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    ’Assess the impact of the development of communications on the settlement of the West’. A vital factor in the communicational development of the West was due to the completion of the Trans-Adlantic Railroad‚ of which was completed in 1869. The railroad created a new leash of exsistance in American‚ how the once baron‚ urban land‚ now to be industrialized and inhabited by all those who seek a new life. The Railroad however spelt disaster for the Native American Indian Tribes‚ whose lives were

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    Secrecy The Underground Railroad was a road to freedom which consisted of an enormous system of people who helped fugitive slaves flee to the North and to Canada. It was run by many Caucasians‚ or abolitionists‚ but mainly African Americans‚ or slaves (Heinrichs 8). The Underground Railroad was a danger which many risked their own lives to save the ones of slaves. This wouldn’t have been able to happen if it weren’t for their secrecy and braveness. The Underground Railroad was an immense success due

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    THE NAVIGATION ACTS The Commonwealth of England was ruled by Oliver Cromwell and Parliament in 1651. King Charles I was just beheaded and the new leaders were looking for a way to express their dominant position. At this time‚ England faced financial trouble. Looking for a way to increase the Commonwealth’s income‚ its rulers settled on the use of international trade. This was not a bad idea‚ except for the fact that the Dutch ruled the sea of international trade. They shipped constantly between

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    Harris‚ warning him to get off the tracks. The train’s engineer saw him too late to stop the train‚ which was traveling at approximately 66 mph. The train struck and killed Harris as it passed through the station. Harris’s widow sued the railroad‚ arguing that the railroad’s negligence caused her husband’s death. Evaluate the widow’s argument. There are federal laws that each railroad station in every state must abide by. These laws were put in place not only for the safety of the trains

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    Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1. The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread

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    What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the

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    1 Fourth History Test: How far did the Vienna Settlement contribute to maintaining the peace in Europe in the period 1815-1914? The Vienna Settlement refers to a series of agreements made by the European powers at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. As the peace terms with France had already been decided by the Treaty of Paris (signed earlier on May 30‚ 1814)‚ the Congress of Vienna was mainly concerned with solving the problems brought about by the Napoleonic wars. To solve these problems‚ the four

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    Railroads impact on Washington The railroad had a positive impact on the geography‚ economy‚ and psychological thought of Washington. The railroad was built by separate companies that built in their area using a checkerboard pattern of land grants from the government. It was built to connect the east and west and have a quicker way of transportation across the nation. It was built in the later 1800’s and took several years to complete. Washington businesses grew‚ improving the economy. More people

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    What is Human Settlement? * The totality of the human community whether city/village with all the social‚ material‚ organizational‚ spirit and cultural elements that sustain it. * The fabric of Human settlements consists of physical elements and services to which the elements provide the material support. * It refers to cities‚ town‚ villages and other concentrations of human populations which inhabit a given segment/area of the environment. It associated with numerous and complex environmental

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    House by the Railroad In EdwardHirsch’s poem"EdwardHopperandthe Houseby the Railroad" Hirschjrurtaposes both the houseandEdwardHopperto createan ominousundertone throughoutthe poem.Hirsch personifies abandoned this houseto bring it to life while describingthe artist asrelentless‚ almostdehumanizing artist. Both the houseand the but artist sharesimilar qualitiesandcharacteristics‚ throughout poeft‚ Hinch asserts the his positionthat he is moreintriguedin Hopperasan artist than in the art he hascreated

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