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    fought for the independence of a new nation by American colonies? With the colonies becoming protected from invasion by the British in return the American colonies would have paid for fewer taxes and still be able to expand their trade of domestic economic without the British government involvement. By this the British were concerned and there for establish the Navigation Act in order to have all trades be between England and the American colonies, which only British ship could only transport…

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    original thirteen colonies. The U.S.A fought for it’s freedom from the british in 1775 to 1783. Now they revolted because of the heavy taxes and the men did not feel like they had rights like other englishmen. “Rights” is the key word because these men did not feel like they were treated fair. They felt this way because the men in the colonies did not get asked about raising taxes in the colonies; only the men in the british isles got asked about raising taxes. So as a result the colonies…

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    and some popular craftsman. Also, I will talk about what the popular and unpopular art forms were, and talking about furniture. Finally, different facts on what was happening in different places all throughout the colonies. These will answer the question, how did art change the colonies/colonists? Portrait painters alternated limning with coach and sign paintings or other types of craftsmanship, and even in the 18th century it was seldom possible to earn a living by painting alone. So people…

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    In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the two movies The Patriot and Revolution. These Films are very similar and different with both of them focusing around war and battle. The Patriot is very inaccurate but the Revolution is a lot more accurate and shows what happened. Both of these movies take place in different locations, the Patriot is in South and North Carolina and Revolution is in New York. The plot and story in the Patriot is amazing, but the Revolutions story is horrendous…

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    Earthworms Human Exchange

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    Throughout history there have been several events that I have been extremely pivotal moments in the development of the human race. This list includes momentous occasion such as domestication of animals, the invention of agriculture, the invention of writing and written laws comma the invention of the firearm, however no one event contributed to a greater ecological, economic, political, and social upheaval as the bridging of the old world and the new. In discovering the Americas, Christopher…

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    James Madison was elected fourth President of the United States in 1808. When he became President, Madison inherited the same foreign policy problems that went unresolved while he was Secretary of State when Thomas Jefferson was President. Madison was personally opposed to war and he did everything in his power to avoid it. First, he repealed the Embargo Act of 1807 which made illegal any and all exports from the United States and replaced it with the Nonintercourse Act. The Nonintercourse Act…

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    Jacket Of Tories Analysis

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    Most people believe that the revolution was just between Patriots(Americans) and the British.But there was a civil war going on here as well.It became so bad that there were house burning, mud slinging, lynching, and tar and feathering. When we remember the heroic hurt of George Washington’s army at Valley Forge.In Philidelphia the British are stalling the Philidelphia’s army.All the people were well fed and rested.The painting on the book “jacket of tories” was an detail of a portrait of…

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    The reasons why the colonies rebelled, was because the British were overtaxing the colonies because the British were in debt. Because the colonies were acting violent since the colonies were being taxed on everything they dumped chests of tea in the water which made the British angry. The colonies rights were soon taken away. After the Boston Tea Party, the intolerable act was created. The intolerable act was created to punish the colonist for throwing away hundreds chests of tea into the water,…

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    Hopi Tribe Case Study

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    1. The impact of the development of agriculture did so create a void in the Native American community. They were harbored out of the land they occupied in order for settlers to expand and began harvesting. These Native Americans, in the process, lost their homes and lives fighting in this battle. Some were paid for the land they occupied but some were forced violently to remove themselves from the grounds. 2. The Hopi, Zuni , Pueblos, and Navajo indians some of those that emerged north of…

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    Essay On Colonial Period

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    in our US history because the US was free to make up its own rules. In 1776 technology became more diverse and advanced. Many children have a ruff time in 1776, but they were well behaved, learned to have fun, and had a fantastic work ethic. The colonies had a hard…

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