There was a very important woman in the Revolutionary War named Mary Ludwig Hays. But before we dive into her story‚ you need to know why the war happened‚ which battle Mary fought in‚ why IT happened‚ and why she was there. Why The War Happened After the French and Indian War‚ Britain lost a lot of money. So to pay back their debts‚ they taxed the colonies on a variety of things. These items include tea‚ paint‚ and other essentials. The colonists ended up rebelling because they didn’t like paying
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however in Guatemala was under attack by a group known as the Kaibil‚ the war had ended after the government had negotiated between each other and seized fire for good‚ then in Tasmania back in 1832 before the war had ended‚ the native americans were being kicked off their land by the king’s colonist‚ in 1832 a large massacre wiped out the Cambodian Genocide The Khmer Rouge was a militia and a communist group. Why did the war start? In Samulet‚ Cambodian peasants were not treated very well‚ they rebelled
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The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars fought on American soil. The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South. This war lasted for four years from 1861 to 1865. This war has many reasons why it began. Some believe that the war started because of slavery. Those people believe the Civil War started on how the North and south had different views on slavery. Also the events that showed something had to be done. The North thought of slavery was wrong and believed that all men should be
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Canada’s Contribution to the Allied War Effort Canada was an essential piece in the allied war effort in WWII. The Canadian Army and Navy delivered victory in three critical conflicts: the battle of Ortona‚ D-Day’s Juno Beach‚ and the Liberation of the Netherlands. Through the hard work‚ courage‚ and great sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers and the Allied forces‚ the German led forces surrendered on May 7th 1945‚ and Victory was declared across all of Europe the next day (V-E Day). Canada proved
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Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War? Explain what factors led American policymakers down the path towards war‚ and cite specific examples of critical events that reflected these factors. There was no specific factor that led the united states into getting involved in the Vietnam war‚ but rather a gradual series of events and decisions which would lead them down such a path. The initial reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders
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think about the new world‚ they might think why did European sail across the globe to the new world? Why did Chinese‚ for example‚ did not want to sail? The answer to that is Europeans‚ unlike Chinese or any other group of people‚ had two main reasons that made them interested to sail to the new world. Europeans were motivated by their poverty‚ and their motive to convert the world to Christianity. In other words‚ Europeans were motivated by “God‚ gold‚ and glory” (Lesson 1.3). In the new world‚ Europeans
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Island coast; third expedition under Cortés‚ Mercantilism conquered the Aztecs & wrote an eyewitness Joint Stock Company account of the conquest of Mexico by the Royal Colony Spaniards for Hernán Cortés. Jamestown Nation State- state that self-identifies as John Smith deriving its political legitimacy from serving John Rolfe as a sovereign entity for a nation as a House of Burgesses sovereign territorial unit. Pilgrims Treaty of Tordesillas- divided
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trip to the New World‚ they saw possibilities they could not see in England. They wanted to be free to build their own godly community‚ but they did not want to separate completely from the churches in England. They wanted to establish a community that others looked up to. They wanted to move to this new land that had so much potential. The Puritans found the opportunities they were looking for when they decided to move across the water to New England and were successful in building what they called
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Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian Wars? What impact did the wars have on Greece? A good portion of blame for Athens losing the Peloponnesian Wars can be laid at the feet of two men: Alcibiades and the Spartan king‚ Lysander. Alcibiades was the nephew of Pericles. He was very charismatic and the young people of Athens loved him. But he had a glaring flaw; he lost his parents at a young age and became something of a sociopath‚ not caring what his deeds resulted in. As stated before
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Zoe Collins 1993 DBQ: Chesapeake vs. New England 7/9/13 Although during the 17th century the British colonies still recognized themselves as European or English‚ they managed to develop unique characteristics through the expansion of colonies‚ and the escalation of population. Through this expansion‚ new information‚ customs‚ and new ways of life were learned and practiced daily‚ and with these changes came the separation of the two societies. While the settlers of the Chesapeake region
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