TERMS & NAMES 1. For each term or name‚ write a sentence explaining its significance. William the Conqueror | Henry II | common law | Magna Carta | parliament | Hugh Capet | Philip II | Estates-General ◦ William the Conqueror was the duke of Normandy who conquered England with a Norman army‚ took the throne and brought feudalism to England. ◦ Henry II was the ruler of England from 1154 to 1189 who introduced the jury to the English court‚ added Aquitaine to the lands in Normandy once marrying
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The Hastings The Hastings first appear in Chapter 4. This occurs when Jim‚ a man spots the children near a fire pit in the bush. He obviously thought that the smoke that he saw was a fire. Instead he found the four children and an empty fire pit. After this indecent Jim said‚ ’Come into the house and have some water’. The children accepted his offer and they came into the house? They were offered breakfast which included bacon and eggs‚ scones‚ butter and jam and a drink‚ which was a glass of
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Why Did the Battle of the Somme go so Badly for the British Army? The Battle of the Somme took place during 1916 to take pressure off the French at Verdun and the Russians on the Eastern Front. The French were under heavy fire at Verdun and had been since February‚ and the army itself was close to cracking. The Russians had fought gallantly on the Eastern Front to try and avert the German Forces away from the Western Front. After launching many small offensives the Russians had gained very little
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they had attained a “sprawling empire from California to Florida to Tierra del Fuego”. Perhaps contributing to their success‚ the Spanish blended their culture with the Native Americans through marriage. This would eliminate the threat of the same battles the English would soon encounter. Another factor that undoubtedly gave Spain an edge was that England and Spain were allies for the first half of the 16th century‚ meaning the English were completely disinterested in challenging Spain’s growing authority
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Why did the Liberals win the 1906 General Election by a landslide? After the Conservative Prime Minister (A. J. Balfour) resigned‚ the Liberals called a general election in 1906‚ and won by a ‘landslide’. Whether the Liberals won the election by such a large margin by their own success or the failure of the Conservatives is debatable. Many factors contributed to the outcome of this. Those who see it as a positive win for the Liberals argue it is due to the bringing in on New Liberalism and its
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the Second World War consolidated into one battle‚ The Battle of the Bulge‚ was one of the historic points in our military’s history because of the historical outcome of the battle‚ how it relates to the evolution and contribution towards todays military operations‚ and how some of the contemporary military problems we have today were some of the same issues they faced in World War II. Meanwhile‚ other issues that the military came across in the Battle of the Bulge‚ were resolved and trained for
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remarked that “the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle.” Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World‚ commenting on what worked‚ what did not work‚ and the consequences of those methods The Spanish official ‘s remark could mean that the primary reason for the conquest of a foreign territory is to look for lands in order to find new places to inhabit and develop . In other words ‚ the conqueror must expand a kingdom ‘s territory
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LOOKING FOR A WIN-WIN SITUATION This past weekend marks the largest contract signing in Major League Baseball history. On the 12th of February 2000‚ Ken Griffey Jr. (formerly of the Seattle Mariners)‚ signed a nine-year $116.5 million contract with his hometown Cincinnati Reds. The city’s fans were ecstatic to bring Griffey back‚ and considering he turned down an eight-year $148 million deal to re-sign with Seattle‚ they feel that the acquisition was a real bargain. It really is amazing when
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Unlike many of the Civil War governors who were elected in and out of office while the war was in full swing‚ Joseph E. Brown served as the governor of Georgia throughout the entire Civil War era‚ from 1857 to 1865. His influence‚ thus‚ is broad‚ ranging from the conflicts leading up to the war and the secession of the southern states to the defeat of the Confederacy. His voice‚ which continuously advocated for states’ rights‚ called first for the secession of the southern states out of the Union
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The american Revolution lasted a total of eight years‚ from 1775 to 1783. “Don’t fire until you can see the whites of their eyes‚ composed by William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill is just one of the many causes of the American Revolution. Three main causes of the American Revolution include the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable/Coercive acts‚ the first and second continental congress meetings and the Declaration of Independence. To lead off the Boston Tea Party
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