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    During the 19th century Americans utilized imperialism to gain power over foreign countries leading America to expand out ward and gain economic growth. The newcomers to the foreign land took advantage of their resources in order to gain power in comparison to other countries and with power soon arose economic problems. The frontier of the newly founded America was soiled with bodies of those whom intention were just as everyone else‚ to expand westward for hopes of expansion and development of the

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    history‚ the country systematically tries to eradicate the ‘Native American problem’ by extinguishing their very identity. The main force the government used was education as a tool of oppression during the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. The North American government would force the American Indians to send their children to either a boarding school or a day school. Eventually‚ the Native Americans would have no other option but to choose to send their children to

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    Important Nineteenth Century Guys Charts Note: Legacies are gone into detail in the charts Tsar Alexander II Positives | Negatives | * Introduced emancipation edict‚ gave the right to peasants to own land‚ marry their own choice‚ bring suits to court. * Peasants were given their own land. * Zemstvos (local assemblies) were put in place by Alexander‚ they could levy taxes and took charge over matters of education‚ famine‚ public projects * Local and provincial courts were made. *

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    The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 focused on a colonize time when the people were treated unfairly by the government. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to prove that “all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these rights are life‚ liberty‚ and justice.” In surprise our government is still not showing that the people are put first as equals for example‚ officers still “Sent

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    The Spanish came to the Americas not so much to colonize as to seek gold and glory. A decidedly secondary reason was to Christianize the Indians‚ although this was frequently overlooked‚ and demonstrated more by destroying Indian artifacts as "idolatry" than demonstrating Christian virtue. They had no intention of establishing permanent colonies other than to protect their gold and silver interests. Spain at the time was the poorest country in Europe‚ and gold and silver from its Empire was used

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    Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government Have you ever thought that the U.S. government is easily comparable to the Roman’s version of government? Maybe that’s because the U.S. government is roughly parallel with the Ancient Roman Government. The Romans did not have a constitution‚ like us Americans‚ but their division of executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches is similar. The Roman government served as a template for the American government. As you read further‚ you

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    With the establishment of British colonial rule in the nineteenth century‚ India was subject to a major transformation and challenge to the nation’s fundamental core beliefs. Prior to the dominance of the British‚ India was held by oral social and religious conventions and hierarchies. With the influx of the enlightenment‚ along with the introduction of print media and Western education‚ there was a shift from these oral traditions and conventions to a focus on the textual. Thus a need for a political

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    your own path and become independent and responsible for yourself. We the new generation‚ will follow the guidelines of the Declaration of Independence as to becoming dependent on ourselves. The significance of the Declaration of Independence is to help and modify the new generation move on with life without relying on your parents. Declaration of Independence: Nevertheless we have come to an agreement that kids that are entering the age of 18 are to be given life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness

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    can come to America to follow the American Dream. They can be a person that has nothing at one point in their life to become a person that is super rich. Get money‚ get paid. Example would be Carnegie being inexperienced and then owning Carnegie hall and like everything. Captains of Industry: During the days of the American Industrial evolution‚ names such as Carnegie‚ Morgan and Rockefeller regularly appeared in leading newspapers around the country. These were family dynasties that literally cornered

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    contrasts with the colonizers’ accounts. During the colonial period‚ written culture was often in the hands of the church‚ within which context Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz wrote memorable poetry and philosophical essays. Towards the end of the 18th Century and the beginning of the 19th‚ a distinctive criollo literary tradition emerged‚ including the first novels such as José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi’s El Periquillo Sarniento (1816). The "libertadores" themselves were also often distinguished writers‚

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