Colonizing Georgia In 1732‚ Georgia was chartered and became the thirteenth colony in North America. Following the colonization of Georgia‚ Savannah was constructed the following year. James Oglethorpe‚ a hardy solider‚ became the commander of the colony after being appointed by the King. Georgia was unique to the English colonies because of the area it resided in. Georgia was used as a military buffer that would provide protection to South Carolina from the Spanish. This was deemed necessary after the Spanish
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Because of his use of drugs‚ the USADA‚ U.S. Against Drugs Agency‚ decided to recently press charges in June of 2012. Lance Armstrong was not just shunned by the Media‚ but also by his team-mates. It was said that while the USADA was pressing charges against him‚ five of his former teammates were planning on testifying against him. Lance Armstrong was shunned by the biking community as a whole also. Recently‚ in 2012‚ the International Cycling Union has declared that he has been stripped
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they heard that their master was planning on sending them away. This was to help build fortification in North Carolina. When they went off to go escape on May 23‚ 1861 they were spotted by a guard and they were reported to the fort. They were asked many questions. After the interrogation‚ Major butler had to turn them in. Butlers original intentions were not to turn the slaves in. He wanted to earn soldiers respect by not sending them back to slavery. Butler was told by Colonel Mallory to give
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Julius Caesar’s military campaign was successful for many reasons‚ he was a skillful and vigilant military leader who was always a step ahead of his enemies‚ his legions were well-trained and loyal‚ and his alliances with surrounding were well utilized and were assisted when needed. In 61 B.C. the Helvetii‚ led by Orgetorix‚ have been convinced that their country was too small for their population and supply demand. They then began a two-year preparation for war to gain more land and expand their
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to the United States. In 1921‚ Congress passed an emergency immigration act restricting immigrants from Europe to come to the United States. Only 500‚000 Europeans were allowed to immigrate during this time‚ because of nativism in the United States‚ but Congress was still unsatisfied. Almost half of the 500‚000 immigrants were from southern and eastern Europe. Politicians and lawmakers created the National Origins Quota Act in 1924 to further limit immigration. This created more immigrants from Ireland
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American Constitution The term United states was for the first time officially used in the Declaration of Independence of America in 1776.The documents of this declaration had immensely helped in formulating the Constitution of America. Formerly‚ today’s USA was called as “United Colonies. The consolidated or United America was born as result of struggle of Americans against the British Colonialism. The first settlers to America arrived in 1607 and expanded their trading companies‚ gradually forming
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terrorizing and Killing King Hrothgar’s men for 12 years‚ and Grendel’s mom because she was trying to kill Beowulf for revenge on killing her son and the Dragon‚ in which were all for the people in the land of the Danes knowing that he might get killed. In 501 ad-600 ad if you unselfishly decided to fight knowing you might get killed you were considered a hero. Al heroes have flaws and Beowulf’s‚ was that even though he was a hero in the heart he wasn’t in the mind‚ and in today’s society Beowulf wouldn’t
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The bombing of Hiroshima was an atrocity because thousands of innocent people died and suffered from diseases. The atomic bomb’s damage almost destroyed the whole city. According to statistics‚ “between 70‚000 and 100‚000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation. ” (Plye) In other words‚ Almost 50% of Hiroshima’s population died in the bombing without having any chance to save themselves and fight for their lives. The ones
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well-armed soldiers. Japan had become the strongest military power in Asia. It had gained military‚ political‚ and economic strength. By 1910‚ Japan had control over their neighbors‚ China and Korea. Imperialism became popular throughout Asia‚ and it was very aggressive in Japan. Though the Japanese believed that building their empire in Korea and China would help the Chinese and the Korean‚ it wasn’t justified. The Chinese and the Japanese both had their eyes set on Korea‚ they signed a peace treaty
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Brits were left waiting until the 27th of May. Whilst the German Luftwaffe was bombing them from above and the land army was shelling them from below‚ the Allied troops waited and took the best cover possible. All they could do was wait. Dunkirk was a failure in a number of ways. Firstly‚ there was no real ‘battle of Dunkirk’. The word implies that there was an engaging of armed forces in combat. However‚ at Dunkirk‚ there was a German offensive yet no Allied defensive. This means that‚ because the
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