 1860. The Missouri compromise admitting Missouri into the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state‚ but also stating slavery would be prohibited anywhere north of the southern boundary of Missouri in the future. The Missouri compromise had
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A minute to win it: a 60 second pitch by Pacita Juan The 60 second pitch of Pacita Juan was about her business ECHOstore. In her pitch she mentioned that the business was about promoting sustainable lifestyle‚ environment‚ hope‚ community‚ organization and a lot will benefit on it. This was done through the products and services available in her business. To create more stores‚ 85‚000 US dollars is needed. The business concept includes an ECHO café‚ ECHOstore gondola‚ and ECHOteach. The ECHO
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On January 5th 1066‚ the English king Edward the Confessor died-childless. This meant that was going to be a fight over who would have the throne. There were three competitors- Harold Godwinson‚ William of Normandy‚ and Harald Hardrada. Harold Godwinson was an Englishman and was brother-in-law to Edward himself. Apparently it was said that on King Edward’s death bed‚ Edward promised to him that he would be able to take care of his wife and of his kingdom. But Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy
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on an ad hoc basis. It was an approach US Secretary of Defense James Forrestal complained was ‘a patchwork job’. Having formally adopted the concept of the ‘containment’ of Soviet Communism in late November 1948‚ most policymakers within the Truman administration simply assumed‚ or perhaps hoped is a better word‚ that the American atomic monopoly would somehow intimidate the Soviets from breaches of the peace for fear of precipitating an all-out war. But if that was Truman’s intention‚ it
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How to Win Friends and Influence People Introduction Empathy is a simplistic idea that we all declare we understand‚ but really we do not. Dale Carnegie would not only agree with my opening line he would also move to describe my use of the word but as negative and condescending and suggest the use of the word however instead. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic non-fiction book describing ways to better our people skills and increase our situational awareness as a means of
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While Maui’s king Kahekili II was on Oʻahu‚ Kamehameha’s war fleet landed in Kahului a few kilometers from the base of ʻĪao Valley. An army consisting of around twelve hundred skilled warriors led by Kamehameha and Kekuhaupiʻo‚ advanced on Kahekili’s son Kalanikūpule and other Maui chiefs blocking the ʻĪao valley. The two armies were evenly matched and neither side broke after two days of fighting. On the third day Kamehameha’s army was helped by the use of two cannons (named "Lopaka" and "Kalola")
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Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians won the war against the Greeks. In the war the Greeks thought they could go in a tight spot so the Persians had to
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“They fought together like brother-in-arms. They died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a seldom obligation.” Admiral Chester A. Nimitz was apart of the United States Navy‚ describing how the men fought. Hitler was a man who thought that Germans were the master race. So in order to show everyone that they were‚ he tried to over through the world‚ one country at a time. Hitler started persuading Germany to help them become the master race. In no time‚ young men‚ and eventually
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Lincoln (republican) takes the election by storm two hundred and twelve to twenty one over the democratic candidate! That’s fifty percent of the popular vote as the war grew stronger it was unlikely that Lincoln would win because previous losses at Bull Run and some other losses as well. Also that the Northerns were doubtful in Lincoln as the Southerners clung to this with hope. Many thought his loss could mean the end of war while Southerners held this hope but in the end Lincoln did get elected
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Land reform meant landlords lost their power and their land was given to the peasants. The CCP also decreased taxes. However the GMD kept the landlords in power and were brutal to the peasants that disagreed with them. Due to the factors above‚ the GMD lost even more support from the peasants‚ whilst the CCP gained
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