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    imposed by Great Britain in 1754 and 1775 were Coercive Acts. The Coercive Acts were written by Thomas Jefferson. According to‚ Libertarianism.org “The Coercive Acts are called the intolerable Acts and are amounted to the declaration of martial law in Boston” (Libertarianism.org). Also‚ other acts that were imposed by Great Britain during 1754 and 1775 were the Murder Act‚ Quebec Act‚ and the Criminal Act. According to‚ Libertarianism.org “The Murder act was unfair because all Bostonians were punished

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    Most of the new inventions come from industrialization. Industrialization is when a country uses conversion to the methods of industry and economic activity‚ especially of an area that was previously underdeveloped economically. The country goes from being an agricultural economy to an economy that is based on manufacturing goods with the help of machines.Throughout the world‚ Industrialization has brought changes in countries and regions. Great Britain was the first country to introduce

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    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 demand over a long period of time. As time passes‚ Great Britain has greatly abused

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    Family Values in America and Great Britain Few can doubt that family is trouble. Nobody can doubt that parliament and people are now casting around for solutions to what is seen as a problem of endemic disorder – rising crime‚ intrusive squalor‚ spreading welfare dependency‚ collapsed community. The concept of family has changed greatly. Speaking about American families‚ there are several ideas that have changed. The first thing that comes to mind is the difference in size of the families. Anybody

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    the beginning the United States wasn’t even united. We were just states. We broke away from that powerhouse called Great Britain by having a revolution which was the American Revolution. After this revolution had taken place with many bloody battles on American soil and caused the casualties of many British and Americans alike. After the bloody warfare the Americans came out on top and can officially declare their independence from Britain. Now they needed a government that was set up for the people

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    Crime and Punishment in 1830 Great Britain The Industrial Revolution that began to take place over the early part of the 1800s had a huge impact on crime in Victorian England. The crime rate skyrocketed‚ and although the Industrial Revolution created more wealth‚ it largely created more poverty for many families. Urbanization caused the majority of people to move into densely populated cities‚ which resulted in high poverty rates and a small area. Life in these new cities was harsh; many families

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    1) Beveridge report a) Influential document in founding the social welfare system of Great Britain‚ 1942‚ Chaired by William Bevridge 2) Backbenchers a) Do not have any real policy making power‚ but provide services to the constituents and allow for a link between parliament and the citizenry 3) Tony Blair a) Parliament member who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007‚ youngest prime minister‚ part of the Labour Party‚ Founded The Third Way 4) British Broadcasting corporation a) Largest

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    Britain Britain Laura The alliances that Britain belonged with and their primary allies mold history and the war’s that Britain battled. Although there were many concerns such as security‚ strength‚ and wealth that led Britain to gain alliances; Britain’s economic growth and revolutionary expansions of modern technology topped the list in countries of Europe‚ and major imperialist’s activities for Britain during the nineteenth century grew. In addition Britain’s

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    American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain was taxation without representation. You see‚ while Great Britain was fighting with France to protect the colonies during the Seven Years’ War‚ they accumulated a lot of debt. As a result‚ members of Parliament determined that the colonies were obligated to share the costs of empire. The efforts to rectify these deficiencies and collect extraordinary amounts of revenue from the colonists‚ violated what many American colonists understood as

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    During the 1800s‚ Great Britain was facing a crisis as there was a war with France looming over them. Along with this crisis‚ Great Britain was facing conflicts with the United States. Great Britain was in a difficult situation as war broke out against France. At the same time‚ the United States was looking for a "Second Independence" as they were trying to finally prove their independence from The British Empire. Great Britain faced more serious matters with France as they were trying to stay free

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