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    And were they all for the better?There were many changes during 1750 to 1900‚ the majority of which were industrial and economic and not always for the better of then or the better of now. In this essay I will list two changes that I thought significant then I will list the negative short term effects‚ the negative long term effects‚ the positive short term effects and the positive long term effects. At the end of each change I will decide whether it was an overall positive or negative change.

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    I am terribly sorry for my late response. I was away from my home to deal with business matters down in Birmingham. I had heard of the uproar that the colonies were causing‚ but I had not expected it to be such a serious matter. When I had heard you would be traveling across the pond to broaden your horizons I never thought anything such as this could happen. Perhaps you should come back to Newcastle with the next available ship? As to insure your safety of course. As for your comments of whether

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    Native Americans vs. colonist To begin with‚ colonists were certainly in disagreement with Native Americans. While native‚ the colonists claimed that they achieve real estate fairly; it was absolutely the Native Americans that were ahead of the game‚ Native Americans at the beginning were abused in the midst of the process to selling or buying land. In the meantime‚ colonists made use of the opportunity they were given‚ to give the Native Americans’ flammable liquid

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    Chap. 5 Text Ch5.1 – “I am not a Virginian‚ but an American‚” declared Patrick Henry in 1775. Discuss what united the colonists and what divided them by mid-1770s.  What united the colonists in the 1770’s I think began with the fact that they were all getting started here in the “New World”. They had a chance to make something of themselves and start a new life‚ breaking away from the restraints of British government. Some of the colonists united based on the fact that they wanted their liberities

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    Were the Peace Treaties Justified at the Time? On August 4th 1914 one of the most hideous events in history started – the first world war. The war was caused by many things that caused tensions between the two opposing groups within Europe (the allies and the central powers) to become strained but the assassination of the archduke of Austria (Franz Ferdinand) was what caused the fighting to start. This event took place on the 28th of June 1914 and the war began of the 4th of August that same

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    Why did we break away from Great Britain? We wanted our independents‚ so don’t you think by controlling the Philippines‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico we are acting like ”Great Britain”? Going into these country’s and trying to force your government ideas‚ putting your army in foreign land‚ and controlling there economics sound un-American to me. The government should consider what is at stake if we enter these foreign territories. If we try to imply our ways government ideas what would happen? That brings

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    There were many reasons that led to the colonists uniting and rebelling against Great Britain. A major factor for the colonists to unite and rebel was the fact that Great Britain was forcing them to pay for the French and Indian War through oppressive taxes. Samuel Adams knew that if Boston was passive and let Britain take complete control of Boston‚ it would spread to the other colonies and they would have the same problem. This led to the colonies uniting as one to rebel against Britain in fear

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    Question: What were the Europeans (explorers‚ conquerors‚ and/or settlers) and Native Americans like just before contact and what were their encounters like‚ as the Europeans struggled to establish themselves? Europeans and Native Americans both had very distinct lifestyles and each viewed one another differently due to the encounters they experienced together during the era that Spain‚ France‚ and England were establishing themselves in America. These three European countries were each looking

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    Frangesh Mr. Marshall & Ms. Kile WHAP 4; English 2‚ 5 17 February 2014 Were Germany’s Actions in WWII Justified? “War does not determine who is right- only who is left” (Russell). Bertrand Russell‚ a renowned philosopher‚ was‚ and still is‚ absolutely correct. Many perish after earth-shattering wars‚ such as the tragedy to humanity known as World War II. If we can take a lesson from this calamity‚ it is the making‚ not the breaking‚ of connections that will enable moral and educational lessons truly

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    Andres Pastor HIST-B17A March 3‚ 2024. Subtitle How did colonists prepare for the possible coming conflict with Great Britain? The colonists took several steps to brace themselves for a possible conflict with Great Britain. They established local militias made up of ordinary citizens to defend their communities. These militias trained and prepared for battle‚ ensuring they were ready to protect their rights and freedoms. However‚ the colonists began stockpiling weapons‚ ammunition‚ and supplies to

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