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    believe the British were to blame for igniting the flames of revolution due to their overtaxing of the colonists and practice of mercantilism. The war itself though was completely unnecessary and should never have taken place. One of the main reasons the war started was because of Britain’s adopted policy of mercantilism. When the British colonists first settled in the New World‚ they were allowed to grow and thrive with minimal interference from Britain‚ until Britain began using the colonies as their

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    During the revolution and establishment of the nation in the America‚ women played diverse roles for instance‚ being support and sources of inspiration to their male partners. What is more women being in charge of their households and farms when their husbands engage in other activities that were closely associated with men for example politics or war. Mary Silliman was a Puritan mother and a wife‚ she was widowed twice and went through a lot of hardships in her life. Because of the American Revolution

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    THE BRITISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. The basic features of the British educational system are the same as they are anywhere else in Europe. There are three recognized stages‚ with children moving from the first stage (primary) to the second stage (secondary) at around the age of 11. The third (tertiary) stage is ‘further’ education at university or college. British children start compulsory education at the age of five. Very young children‚ ususally 3 or 4 years old go to nursery school. Nursery

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    suggests that women play a big role. Other minority groups also played a role in the war. The women help the soldiers in many different ways. French had also helped in the war. The document was showing that almost everyone was helping if they could‚ and that helped the country beat the British army. The document suggests that the women wanted to help the souldiers that were fighting for their country. The women that helped had contributed to the country that was going to become America‚ and the

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    The British Industrial revolution is defined as the rapid economic growth and industrialization which occurred in Britain between the 16th and 18th century. There are several arguments posed with regards to what the sole cause was for this revolution. One being on the idea of trade and the interactions with countries outside of Britain (Western Europe‚ Western Africa and the Americas) as the cause of industrialization (Atlantic World economic system). Indeed‚ the Atlantic World economic system was

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    The maturity of the political system in Britain has gradually shaped the British community. Britain at present is considered to be a Liberal Democratic state and one main component is the capacity of the government to conduct an election to allow the people to voice their needs in the national level. Election is the heart or the core of a democratic state ‚ removing this would deprive the people of their right. After five years or if the Parliament was dissolved by the Queen with of course the

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    Why the UKs election system is better suited at representing the people. The United States of America and Great Britain are bot considered to be great Democracies. A democracy is a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting‚ and a fundamental principle of democracy is citizen participation. Citizens have the right to vote‚ but they must also accept the results of the election‚ whether they agree with the outcome or not. In a democratic society‚ they also try to prevent the government

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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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    “To what extent is the British education system fair?” The differences between schools are a worrying situation. Some people may think that a student’s achievement is purely the product of their own ability and their effort‚ but there can be other factors influencing how well they are able to achieve in the education system. Students must study well and put an effort in what they are doing‚ if they don’t make an effort to do well then they won’t be so successful in what they want to achieve. On

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    Plymouth colony and the Pilgrims both endured a rough beginning. After the Pilgrims fled England for religious reasons‚ they engaged in a seemingly never ending struggle to acquire a charter from the London Co.‚ the main travel institute‚ until a man named Thomas Weston helped them get started. They received two ships‚ and landed in New England‚ America in 1620‚ where they began their own colony; one where they could follow their beliefs in peace. After some hostility with the local Indian tribe

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