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    American Colonists were Patriots because they were tired of being denied the “rights as Englishmen”. They were also tired of being taxed without representation in the British government. They said being taxed without representation is not right and they didn’t want to be treated differently because it wasn’t fair. All the American Colonists wanted was to be treated fairly and to have freedom‚ which they were getting deprived of by staying a part of England. One of the main reasons American Colonists

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    What if… What if American colonists lost the American Revolution and Great Britain won? If American colonists lost I believe more people would die or put on trial for defying the king. I think the king will send more soldiers to fight for him and to kill the leaders and anyone who defied him. We would have the country that we have today. If Great Britain won we might still be under the rule of a monarch. Although the American colonists lost the American Revolution I believe they would try again

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    The American Revolutionary War was a significant time period in history that brought a majority of the colonists together to break free from Britain. After the war‚ numerous amount of colonists had anticipation for the new nation in the future‚ however‚ other thought it was a deterioration in the future of the new nation. The Revolutionary War began with the American colonists wanting to break free from Britain due to different circumstances. Before the war‚ American colonists were under the British

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    The colonists of early America wanted to break away from English rule for many reasons. The colonists came to the Americas in the first place to escape religious prosecution‚ but the British government wanted the colonists to realize that they could not depart from their rule. This caused a series of laws to be passed that put the colonials into a difficult situation. The first of the main reasons that the colonists want to separate from the English rule would be the acts that Britain put on the

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    Mexican-American War: Justified/not Justified They invaded we were trying to protect‚but US called war. Many historians disagree whether the war was justified or unjustified. For example Mexican- American war was controversial topic. Does the United States have a right to go war ? The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because border problems‚US invaded Mexico land ‚ and Mexico have different rules. The Mexican war happened in 1846 through 1848(Roden‚319).. The first armed

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    The American Revolution is broadly known to be the war between the American Colonists and the British. Many people did not realize that Native Americans played an important role in this war as well. Throughout the entire war‚ both the British and the Americans tried to ally with the Native American tribes. While the British gained most native support‚ the Americans did have backing from a few tribes. The advantage that the British had was a native translator named Joseph Brant. He was a member of

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    WHO WALKS 2 Who Walks Away From Omelas ? In the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula LeGuin (n.d.)‚ the narrator appears to be telling a story of child abuse from a third person point of view. In this paper I will attempt to expose the narrator‚ not only as a first person witness‚ but as a former citizen of Omelas‚ and as one of the lonely few who has walked away (pdf). LeGuin doesn’t specify the gender of our narrator or the child in this story. I believe she intentionally

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    Was the Mexican War justified? As Americans‚ we might not view America as a bully‚ but during arguments with Mexico during The mid 1800’s‚ Americans obviously pushed around the Mexicans. In 1821‚ Mexico gained its freedom from Spain. The young nation was about the same size as the United States‚ and the U.S. government immediately developed a lust for Mexico’s land. Arguments arose‚ leading to the Mexican-American war. Like most wars‚ it had its supporters and critics. Looking back at the

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    The American Revolution was an event that defined our identity as Americans. In Elementary school‚ we are taught about how the Boston Tea party was the start of the Revolution; more specifically the tax the British implemented on tea. In Middle school we are taught about George Washington and how he fearlessly crossed the Delaware River on Christmas day‚ in freezing temperatures‚ in order to take the British soldiers by surprise. In college‚ we are told that what we have learned about the American

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    From 1754 to 1763‚ the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles‚ each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever

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