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    end in defeat. Benedict Arnold was a loyal American hero who abandoned the American cause for multiple reasons. The start of the Revolutionary War contributed to Arnold’s reputation as a hero. The conflict occurred between America and Great…

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    Throughout civilization, man has revolted against authority. In ancient Rome, slaves rebelled against their owners. For example, Spartacus led a slave army that took eight Roman legions to quell. Rebellion happens when people want to change aspects of authority; they want to modify inequitable laws, to reduce heavy taxes, and to improve their lives. Rebellions can tranform a society view by believing that laws unjust, issuing challenges against authority, and reforming to create betterment for…

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    For a copious aggregate of years, historians have attempted to determine why individuals took part in the American Civil War. Furthermore, numerous experts have conjectured on why it necessitated a bloody skirmish to overhaul a nation that had previously been fragmented due to the diverse ideologies of the North and the South. In his novel What They Fought For, James M. McPherson avows that even though the soldiers of both sides originated from the same motherland, it was their disparate…

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    economy started to downfall there was a push to hold an election to appoint a government leader. The people of Spain were ready to rid of the monarchy and embrace a republic. Spain was still struggling to come back from the remnants of the Spanish-American War and the government was very poor. Those living in Spain were demanding more freedom and self-government. Riots were constantly happening making life to be a constant roller coaster. Now with the Second Spanish Republic in place, rules…

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    When we look at Native American conflicts with the United States we often see references to Sitting Bull and the Battle of Little Bighorn with Custer’s last stand but there is a battle that was more devastating and more impacting to the U.S. government that history seems to have forgotten. That battle is the Battle of Wabash that happened in the early stages of our country in the year of 1791. This battle would be a crucial point in our young countries history and the way we would have to…

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    Meriwether Lewis was born August 18, 1774. He was born near Charlottesville, Virginia, and was a neighbor of Thomas Jefferson. In 1794, Lewis joined the militia and with the rank of Ensign, was attached to a sub legion of General "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Who was commanded by Lieutenant William Clark. In sharing the experiences of the Northwest Campaign against the British and the Indians, Lewis and Clark fashioned the bonds of an enduring friendship. On March 6, 1801, Lewis, as a young Army Captain…

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    Race And Reunion Analysis

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    Blight, David W. Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2001 Thesis: Blight argues that in terms of the American Civil War memory "romance triumphed over reality, (and) sentimental remembrance won over ideological memory (5)" Themes: One of the first themes that appears is rituals and symbolism. Parades, statues, and speeches all came about as a way to remember the war for both sides and for both the black and white race.…

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    century and the slaveholding south whose plantations produced the young nation’s cash crops. In 1860, after the election of the first American president running on a distinctly anti-slavery, though far from abolitionist…

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    traded and bought legally through property law. Slavery has existed as far back as the beginning of human civilization. There is a direct correlation between War and Slavery. The victorious countries would enslave the surviving members of rival legions. Egypt, Rome, Greece and China were just a few of the ancient societies that slavery was prevalent in. (Rodriguez, 2007) The origins of Slavery in America stems back to when Europeans began to conduct trade in West African slaves, which began in…

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    about their race. This has been an ongoing problem in the African American community in the U.S. There have been incidents that have occurred that have been made internationally known like, the beating of Rodney King in 1991 and more recently the murder of Trayvon Martin. These events cause fear in the African American community when the police are involved. In the Rodney King beating consisted of a videotape of an African American male being beat continuously by four police officers during…

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