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    Every citizen should have equal opportunity to achieve sucess no matter how they look‚ who they are‚ or what they believe.This is the doctrine behind the American Dream. That everyone should have the equal chance of being successful. This dream is what makes America so different from other countries and nations—this is the one thing that America promises that other countries can’t and I will take advantage of that opportunity by pursuing higher education. I am pursuing a degree in Mathematics‚ and

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    alliances with. One chief‚ Tecumseh believed this was his opportunity to rally alliances with Creek Indians and recover western territories. The elderly Creek Indians preferred an American alliance while the younger generation‚ much like the younger Americans‚ fought for their territory. Ancestral Creek enemies allied with Americans‚ historically unity among Indian tribes became their greatest undoing. Once France was defeated Britain turned its attention to the uproar in America. (Davidson 167] The Indians

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    There are many dates involved in the history of America. Some are more important than others. But all of them have some small or huge events. Washington. Many say he was a great leader. Others say he had a huge impact on our history. Being the leader he was‚ Washington chose prominent political figures. He soon decided to chose Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury‚ Henry Knox as secretary of war‚ and Edmund Randolph as The Attorney General

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    We african americans should be equal as everyone else in this country. Yes we might be a different color but we are still the same in the inside. We don’t need to be considered different we are still the same no matter what color we are. African americans such as myself have been through so much. We deserve to be treated equal. We deserve to be treated equal‚ we have been “free” since 1863. But what does it mean to be “free” to you? To me free means to not be scared of other people bringing me down

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    As the American Revolution commenced there were several reasons the American colonists beat the British soldiers. First of all American colonists where in a make it break situation. The Americans would either win everything or lose everything. Not only were they fighting for their freedom‚ they were also fighting for their homes and families safety. Having the “home field advantage” and the skills they picked up during the war with the French gave Americans an edge that the British didn’t have.

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    The American Revolution was ultimately caused by tension between England and America. It was a war that some thought could not be avoided‚ simply because of the civil‚ political‚ and economic unrest. However‚ if England realized that its colonies were severely unhappy‚ they might have been able to save their sovereignty. The people of America were unhappy about their situation. They were being taxed for almost everything – paper‚ tea‚ sugar – and without their consent. Because of this‚ many

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    Continental Army kept on fighting‚ and because of this‚ defeated the Hessians quickly. Only two American soldiers died‚ and this was because of being frozen to death. This fact shows how dominant the American soldiers were by surprising the Hessians. In effect to winning the battle so quickly‚ The Battle of Trenton was a turning point in The American Revolution. The total dominance of the Americans gave lots of motivation necessary for the Continental Army to win the war. If the colonists wouldn’t

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    the President was that wherever aggression threatened peace or freedom‚ America’s security was involved‚ and it would be necessary to "...support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures...Every American Communist is potentially an espionage agent...requiring only the direct instruction of a Soviet superior to make the potentiality a reality...within the United States‚ Communist penetration should be exposed and eliminated..." America feared that

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    The Mexican American War lasted for 2 years and this marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. The U.S. president at that time was James K. Polk had a believed that the United States manifest destiny is to spread across the world. There were a lot of U.S. victories around a border skirmish along the Rio Grande. Mexico lost about one third of its territory that include California‚ Utah‚ Nevada‚ Arizona and New Mexico (Mexican-American War‚ N/A). Mexico Severed relations

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    In the American Revolution the English had a much larger army‚ and navy‚ and had the money necessary. Despite this‚ the American patriots were able to win their Independence from their harsh rule. First‚ the Americans where determined‚ and could raise their own army. Also‚ the American Patriots acquired help and Alliances‚ from foreign countries‚ which the British usually depended on. Finally‚ the patriots where fighting in America their homeland‚ a much larger country than England. The small force

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