"Join or Die." A meeting was held in Albany in the spring of 1754 to address this issue. Colonial leaders‚ officials and representatives from seven of the British colonies attended the conference. Benjamin Franklin and Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson together drafted a proposal of colonial unity to combat the war against the French. It was called the Albany Plan of Union. The plan would create new layers of government including a president-general that was appointed by the crown.
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Processing What was life really like in the colonies? Everyone either had a farm or in a city‚ no one lived in the suburbs. Many people made money on their farms or plantations where many slaves worked for the landowner. Also‚ many children didn’t receive education unless you were quite wealthy. So‚ let’s see what was life really like in the colonies. Let’s start off where people live‚ many people were farmers and that’s how they made a living. They grew their own food and even made things out
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heavens. They believed if a pharaoh was buried in this pyramid‚ his soul would be taken to the afterlife‚ and it would be resurrected” (Mark 1). These pyramids are some of the most well-known structures that have ever been built. Their fame is due to their revolutionary and complex design‚ which was way ahead of its time. Today‚ most of these pyramids
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That was a Joke “Crust of Bread Found‚ Nation thrilled by Discovery of Yeasty Morsel” During the Great Depression many did not have enough food. Money and work were scarce before Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the first and second New Deal. During the Great Depression the poor were poorer and the rich were richer‚ which ties in the second article “Evil‚ Bloated Plutocrats Losing Favor with Some Americans” which depicts wealthy looking men in suits enjoying a banquet. “Another Impossible Huge
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The Importance of the River Hermann Hesse wrote the book Siddhartha in 1922. Hesse influences the main character in the book because Siddhartha and Hermann went through leaving their own family to find truth in what they wanted to do. In the book Siddhartha‚ Siddhartha leaves home and becomes a student‚ learning about many different religions‚ in the end‚ he eventually finds the place where he is most happy. During Siddhartha’s life‚ he visits the river three times; each time Siddhartha visits
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The American Indian Movement existed for 500 years without a name‚ It was founded in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota and it has been 30 years since its formal history. It has been seen that it has caused many great many changes to their community and that’s why they say "formal history" because it has existed for 500 years. The american indian movements leaders are Dennis Banks‚ Clyde H‚ Eddie Benton Banai and George Mitchell. The movement has changed policy making organizations that have served and helped
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PERIOD 1‚ US HISTORY ACC. Question: To what extent was the Reconstruction a failure? Reconstruction was the period directly after the end of the Civil War (1865-1877). This era was a necessary time for the United States to restore the divided nation. The eleven rebel states that had been defeated leaving the government unsure weather to punish or pardon them. In Reconstruction era‚ the three goals emerged from the federal government: rebuild the South‚ provide and protect freedman’s
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country. The first was created on September 25th‚ 1789. Though‚ the one that we will be focusing on in this paper will be the 25th Amendment‚ ratified on February 10‚ 1967‚ and certified by President Lyndon Johnson on February 23‚ 1967. It talks about the rules of succession in the Government and what to do if a president gets impeached‚ dies‚ becomes incapacitated‚ or resigns. Though it may be more recent‚ it is a crucial part of our American Government. Why I chose this amendment was the fact that
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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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Victor’s choice? Victor Frankenstein was persuaded by his first monster after it murdered his young sibling to make a female monster in the monster and after a month of work the monster walks in at the very end of his work and victor as he saw the creature destroyed his new creation. Now this is the question did Victor chose correctly? I think he did not and this is why. The on main thought going through his head is what if they have children‚ but he could easily tie her tube and make her sterile
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