June 6‚ 1775 a young boy was born in Coventry‚ Connecticut. His mother named Elizabeth Strong and father named Richard Hale named this young boy Nathan Hale. Nathan had 11 siblings growing up. Susanna Hale‚ Joanna Hale (Howard)‚ and Elizabeth Hale (Taylor) were his three sisters. His eight brothers were named Richard Hale Jr‚ Joseph‚ Billey‚ Samuel‚ John‚ David‚ Jonathan‚ and Enoch Hale. They lived in Coventry Connecticut. The father built a thriving livestock‚ which was his income of money. Both
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What was the purpose for the Mexican American war? Well many people have their sides to what happened and if the U.S was justified or unjustified with going to war with Mexico.What was the war about? Who did it involve? The war was against the U.S and Mexico for disputed territory which is now Texas and the Western part of the United States.Who fired the first shots to start the war? It was Mexico‚ but why did they do it? I think it was unjustified to go to war with Mexico‚ for many reasons. Slavery
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people know that Thomas Jefferson was an author of the Declaration of the Independence‚ but he was so much more. Thesis: As a well known member of the signing of the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson showed America that you don’t have to be connected with other countries. He left a lasting legacy as a great president. Early life for Thomas Jefferson was mainly with his parents and his siblings. His dad was a very busy ship captain. His mother was just a stay at home worker. He had
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SanJaya Reed Mr. McCormick AP US History 4A 10 November 2014 The Effect of the French and Indian War The French and Indian War was the start of independence for America. It began in 1756 and ended due to the Treat of Paris in 1763. Although America gained territorial growth‚ the aftermath of the war greatly affected Great Britain and the British colonies because of the British’s large debt that lead to taxation on colonists’ goods and the American colonists’ accumulating admiration to acquire independence
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“Sydney White” is a story about a tomboy named Sydney White‚ who was raised up by her foreman father and a group of construction workers since her mother died nine years ago. In this movie‚ Sydney White is set to be a freshman in a college. She is a happy go lucky girl. When it was the age for Sydney heading to the college‚ she decided to enroll and joined her late mom’s alma mater sorority which her mom proud and cherished much. She believed that by doing so‚ she will get closer to her mom and have
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Civil War Until this day people sill debate about what the main cause of the civil war was. The civil war was a war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the U.S. It was a battle about disagreements between the north and south states that took place all over the U.S. Many of the battles took place from the Mississippi river to the eastern shore. Probably the most gruesome battle of this war was the battle of Gettysburg. Out of the 2.4 million soldiers fighting in this war‚ about
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Princess Diana’s Legacy Princess Diana once said “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and‚ in the process‚ care for ourselves.” Although Diana went through harsh and unsustainable times‚ Diana kept having a strong hold on people. Princess Diana greatly influenced people all over the world‚ and she played and important legacy for adults‚ children and women. Diana was born on July 1‚ 1961. Diana was the third youngest daughter of her father John Spencer and her mother Frances
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complex cultural questions and how it relates to society. Having these texts is important also because the same piece can be interpreted in a variety of ways. This analysis will examine how the approaches of the authors in “What is my legacy?” by
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during their lifetimes and ended his second term with a 66% approval rating. A Sep. 22‚ 2010 poll conducted by NBC and the Wall Street Journal found that Clinton was more popular than President Obama. Clinton had a 55% approval rating compared to Obama ’s 46 percent approval rating. Nevertheless‚ Clinton ’s claims to a lasting‚ positive legacy for the Democratic Party have been severely undermined by two realities: the shift in control of Congress to the Republican Party on his watch and the loss by
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To What Extent was the Korean War a Part of the Cold War? The Korean War‚ that began on the 25th of June 1950 and lasted until the 27th of July 1953‚ was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). It was initially the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th
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