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    Lodge treaty made in 1867, the cession of Indian land was forbidden unless approved by three-fourths of the tribe's male members. This was dismissed in the Court's opinion due to plenary power and the Jerome commission of 1889, which opened Indian Territory to be settled by the whites (Echo-hawk p175). In 1900 Congress had approved the 1892 allotment agreement that had been modified, and also which did not contain sufficient signatures (Clark). Lone Wolf and his supporters sought judicial relief…

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    42,500 facilities were used in German territories to concentrate and kill Jews and other victims. In January 1933, the Nazis came to power to Germany, they believed that the Jews were a threat to the German racial community. Other than the Nazis targeting the Jews, they also targeted Gypsies, the disabled, Poles, and Russians.…

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    On July 4, 1776, news was spread that America was declaring independence and no longer wanted to be under Britain’s control; thus leading to an American Revolution. In order to avoid the way Britain had control over America, America made sure to not be politically same as Britain was, because it was a huge factor that played into becoming independent. Women and slave roles had been different during this time period because they were beginning to gain a few more rights/freedoms. Although during…

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    Hence, creating the argument that Canada should separate. However, even though The North, consisting of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, face many economic challenges such as poverty and climate change, they have an advantageous offer that exists due to the vast size and geographic variety in Canada. In other words, it's the ice sheets that have allowed The North…

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    the most persistent problems facing the New Nation, which was Ohio. The government signed treaties with the Indians, the Natives America surrendered land north of the Ohio River. The Articles of Confederation’s biggest accomplishment of was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which created five new states between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. This acknowledged the…

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    The Rise Of Nazis And ISIS

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    In the 20th century, a fascist group called the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, which was also known as the Nazis, had emerged. The party was run by the Austrian, Adolf Hitler, who is credited with starting the party with his novel Mein Kampf (Neel). The Nazis were characterized by intense nationalism (Neel).The Nazis had emerged from pre existing groups and had built from the existing disillusion from the German loss in World War I (Neel). Nazis were anti semitic and used Jews as…

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    and their nomination for president was Henry Clay. The Whigs used the slogan “Who is James K. Polk?” because he was not well known (Freidel). Polk supported the annexation of Texas and wanted to negotiate with the British to take control of the Northwest states (Washington, Idaho, and Oregon). Polk was a slave owner but had an idea to add Texas as a slave state and Oregon as a free state to the Union. This kept the House of Representatives balanced (Miller). This idea allowed Polk to keep…

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    different governments. Originally, it served under the Spanish government, but it became a part of Mexico, when Mexico declared its independence from Spain. Then during the Gadsden purchase, it was sold to the United States but was considered a territory of the Confederate States, then when Arizona became a state it was once again under United States rule (). Tucson is an area that has a deep and rich history. However, Tucson owes this history to its geography. This geography is a part of…

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    America is a country consisting of 50 states. The 48 states that border each other and the capital of the USA, Washington, D.C., are in North America in between Canada and Mexico. The state Alaska is in the northwest part of North America and the state Hawaii is an island in the Pacific Ocean. The United States is the world's fourth-largest country by area and is the third-largest by population. The largest city in the…

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    Civil War Compromise

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    Prior to the Civil War the North and South often attempted to compromise to ease the tensions created by their differing cultures, however, not all of them worked or were merely temporary measures that would not stave off conflict. The first compromise between the northern and southern states was during the drafting of the Constitution, which despite it’s vague language affirmed the institution of slavery within the Constitution as this clause not only included the three-fifths clause, but…

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