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    On August 11, 1794 the President of the United States of America, George Washington, made a proclamation that addressed the protest against the Whiskey Tax. This proclamation not only addressed the farmers in the western counties of Pennsylvania who were protesting the excise tax on whiskey, but also rallied Washington’s supporters to ally with him in hope of aiding his army to stop those who were rebelling. The Whiskey Rebellion was first proposed by Alexander Hamilton with hopes of helping the…

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    Jefferson have defined a great deal the history of the United States of America. His brilliance and rivalry with fellow cabinet member Alexander Hamilton in the George Washington’s cabinet has defined governance issues in the United States of America. Principally Thomas Jefferson was author of the declaration for independence and had served as governor of Virginia and minister in to the republic of France before being appointed as secretary of state by George Washington. Jefferson as a reformer…

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    The Russians, who were supposed to be allies, had successfully tested the atomic bomb. Alger Hiss, who worked for the State Department was accused in 1949 of spying for the Russians in the 1930s. (Wall 2016) Add to all this McCarthy’s lack of a conscience, his ability to do whatever it took to root out the Communists, well, McCarthy ended up seriously hampering real Anti-Communism…

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    around January 11, 1755 or 1757. Alexander Hamilton had many occupations. For example, he was a political scientist, government official, journalist, military leader, economist, and lawyer. Hamilton is also one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Growing up, Alexander Hamilton had a hard life. His mother was Rachel Fawcett Lavien, and his father was James Hamilton, who was a Scottish trader. While Rachel had Alexander, she was married to John Lavien. John was a…

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    Bay Of Pigs Legacy

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    stories). It was one of the worse mistakes that United States had made at this time. In all this stuff happen during the cold war, but we had a horrible defeat, and lost a lot of men in that horrible defeat/lost. America had a hard lost that day it was a very hard lost. The other reason why we wanted to fight…

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    Colorado River Case Study

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    water levels impact states so massively it will become irreversible? Three main reasons why examining/ monitoring conditions of the Colorado River are essential are agricultural purposes, biodiversity/ environmental and population in arid regions. The Colorado River’s annual water flow averages around 13.25 million acre feet. Two thirds of this water is allocated to other states via agreed upon contracts. Since the state of Colorado provides water to more than twenty states throughout the West…

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    1920's Business Analysis

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    the establishment of a middle class. In contrast, just prior to the 1920’s America was still in the industrial age, where the unemployment rate peaked at 20 percent, and bankruptcy rates were threatening farmers by increasing tenfold. The reading states that before President Harding’s death, he was able to implement high tariffs protecting business in America, supporting costs for agriculture, and undoing wartime government control above an industry in favor of unregulated private business.…

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    President of the United States. Also, he is the Founder of the University of Virginia. He served his country for five years – in which capacity?. He was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase – what is the Louisiana Purchase? Always assume that the reader doesn 't know what you know. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence – what is this?. He was also the nation 's first secretary of state (1789-94), the…

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    (Dank, 2016). The Urban Institute study also revealed there are many people around the sex trafficking industry that facilitate and profit from it besides pimps and brothel owners. Hotel managers, corrupt law enforcement officers, drivers and secretaries are also examples of people who benefit and protect those engaging in sex…

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    The Antiwar Movement

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    controversial and divided periods in United States history. Major countercultures full of sex, love, and rock n’ roll were on the rise, 18 year olds were being sent to Vietnam, and blacks were fighting for their freedom. Conflict in Vietnam began due to the Tonkin Gulf incident, and our rationale for war was the domino theory. Not long after the start of the war, the antiwar movement had already begun, and it would only grow larger and larger. People in the United States were so against the war…

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