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    American Independence Dbq

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    American Independence The United States‚ like many other countries‚ had to fight for independence from their homeland. It was the American colonies who paved the way into fighting for their freedom and independence. In eighteenth century‚ many countries were facing sever inflation by the British parliament. Their goal is to gain more money for King George III and pay war efforts back. Britain’s main target was the colonies of the British Empire‚ also known as the American colonies. Although‚ many

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    The American Revolution was fueled by misunderstanding‚ the Crown looked down on the Colonist believing that they were just another business to generate funds of the Monarchy. The Colonist on the other hand saw themselves on equal footing with Britain. The ideology that England was exploiting the Colony’s for money‚ in the mercantilist belief that the rich will get richer‚ the Colonist get fed up with being stripped of rights. Being fueled by belief in England’s old traditions of republicanism‚ the

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    Happy 67th Independence Day 2013.  Good Morning! Today On 15 August 2013‚ India is going to celebrate its 67th Independence Day. So first of all I wish you all a very Happy Independence Day 2013.  Indians celebrate this day with lots of love and pride‚ because on 15 August 1947 India got freedom from the British Rule after 200 years. So this is the day of pride for all of us. We should not forget the sacrifice of our National Heroes‚ who sacrificed their life for Indian Independence so we all should

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    Reasons of The Unjustified Crusades During the middle ages‚ there have been multiple crusades that happened all over the Middle East. The Crusades were missions led by nobles. All of these crusades were meant to liberate and conquer Jerusalem or also called “The Holy City”. The first crusade out of the four main crusades came out as a success. The first crusade did conquer Jerusalem at first until it was taken back from them. The other three main crusades ended up as a failure‚ but the most embarrassing

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    The Definition of Independence Some people say that the definition of independence is a complex word and idea to try to define. In al truth independence is a perplexing word to try to define. This is because everybody has their own speculations of what independence is. Very infrequently are their two people that have the same perception of what the definition of independence is. What I perceive the definition of independence is the absolute freedom to do what you want‚ and to not be held

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    Is War Ever Justified

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    IsIs War Ever Justified     War‚ although being described by those who have survived it as hell‚ is in my opinion a necessary part of life in some sense in order to expand in many ways like socially‚ economically‚ and politically. In terms of social changes brought on by war‚ war often teaches us lessons about how to better our behaviour and attitudes in terms of our association both domestically and foreign. In World War 2 (1939 - 1945)‚ America and Germany’s interaction and hostilities soon

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    Independence Hall

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    of the independence hall goes back many decades. Independence hall is the birthplace of both the Declaration of independence and the Constitution. The actual construction of the independence hall began in 1732 but was not completed until 1753. It was formally known as the Pennsylvania State House. It was the most public and important building in the thirteen colonies at the time. The provincial government paid for the construction. Independence hall was where the Declaration of Independence was adopted

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    It was a document that convinced the colonists to break free from the British government was known as the Declaration of Independence. This document pursued to happiness and liberty for the colonist in the 13 colonial states of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson use the rhetorical devices diction and repetition to convince the United States to declare independence from Great Britain. The choice of words that was presented in the article makes the context

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    Independence Day

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    As the Independence Day is approaching‚ I am continuously haunted by a question i.e. are we truly free and independent? We have gained freedom from the British rule but what have we done with our independence? It has been 63 years since we have gained independence. We are a free nation now. But still after so many years‚ the question remains the same. We proudly claim that we are independent from a foreign rule but we are still not free from jealousy‚ intolerance and hatred towards our fellow countrymen

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    The War of Independence.

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    THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth of the infantry and nearly two-third of the whole Bengal Army was composed of the people from Awadh. • Maulvi Ahmadullah devised the distribution of chapatti scheme during his travels in

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