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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nation headlines though out the week‚ with extensive reporters and news coverage spread the news even further. The Airship was distorted in a madder of 30 seconds. The once beautiful airship had a very wonderful season before its fiery demise. It started its successful season by completing round trip from Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil to Frankfurt‚ Germany. The Hindenburg’s return flight was fully booked with passengers planning to attend the festivities for King George and Queen Elizabeth in London the following
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Canon thirteen was constructed and written in the fourth Lateran Council in 1215‚ in which there were three sessions on the eleventh‚ twentieth and thirtieth of November. Pope Innocent III preached to over four hundred Bishops and eight hundred abbots‚ deans and others in this event . Canon thirteen can be suggested to have been proposed by Pope Innocent III and approved by the council‚ thus higher individuals in the church could arguably had responsibility for the manufacture of canon thirteen.
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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 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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Civil disobedience is a form of a peaceful protest and in terms of a free society‚ it is positively impactful. Within a free society‚ there is free speech‚ religion‚ press‚ assembly‚ etc. It is a way to protest and express your viewpoints without violence. It is not meant to harm others‚ but to bring people together in solidarity to fight for what’s important to them. There must be action to bring about change and the only way is through civil disobedience. We live in a free society
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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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unsanitary concentration camps‚ filthy with disease‚ causing many deaths. As a result‚ America was pressured to join the war. In truth‚ the United States had selfish reasons to collaborate with the Cubans. First‚ Americans wanted the enforcement of the
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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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