The only thing that surprised me was on the card titled "Why the Missions were Founded" it is in this a part that states " The Spanish law under which the California missions were founded was part of the “New Laws” issued in the 1540s. The code said that: (1) Indians should be permitted to dwell in communities of their own; (2) They should be permitted to choose their own leaders and councilors; (3) No Indian might be held as a slave; (4) No Indian might live outside his own village nor might any
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In the early 1920’s many women pushed for prohibition. Prohibition was the nationwide ban of alcohol to prevent women from being brutally abused by their husbands. The concept of outlawing alcohol was controversial during the 1920’s‚ and did not work very well. People still consumed alcohol even though it was illegal. Some states did not enforce prohibition because they did not have enough money to pay for the enforcements‚ and when enforcements were hired‚ many of them accepted bribes to ‘look the
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Some call the 1920s the roaring 20s. I personally think so because the war had just ended and many soldiers are coming back. People started businesses and were doing quite well therefore the people have money to spend. The 1920s was also a time for new inventions and technology‚ such as the invention of the assembly line‚ which made production much cheaper and quicker. Another reason why the 20s was in the upswing is because people had money and many invested in the stock market bringing the economy
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Social Aspects of the 1920s The 1920’s were the time in American history where there was rapid change in culture‚ artistic innovations were happening‚ rebellious behavior occurred‚ and a huge economic boom. After being exhausted with trying to be noble and having proper behavior‚ America‚ in the 1920’s had a decade of this social outbreak from the moral restrictions of the past generations. In the 1920’s‚ on top of the social status were the upper class‚ or Fitzgerald referred to
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There were many factors that the colonists made when picking a side‚ some of the colonist were force to choose sides‚ changed their minds or switched sides and pick a side that benefits them and their self-interest. The American allied with France since France lost like four wars to British‚ so they contributed and joined an alliance. I believe it was a personal motive which is why they alliance and negotiated deals. The patriots wanted to elect their own government and the loyalists are those who
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discussion: were the Vikings just brutal barbarians? Question 1: In your research‚ what have you discovered about your area of expertise in relation to the beliefs and values of the Vikings? In regards to my area of expertise‚ Viking home and work‚ the evidence suggests that the Vikings had specific beliefs and values. For example‚ they crafted their own homemade strong tools and stable long houses‚ as this helped them to live a better and safer lifestyle. Therefore‚ the Vikings were not just brutal
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be a success because there were so many deaths. This was in the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was on July 1st 1916 – November 18th 1916. This battle had started as Germany had attacked France in Verdun and France was losing. This then meant that they had to call one of their allies and the only near friend was Britain. They called Britain and the British soldiers was at the River of the Somme‚ Britain were also the distraction for France. As Britain were at the River of the Somme Germany
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could get my body in shape to reach my goals. 3. Why were you successful or unsuccessful?’ I was successful because I never gave up and kept on working hard. I also never gave up no matter how hard it was. 4. What did you find hard‚ new‚ or difficult‚ about the process? When we first started to do the 15 minute run I found it very hard to run for 15 minutes without stopping because I got cramps as I didn’t have a lot of stamina. The pushups were very hard too as I never really did pushups before
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Why were you persecuted? Well‚ it all began with me sitting down with my family at the breakfast table munching on a piece of charred toast and guzzling down some milk‚ which was the very moment of when I heard the delicate sound of sirens coming from the east end of the street. My father’s face grew faint and my mother rapidly stood up and snatched my hand‚ as well as my brother’s. She then directed us towards the back of the house through a tiny break in the floor. Once we got to the hole‚ my
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Across the Atlantic Ocean in New York City‚ the competitive building of tall skyscrapers and the dazzling light of the advertisements marked the apogee of this metropolitan city‚ which has a mixture of all cultures and racism became invisible. It thus attracted many African American from the south. Langston Hughes‚ hailed from south state of Missouri‚ finding refuge in Harlem and later became a writer and a poet. In his poem ‘ The Weary Blues’‚ Hughes delineated his beloved Harlem through music
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