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    an alliance with France to get the French to assist them with the was against Great Britain. In this essay, I will provide the events that lead up to the american colonies uniting to stand up against the English. Also, I’ll provide some people of importance, that would eventually give the risks, tens of thousands took to gain their independence. To begin we must travel back to 1754-1763 with the war between Britain and France or better known as the…

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    led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As a result there was minimal racial segregation and more equality. Another influential person of that time was Rosa Park who refused to move when a white man wanted to take her seat. Her actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a campaign against racial segregation a few days after her arrest.Afterwards, the Supreme Court case, Browder v. Gayle, declared segregated buses to be unconstitutional. This act of disobedience sparked social changes…

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    Before 1942, Australia’s war entitlement still lies with the Britain due to the Dominion between the British and Australia. The Commonwealth does not require parliamentary approval before deploying troops overseas, but since the war prerogative lies with the executive power, the governor-general will authorise any war decisions. However, Australia had been going through legal means in which they could go to war under the Defence Act 1903 (Cth) ‘DA’.…

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    views and opinions of events in history. Zinn differs with Schweikart and Allen in his interpretation of the American Revolution in that Zinn saw the revolution as the logical response to the oppression of Great Britain and Schweikart and Allen viewed the revolution as the glorious triumph over a great evil. In Howard Zinn’s perspective, the American Revolution was a just cause and even a genius idea…

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    say it is that Philip Freneau’s “common sense” acted as the foundation for Jefferson to prepare the act of declaration of independence in which he discussed about the equality of people that God has created human with. It is everyone’s basic and important right to have freedom to live, and work to attain happiness. In order to attain this they form governments sends their representatives to parliament, expect from them that they will safeguard their rights and give them justice in every respect…

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    Eriksson. The discovery of the new world was viewed by many world power country leaders as not only a financial opportunity but also control the flow of precious materials and trade goods coming out of the Western Hemisphere. Thus, Spain, France, and Britain were the primary colonizers of the new world. This colonization was a pivotal factor for America by establishing the first settlements, winning the economic and political tension against France, and gaining…

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    The American Revolution Era, which ran from 1763-1789, was a radical, inspiring fight for freedom. Although the main two sides of the war were imperialist mother country Britain and the thirteen colonies she established in North America, several major world powers were involved as well. The Brit’s main ally was Germany, and the British force recruited “soldiers-for-hire,” called Hessians, who were paid to fight against the colonists and their allies. The colonies received passive aid from the…

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    American Rebellion was an American war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies between the years of 1775-1783. Leading up to the rebellion , there was an uproar between colonists and British due to taxation, military issues, restrictions of civil liberties and religious and political ideas. These situations caused the insurgent 13 colonies to come together and revolt. Colonists felt unfairly treated and decided to take matters into their own hands. Parliament taxation, one of the most…

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    Before the nineteenth century and the centuries before it, life for women in Great Britain was barely tolerable. Drowned in poverty, chores, demands from husbands, duties to the children, and without money or freedom, life as a British housewife or mother was, in essence, an absolute nightmare. Fed up with being bystanders to corruption and oppression, they decided that it was time to take a stand. The Women’s suffrage movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth century were determined to…

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    1783. It was caused by the heavy taxes and strict laws issued by the British Parliament, such as the Sugar Act,…

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