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    Massachusetts Bay‚ "freeman status" was granted to adult males who ______ A) were married. B) were church members. C) were no longer indentured servants. D) owned land. E) agreed to abide by the colony’s legal codes. 12. In Massachusetts Bay "freeman status" was granted to adult males who. (were church members) 13. From the beginning of colonization‚ Spain regarded her New World domain as primarily 14.The most advanced North American cultures appeared in which region of North America

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    Islam of the Koran The group aims to become a theocracy under Islam and promotes violence against those who do not abide by its own strict interpretations of the faith‚ even practicing members of the religion. In the past few years‚ ISIS has been expanding in size and increasing its prevalence in the news cycle in order to increase the reach of its influence. ISIS has targeted the West‚ including the United States‚ for potential recruits to the group through its tactical use of the technology available

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    In the first half of the twentieth century‚ the United States has intervened militarily in the Caribbean. This intervention lasted from 1898 to the mid 1930’s. During those thirty three years‚ the United States intervened militarily in Cuba‚ Mexico‚ Haiti‚ Santo Domingo (which is now Dominican Republic)‚ Panama and Nicaragua. This paper will focus on the effects that this intervention had on Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Though the United States intervention in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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    Chapter 1 Incorrect 1. The language used to discuss music is universal. A) True B) False Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 0.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): B Correct 2. One way 19th-century Americans were exposed to European classical music was through visiting European musicians. A) True B) False Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): A Correct 3. The musical language of America is based on: A) Western European

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    German Immigration into the United States Name Here College/University Name Here Over a period of three centuries‚ beginning in the early 1600’s‚ more than seven million Germans immigrated to America. Some immigrated due to the unstable political situation in their country or forced state religion‚ while others immigrated due to famine or disputes over inheritance laws which restricted who land could be passed down to in a persons will (German Migration‚ n.d.). By the middle

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    United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. They are composed of the Army‚ Air Force‚ Coast Guard‚ Navy‚ and the Marine Corps. Each branch plays a unique role in the security of America. Whether the country is participating in a conflict or developing the weapons of tomorrow‚ the freedom of America is protected by these branches. The Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force represent the largest of the five branches‚ each having their own

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    Evaluation Gun Control in the United States Orval Lawler English 101 Section B Galen College of Nursing Omar Rodriguez‚ MA Gun Control in the United States Gun control is not one issue‚ but many‚ some people think gun control is a gun issue‚ and to others it is an issue of rights. Gun control is an issue of safety‚ education‚ and politics. In each of these issues there are those who want more gun control and those who want less. Both sides of this issue have opinions from the moderate to the

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    million Europeans migrated to the United States‚ because America was a way for people to start over. Emma Lazarus poem “The New Colossus” is a symbol of new immigrants coming to American to seek freedom‚ job opportunity‚ and a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrations seek freedom and a change to start over with offers of jobs and land for farms. Industries were rising in America and immigrants from all over the world wanted to pursue the “American Dream”. “In 1862‚ Congress passed

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    The United States of America is branded as the land of opportunities and a place where anyone can come and make a better life for themselves. Which is why many people choose to immigrate to the U.S. the Center for American Progress reports that “The foreign-born population consisted of 40.7 million people in 2012. Broken down by immigration status‚ the foreign-born population was composed of 18.6 million naturalized U.S. citizens and 22.1 million noncitizens in 2012. Of the noncitizens‚ approximately

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    include the protest against body shaming accompanied by the encouragement of the acceptance of bodies of all shapes and sizes. That being said‚ there is some cultural inconsistency that exists in the United States because although society ideally wants to accept people of all sizes and view them without judgement‚ many people allow a bias to cloud their views of people whose body weight is deviant from the norm. These altered perceptions particularly occur with overweight Americans‚ with people often

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