English entrepreneurs to set sail with the Virginia Company on the quest to find not only gold‚ but also a form of settlement in North America. Their captain was Bartholomew Gosnold‚ a gentleman but also a pirate. Bartholomew played a significant role in the finding of Jamestown‚ therefore‚ without him there would be no America. Bartholomew was the founding father America never knew. On May 14‚ 1607‚ the members of the Virginia Company landed in a new world. They were sure that they had found paradise-
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Battle of Gettysburg was a war that changed the way we look at America today. This battle helped end slavery and regain freedom to all of the nations including the United States. There were many ways that the battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War‚ but there are 3 mains ways why the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war. The question asked is‚ Why was The battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil war? The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the
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Explain why at the time of Lenin’s death there was no obvious successor to lead the USSR? (12) Although Lenin’s death was relatively expected‚ there was still a lot of confusion over who would succeed him to lead the USSR. There are a number of reasons to why this occurred but there are still disputes about who Lenin wanted to succeed him and why he didn’t leave someone who he thought would be best for the job in charge of his beloved USSR. Despite Lenin having preferences‚ nobody was aware of
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While doing research it was found that “the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28‚ 1919‚” according to the website History.com‚ it was signed by the Allies. The Treaty wasn’t a fair agreement‚ because they lost a lot of important stuff‚ also they had to pay for the damage. What I don’t understand is why the other side didn’t have to pay anything? Doesn’t make any sense to me. The Treaty of Versailles wasn’t a fair agreement because of all the things that Germany had to put up with. Germany
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Why Stalin and not Trotsky was able to succeed Lenin The first reason why Stalin and not Trotsky was able to succeed Lenin was because Stalin had an important position of General Secretary. He used his position as secretary to put his supporters on the Central Committee of the party and dismissed Trotsky’s. This helped him establish control over the party and this lead to him building a powerbase in which he was in control. Having mostly his supporters in the party helped as there were few members
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be happy. The reasons why this novella’s ending was happy is because George does not have to stress about Lennie‚ Lennie died with the dream‚ and Lennie would not survive in a prison without George. All these factors led to an excellent ending. One reason why the novella was a happy ending is because George does not need to worry or stress about Lennie any more. George had to put up with Lennie’s behavior his whole life. Every time Lennie got himself into trouble‚ George was the one to bail him
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Why Was it Difficult to Settle in Charleston? Why was it difficult to settle in Charles Town? It was hard to settle in Charles Town because of the geography‚ the competition with the natives for natural resources‚ and diseases like smallpox. There is also shortages of food‚ supplies‚ men‚ harsher weather‚ and new threatening animals. The English settlers had to deal with problems‚ such as finding a place to settle‚ growing crops‚ fighting with the natives‚ and disease. Geography was one reason
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Why do you think the thief was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away. Why do you think the thief responds to the boy by surrendering? Explain the man’s punishment of the thief. Do you think he did the right thing? How does the boy feel about his father’s action? The thief was an outcast because he was by himself without anything but the butcher knife and the clothes on his back. The fingers on his right hand had been cut away most likely because he was an outcast probably
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Why Was the First Day of the Battle of the Somme (1st July 1916) Such A Disaster? The Battle of the Somme began on the 1st of July 1916 just north of Somme. This was over a month earlier than planned but the British needed to attack early in order to draw out the German troops from Verdun and save the French army. The battle was intended to create a rupture in the German line which could then be exploited so the Allies could get deep into the enemy lines. But the first day was a disaster and
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Why was war inevitable in Europe in the early 20th century? World War 1 was Inevitable in many ways. The key word in this question is "Inevitable’’. My Oxford Dictionary defines Inevitable as unavoidable and unpreventable. Could have World War 1 been avoid? I think not! There wasn’t just one reason as to why World War one happened but a number of things. This is why I agree that World War 1 was Inevitable. The assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the main reasons for the
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