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Although there are many people who have went down in history, the man that has made some of the greatest discoveries is Ben Franklin, the man that definitely deserves more recognition. Benjamin Franklin has definitely left a permanent mark in history that has affected everyone throughout our time. Benjamin Franklin may not have been born from greatness, but he definitely achieved it. On January 17, 1706 a baby was born, this baby may have seemed impotent, but he grew up to be a leader many know…

considerable amount of money, as well as control over its colonists. Its enemies, despite their defeat, recovered from the war with much more success. French was entirely removed from North America, with the exception of a few islands in the West Indies. Great Britain now had control over almost all of North America, with Spain having lost Florida. Great Britain was now the dominant power in the New World, as well as the most powerful naval force worldwide. However, the empire had gained some…

once again to glorifying God's name. One way in which Poma effectively gets his point across is through the contrasts he makes between the Natives and the Spanish (a technique that Las Casas implements in his Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies). By including the dualities…

The top five most famous pirates of the Caribbean where men of diverse background, thievery, and discovery. What is a Pirate? A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. There are many pirates in the world throughout history and all of them are all famous for different things. Who are the most infamous pirates of the Caribbean? The top five most legendary pirates of the Caribbean are the, Sir Francis Drake, L'Olonnais, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, because they stole,…

How did slave trade and slavery contribute to the Afro-American Culture between 1600 and 1800? What were the available channels and regional differences of these contributions? Foundations of the world we live in have been largely laid by the economic growth in between 1500 and 1800. Western Europe have experienced sustained economic growth and institutional changes which transformed medieval institutions in some of European countries. The growth was mostly due to the access to the Atlantic…

The two opposing visions of government of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson cuckolded two different perspectives of American power and the American people. For Hamilton, America’s strength lays in its commerce, while Jefferson believed in independent farmers. Thomas Jefferson preferred farms and rural life, while Alexander Hamilton preferred the lavish city life style. Thomas Jefferson a native of Shadwell, Virginia. Jefferson was more than an ordinary renaissance man. He was…

In 2001, I’ve made the biggest and hardest decision that changed my life and that was the day I moved to the mainland from Hawaii. I’ve hesitated to do so but something was telling me to do it to better my life. I kept telling myself, “Volmer!, it’s too risky, but you have to trust your instinct and go”. Being away from my family is very hard but if I didn’t make these decisions, than I wouldn’t be where I’m at right now. Do I have any regrets? My answer would be no. I know one regret that…

among all the other camps because the other camps didn't have much of what westerbork transit camp has today. On 1st December,1948 the ministry of war took over camp westerbork. The two major military offensive had started in the former Dutch East Indies, putting a great strain on the few military camp in the Netherlands. The Maine two that started taking over of the westerbork transit camp were two young women there names were sinti and Roma this were the two persons…

add more power and control over the colonies. These acts contained taxes which outraged the colonists. The Sugar Act of 1764 passed by the British parliament eliminated the illegal sugar trade between the colonies with the French and Spanish West Indies. It also established new vice-admiralty courts. This act damaged the sugar market in the colonies and deprived colonists of their sympathetic local juries. The Currency Act of 1764 required colonial assemblies to stop issuing paper money. The…

of the British soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter. The Sugar Act was when merchants were required to pay tax on every gallon of molasses which was six pence during the time. They could have gotten the molasses for cheap from the French West Indies. After that they had lowered the tax of molasses so the English would gain more sails. They figured if they tax is high they would not get buyers and if it was low the tax would be low but gain more buyer which means more…