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    looked upon as an inspirational document that has guided this country through its ups and its downs. The road to make the Constitution was very rough and challenging‚ but the Americans pushed through and rose to the challenge. In the year 1765 the relationship between the colonies and Britain was very hostile. The new enforcement of the sugar act by Britain was the first attempt to tax the American colonies. The sugar act did not sit well with the Americans which led to the beginning of the journey

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    The Dawes Act was also known as the General Allotment Act of 1887. The purpose of the act was to treat the Native Americans as individuals rather than members of their tribes. The Dawes act was created to encourage the Native American tribes to split up. The Native Americans would be given the land and tools they needed if they became farmers. The Act would teach the Native Americans to be equal like the rest of the American population. For example‚ children of the Native American ethnicity were

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    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 1). Slavery helped the

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    Lincoln believed in the Greek meaning of Democracy. Lincoln was a lifelong Whig‚ anti-Jacksonian‚ and anti-proslavery democratic party. To Lincoln there was a difference in definitions. This would explains why Lincoln used the word fairly seldom. Wilentz clarifies Lincoln’s usage expounding‚ “Democracy and not democracy . . . ‘Allow ALL the governed an equal voice in the government’. . . “And that‚ and that only‚ is self-government’” (Wilentz 53). Here we see Lincoln using terms such as “self-government

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    of the Peloponnesian War‚ Athens was the strongest city-state in Greece. Thucydides claimed that Spartans initially engaged in war in 431 BC as a result of Sparta’s fear of Athenian’s further growth of power (Cartwright‚ 2013). Fought between Athens and Sparta along with their respective allies‚ the Peloponnesian War resulted in the weakening of Greek city-states‚ which created vulnerability to foreign invasions (Cartwright‚ 2013). Following the war‚ Athens was reduced to a state of near complete

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    thinking. While he was in prison‚ Hitler wrote Mein Kamf‚ his most complete statement of his ideas and aims for Germany. During the year 1933 delivered many speeches which were the key elements in Nazi Ideology‚ Including the power of the will‚ Struggle Violence and war‚ Social Darwinism and the master race‚ people’s community‚ National Socialism and anti democracy and a belief in dictatorship. All contributed to the Nazi’s Ideology. Nevertheless part of the Nazi’s appeal was based on their constant

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    The legislative branch was created first because the founding fathers wanted to create a republican country and the legislative branch most directly reflects the views of the people. The legislative branch is Congress and it is split into two parts (bicameral system). The first part is the Senate and the Senate is the upper house‚ which means it is more directly connected to the national level. You must me at least 30 years old and you have to be a citizen in the United States for at least 9 years

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    politics‚ culturalism and the military. Countries around the world were involved in peacekeeping missions and provisioned support to agitated nations. Canada was amongst those nations that partook in events pertaining to global peacekeeping. Peacekeeping was originated in an intergovernmental syndicate called United Nations (UN) whose purpose was primarily to avert conflict and sustain amity. Canada along with 50 other nations converged to form an association that had developed amicable relations between

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    laws‚ the Boston Port Act‚ was passed on March 31‚ 1774. The purpose of this act was to punish the colonists who lived in Boston after the Boston Tea Party. The port of Boston was closed because of this act. However‚ colonists pleaded that the act punished all of Boston‚ rather than those who destroyed the tea. The Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act‚ or Massachusetts Government Act‚ replaced the 1691 Charter‚ and gave the appointed royal governor complete control. This act was passed on May 20‚ 1774.

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    and experiences to their homes. Other changes emerged when women took jobs during and after the war. New machines were created to assist in household chores like washing clothes and preparing food. An important factor that drove these social changes was the increase in education. The number of students attending school doubled and the classes offered to them prepared them for useful jobs. A political change that greatly affected

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