Northwest Ordinance of 1787: 1. Provided a new structure for government of the Northwest territory 2. Bill of Rights 3. Established requirements for statehood 4. Abolished slavery 5. Brought order to western settlement and incorporated frontier Americans into an expanding federal system Articles of Confederation vs Constitution: 1. Congress could request states to pay taxes………Congress could levy taxes on individuals 2. No system of federal courts…………..Had courts to settle
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Hawaii was important to the United States for its military potential‚ as well as many economic reasons such as its rich agrarian industry. Without Hawaii‚ the United States would have had to negotiate more for navy bases from which it could launch aquatic assaults on the Axis Powers and Japan. This significantly increased our participation in World War II‚ while decreasing our debt to other nations for allowing us to use their ports. The first settlers of the islands were probably Polynesians from
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Rufus king was born on March 24‚ 1755‚ in Scarborough‚ Massachusetts. King graduated from Harvard college. However‚ he had to put his studies on hold because he enlisted in the militia for the American Revolution. In fact when his father died he had to support his mother and younger siblings. As a result knowing monetary issues were important to take note of in his career. He finally practiced law in Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts General court from 1783-1785. After his term
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The military is a vital institution to the United States of America‚ protecting the United States and its citizens from direct threats. In our United States military‚ respect and leadership are one of the most valued things‚ they often go by the motto “Mission first‚ people always”. Our soldiers are there to deploy‚ fight‚ and win our nation’s wars‚ as well as protect us from any threats while maintaining peace and stability in other regions. Our military is set to defend the USA and our interests
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Unlike Eisenhower’s brinksmanship‚ Kennedy’s flexible response took the focus away from nuclear weapons and reemphasized conventional forces as the best tool for undertaking limited and covert operations against the USSR. 2. The Space Race was so important to the US because it showed that the US possessed a better space program compared to that of the USSR and because it showed the relative strength of the US compared to the USSR. 3. In terms of the space race and the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ Kennedy
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necessary to understand why the United States is important to India. Similarly‚ the second part discusses why India is important to the United States. The third part covers three main issues which deal with defense cooperation and economic cooperation between the two countries and discussions towards the issue of climatic change. Why does India matter to USA? To begin with‚ the United States perceives India as a vital and a key player in the international platform. To the United States‚ they consider this
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topic in the United States. This major debate can be divided into two stances‚ Republican and Democratic. A big part of gun control is the second amendment. The debate on gun control has been based on the second amendment. Most Republicans favor the second amendment and against gun control. Some democrats want or are in favor of gun control and don’t agree with the second amendment.The second amendment states‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of
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world today. There are violent crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ and robbery all the way down to small‚ petty crimes such as vandalism. But in some areas of the world‚ crime is much worse than in others. Why is that? This paper will focus on understanding hot spots and crime mapping throughout the United States. The topics discussed will be the history of crime mapping‚ how crime mapping is used today‚ hot spots in the U.S.‚ social disorganization theories in crime mapping and hot spots‚ the broken windows
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Although economic interests were very important to the United States as they enacted tariffs and taxes on‚ for example‚ Hawaii and any incoming good from other countries‚ in fact‚ political and strategic advantages prevailed in the creation of foreign policies as the US went to wars with Mexico and even Spain in the Mexican War and the Spanish American War to gain land and new allies and annexed new lands such as Alaska and Hawaii‚ along with the people on those lands to increase the American influence
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Slavery was a very controversial and important issue in the history of United States. Many white people were enslaving black people thinking blacks were inferior. In the United States most of these slaves were situated in the South. The North wanted to abolish the slavery but the South was against it as slavery was essential to their economy. The South was dependent on slavery for cheap labor. They thought the best thing black people could do in their life was working as a slave. Many authors argued
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