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    relations between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies were becoming a major problem. Great Britain was continuously being unjust and unfair to the colonists by taxing them without their consent‚ closing their ports‚ killing the colonists‚ and many other one sided actions. The colonists grew weary of this very quickly and decided they had had enough of it. This led to the colonists declaring their independence from Great Britain in 1776. After the French and Indian War‚ Great Britain wanted to control

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    The New England colonist were made up of thirteen colonies who wanted to be independent. This group of people‚ who left their former country for various of reasons‚ were starting to get irritated at Great Britain. In general‚ the colonist were perturbed that the British government required them to pay a great amount of taxes. They were also upset about the fact that‚ the money wasn’t helping them out and the funds were going back to England. There was no way they could vote against these acts so

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    conductors of the Salem witch trials‚ in which many people were killed‚ were right in their actions. The Puritans were settlers in early American history that settled near Salem‚ Massachusetts. They were looking for religious freedom in America‚ because they weren’t Catholic. They had a very strict interpretation of the Bible and lived according to that. They were also responsible for the Salem witch trials‚ an event in which many people were killed for supposedly being witches. However‚ although the

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    Declaration of Independence is very important in the history of the United States of America. It is the justification of the American Revolution presented to the world. It was used to officially declare the thirteen colonies of the United States of America as a separate country that is not and will never again be ruled by England. It helped create one of the greatest countries in the world. The colonist felt like that they weren’t able to do anything without permission. They were being babied

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    British and the colonists. Britain began to pass unfair laws‚ acts‚ and taxes against the colonists. The colonists began to protest against these acts‚ because they did not agree with the British upon these laws. The acts‚ laws‚ and taxes which were placed against the colonists were unfair because the colonists had no voice in the Parliament‚ they were restricted in where they could settle‚ and they had limited resources. During the time after the war‚ all laws‚ taxes‚ and acts were passed through

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    Mexican Independence from Spain In the late 18th century‚ the Spanish monarchy decided to improve the defenses of its empire because of its many military losses in Europe. Because of this‚ the Spanish Crown was forced to increase revenues. Between 1765 and 1771‚ Spain sent José de Gálvez on an official tour of inspection of New Spain. He restructured the current taxes and their collection methods.. In 1778‚ Spain‚ attempting to increase its own revenues‚ lifted restrictions on colonial trade

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    Dadd CHC2D0-I 29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense‚ and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs on Japan

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    Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Industrialization in general changed the way we live but it impacted our lives the most when it came to Great Britain. Simple ores such as coal and the use of metals to make engines aided the British and the rest of the world into making their lives much easier while increasing production of product allowing them to make more money. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain the mid-18th starting with the transition from handmade goods to machine made

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    Political situation in Great Britain in the 1990’s. As we all know‚ one of the significant features of British political system is its flexibility. Britain have unwritten Constitution‚ formal Bill of Rights and Supreme Court which works rests on precedents. It makes possibility for each government to make wide reforms and rearrangements in the way in which politics and government are conducted. There is no doubt that in years after Second World War Britain went through the great changes in its status

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    Declaring the "Undeclared" War Susan Faludi speaks of war. She speaks of the victims being chained against achieving dreams of freedom. She speaks of a silent war that brews beneath the surface of society; that slowly erodes the will to overcome. In her excerpt "The Undeclared War on Women"‚ Faludi declares the thus far "undeclared"; that women have strived for equality‚ but have only achieved it at a meager level as a result of lacking support. She refers to society’s lack of encouragement‚ and

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