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    the colonies of British North America into the Dominion of Canada is referred to as the Confederation of Canada. The establishment was created in 1867 by the British North American Act. Before the creation of the confederation only the United States was an independent nation in the Americas. Canada, as seen in the map “Confederation in the Beginning: 1867-1873” consisted of privatized land owners, Rupert’s Land and the Northwestern Territories while British North America consisted of colonies of…

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    Neema-Elie Joseph Ms.Kilburn English 4 29 March 2016 Baudelaire was born in Paris to financially secure parents. Baudelaire grew very close to his mother. When Madame Baudelaire married Jacques Aupick in 1928, Baudelaire became deeply resentful. Initially he had dropped out of school, but as he grew older he increasingly neglected his studies in favor of a rebellious lifestyle. In 1841 the Aupicks sent him on a trip to India in hopes that his experiences abroad would reform him. During his…

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    Mary Mackillop Role Model

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    Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint is acknowledged as a significant figure in Australian history for her contribution towards the development of Catholic education and social welfare. She continues to prevail as an inspiration in society, having exhibited courage and compassion through her selfless actions toward those in need. Mary Helen MacKillop, also known as Saint Mary of the Cross was born on January 15, 1942 in Fitztroy, Victoria to Alexander MacKillop and Flora MacDonald. Her…

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    I have chosen Thomas Nast’s March 16, 1867 cartoon picture, “The Georgetown Election—The Negro at the Ballot Box,” as my primary source. The cartoon’s setting is Georgetown and people are in line to vote for Andrew Jackson as a president. And it features an African-American man standing in line to vote and two white men glaring at them. The African-American man is dressed up in low class clothes. He took off his hat when he puts his vote in the glass ballot box. A white man lined up behind the…

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    unfair competition, high tariffs, and etc. Farmers and local political action groups started several different types of movements to see if a gradual change can be done in agriculture and a variety of different aspects. This movement was between between 1867 and 1896. In this movement there were three periods [known as] the Grange, Alliance, and Populist movement. One movement that had the biggest impact was the Populist movement. From the Populist movement, the Populist party was found. The…

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    Mexico Cultural Analysis

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    United States that is still in place to this day. It had a second civil war from 1857 to 1860 that forced the separation of church and state in Mexico. France invaded Mexico to establish a French rule from 1861 to 1867. France was unable to control an unruly Mexico and left in 1867 leaving Mexico to be self-governed. It had a third civil war starting in 1910 until 1920. Then a fourth civil war was fought over religion in 1926 and ended in 1929.The last significant military conflict that…

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    Triple E Senate Case Study

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    The “Triple E Senate” model will be proposed as a viable tool for Senate reform, stressing the importance of an elective, effective, and equal Senate. The history of the Senate will first be analysed to demonstrate the superfluous nature of the chamber in a twentieth-century democracy. The following paragraph will then examine the Senator appointment process, arguing in the defence of an elected senate. Following that, the effectiveness of the Senate will be criticized proving a lack of…

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    Debussy was the oldest of five children, and his father Manuel-Achille Debussy, owned a china shop in and his mother, Victorine Manoury Debussy, was a seamstress. In 1867 the family moved to Paris but Debussy's pregnant mother fled in 1870 with Claude to his aunt's home in Cannes to flee the Franco-Prussian War. This is when and where Debussy at the age of seven began piano lessons paid for by his aunt with Italian violinist Cerutti. In 1871 he got the attention of Marie Mauté de Fleurville,…

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    The Progressive Era was marked by a movement to correct social, economic and political problems in America. However, one area in need of reform that was mostly overlooked by white Progressives was the plight of African Americans. Examples of that can be living in a different neighbourhood or drinking from a different water fountain. During the Progressive Era, racism affected many aspects of American society. Particularly in the South. Jim Crow was the way of life for blacks, thanks to the…

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    Effects Of Confederation

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    In 1867, Confederation was held in the new country of Canada that only reached from Atlantic to the Great Lakes. The territory of Manitoba, which was called the West of Ontario back then. It was split between Europeans and the First Nations. This all happened because of the Métis population and the Hudson's Bay Company. Métis are ancient people of mixed Indigenous and Europeans. In the beginning of 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company started to control the territory of Rupert's Land, which is…

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