The American Revolution was the war between the colonists and the British. It was seven years from 1775-1781. There were many very important events that caused the American Revolution. Three important events that caused the American Revolution were: the Boston Massacre‚ Paul Revere’s famous ride along with the Battles of Lexington and Concord‚ and The Declaration of Independence. The first important event‚ was the Boston Massacre‚ which occurred on March‚ 1770. The colonists had already been mad
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THIS WAS LIMITED TO A 1-2 PAGE ESSAY ANSWER (TIMED) FOR A MIDTERM EXAM Question: Discuss the causes of the Dutch revolt against Spain. What were the consequences for the emerging power of England? Answer: Although the Low Countries possessed no other identity other than fragmented states that were "owned" (or controlled) by the dukes of Burgundy‚ and therein‚ when called upon to send delegates to an estates general‚ the seeds of collaboration were placed. As Phillip II entered the scene with
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Problems Caused By Air Pollution Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the people‚ but it is doing worse‚ by killing the earth and getting people sick. "Air pollutants‚" according to Gay‚ "are known to cause respiratory diseases‚ cancer‚ and other serious illnesses" (12). Air pollution not only threatens the health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment (Gay 13). First‚ air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting clean air is
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New York Slave Revolt (1712) In 1712‚ some blacks ad Indians were planning to rebel by burning their masters’ outhouse and killed all of the people trying to extinguish the fire. However‚ those rebels were put in to trials and some were executed by hanging‚ burning or torturing while some were freed. During the 17th century‚ the number of slaves in New York City was very large and they could communicate easily‚ so they set up a plan to rebel. Despite the fact that they got help from the Indians
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The article Broken K Pueblo: Patterns of Form and Function by James N. Hill is a scientific article about the archaeological excavations and study of at the Broken K Pueblo in Arizona in the 1960s. The article seeks to compare the findings‚ patterns and analyses of the Broken K Pueblo with those of a modern‚ contemporaneously occupied pueblos Hopi and Zuñi‚ to study the results statistically and looking at the variability within the site. The Broken K Pueblo was occupied from AD 1150 until 1280.
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this is clearly not when they began facing maltreatment. This poses the question of what factors contributed to the Peasants’ revolt. Peasants already experienced oppression from both lords and the clergy prior to the Protestant Reformation‚ with these issues increasing as Germany became more socially disorganized. As the Protestant Reformation spread through Germany‚ it served as a catalyst for German peasants to revolt against authority. This is because the Reformation called attention to similar issues
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that an organism’s compatibility to its environment is because of the principle that God created a species to suit a specific environment. Contrary to the beliefs of early philosophers and scientists‚ an organism’s compatibility to its environment is caused by natural selection. Natural selection‚ the process in which individuals with certain heritable traits survive and reproduce at higher rights‚ improves an individual’s ability to adapt to their environment. Natural selection may improve an organism’s
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life instead of watched videos found on the Internet or documentaries. The source of geothermal energy will be found in the volcanic areas‚ from the heat of the earth’s crust. This type of energy is very clean and unlimited. The problems caused by volcanoes are the loss of lives of both plants and man. Also‚ the loss of farmland‚ property and building. The environment will also be changed. The eruption of the volcano will also affect the air travel. The massive explosion from the volcanic
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Examine the role of one human activity in causing climate change With the rapid development of contemporary society‚ the balance between human and the nature has been destroyed. The increase of globally averaged temperature on the earth’s surface has occurred over the past century. Thus‚ climate problems have been the initial international issue to be handled. Industrial production is one of human activities causing climate change. Firstly‚ this essay will analyze how carbon dioxide and small
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The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 was an uprising in New York City. New York enacted laws that restricted the lives of enslaved peoples. A slave market was built near present-day Wall Street to accommodate the increase in slaves being imported by the Royal African Company. By the early 1700s about 20 percent of the population were African slaves. Slaves were limited and required to carry a pass to be able to travel more than a mile from home‚ couldn’t gather in groups of more than three people‚ marriage
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