events that have occurred in the United States is the American Revolution. The purpose of that is due to the many sources of its occurrence. The American Revolution was a war that was fought for the independence of Americans‚ a war that had various triggers. Many colonists were fed up with the treatment that they endured from the British and decided to rise up and fight for their strong cause. In short‚ the American Revolution was an uprising that was brought upon by unfair treatment of the colonists
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American history is so much more interesting now than it was when I was growing up! I have just finished reading Mayflower: A Story of Courage‚ Community‚ and War by Nathaniel Philbrick. First of all‚ I was surprised to see a book on this summers New York Times Best Seller List about a subject so long ago. I would have thought the story about the Pilgrims had been told enough times no one would bother writing another book. Philbrick has written an enlightening account of the 17th century events that
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Being an American can mean numerous things. Such as being proud‚ brave‚ and confident. But most importantly‚ it means being free. Families and individuals come to the U.S with the hope of a new life and a greater future. They see it as a fresh start as well as a chance to start over and become more successful. All of those who arrive to America are in search of a life fulfilled with freedom‚ liberty‚ and happiness. Accomplishing these three things are what makes an American “successful.” It doesn’t
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Do you know what it means to be an American? There is several ways to show what it is to be an American. For example‚ the police protect our streets everyday. Also the people that have careers that makes our country a better place. An American is showing patriotism‚ having freedom‚ and showing love and devotion for your country. “Patriotism is a love and a duty‚ a love of country expressed in good citizenship.” (Act. 1.2) Although‚ patriotism may have several different meanings it all comes together
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The American Revolution occurred between the years of 1775 and 1783. It was the colonists’ way of fighting for their independence from Britain. It took several years and a variety of events to cause the colonists to fight for their independence. These events include the French and Indian war‚ Taxes and laws‚ protests in Boston‚ The Intolerable Acts and the Battle between Lexington and Concord. The French and Indian War took place between the years 1754 and 1763. It was a war fought between American
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What being an American means to me is that I have the rights to do anything. Even though we are able to have all of these rights doesn’t mean we are able to take advantage of them there are still consequences for our actions. All the people in the Navy‚ Army‚ Air-force etc have the job to protect us‚ not everyone who shoots people just because. Being an American to me means being respectful to everyone. Like what Harry S Truman said‚ “you know that being an American is more than a matter
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What does it mean to be an American for you? We use “American” word so freely but do we know what it exactly means to be an American? Only living in America does not mean that you are an American. Millions of people migrate into the United States of American in order to achieve their dream and earn the name of an American. For hundreds of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity
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Eriq Wilson Mr. Lee US History 26 April 2015 Intolerable Acts “Give me liberty or give me death!” This quote describes the feelings of Patrick Henry‚ an orator during the independence movement in Virginia in the 1770s. He said this quote to describe the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts were trials of laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. The purpose of these laws were to punish the colonists for throwing a large shipment of tea into the Boston harbor. The first of these
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thought of as a cruel‚ dark practice in history‚ and nothing more. While slavery certainly was cruel‚ its existence did end up playing a major role in the young nation’s history. Slavery was common throughout the American colonies since 1619‚ when the first slaves arrived‚ and continued to prevail for the next two centuries. Since the colonies were near the coast and relied heavily on agriculture‚ “the demand for labor far exceeded the supply‚ and slavery was an obvious solution to the problem” (Cunion
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After one hundred years when the Emancipation Proclamation was written‚ African Americans were still fighting for equal rights in their everyday life. Their first success during this movement did not come until the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 which was then followed by many boycotts and protests. The largest of these protests was the March on Washington. On August 28‚ 1963 more than 200‚00 people gathered together at the Lincoln Memorial in order to take part in the black
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