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The Civil War
... every state furnished men for
the other side, there was little doubt that more Federals than Confederates
"crossed over."
The South had superior officer personnel. For twenty years before
Lincoln's inauguration, southern officers had dominated the U.S. Army.
Another source of southern confidence was cotton. Secession leaders
expected to exchange that staple for the foreign manufactured goods they
needed.
The South's most important advantage was that it had only to defend
relatively short interior lines against invaders who had to deal with long
lines of communication and to attack a broad front. Th ...
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The Boston Massacre
... upset the colonists even more. Their actions based on their anger led to what is know as .
By 1770, the British had stationed near four thousand soldiers in Boston.4 When the soldiers were off duty they took side jobs in the town to earn some more money. This meant that they were taking away jobs from the people living in Boston, which only upset them more.
Some of the Patriots would taunt the soldiers and throw stuff at them, like eggs and rocks. When the king made Thomas Hutchinson governor of the colony, the colonists were even more angered, because they did not agree with the governor’s thinking. The ...
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The War Of 1812
... as well as Britain. The desire for land, Canadian or Indian, fear of a British-backed Indian conspiracy, concern over the declining prices of agricultural products and the restrictions of markets abroad all have been believed to have been basic causes of the war. The major battles in the war were, Detroit, Thames River, Queenston Heights, York, Lake Champlain, Lundy's Lane, Lake Erie, Raisin River Massacre, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New Orleans.
affected not only the United States, but Canada and Great Britain as well. In Great Britain, the war did not have a strong effect on the country. Although the U ...
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The Salem Witch Trials: First Person Point Of View
... one incident that I can remember so clearly. It was when Tituba was killed. she was just a harmless servant. We put all of our blame on her for no reason. She was a scapegoat. We were all very confused at the time. The real point is that because of our stupidity, she was killed. She was completely innocent. All Tituba did was dance with the rest of us in the forest. We were all as guilty as she was, yet it was so easy to hold her responsible. I can’t believe that we would do something like that.
I regret so much of what happened. I wish that I could go back to that day and have put and end to the horr ...
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Chinese Art
... by
a new revival under the Sung Dynasty (960-1280). During this period there
was a turning back to ancient ideals and masters, just as the 15th-century
masters of Europe turned back to classical masters. This period can be
distinguished by fine landscales and light and graceful statues. Marco Polo
tells of the wonders of China under the first emperors of the Mongol or Yuan
Dynasty (1280-1368). The next dynasty, Ming, turned its eyes to the past
but failed to achieve and real greatness. Since the comming of the Manchu
Dynasty (1644-1911) the art of China has not been outstanding.
In architecture China has j ...
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New Jersey During The Revolution
... 26th, 1776, the battle of
Princeton, on January 3rd, 1777, the battle of Monmouth, on June 28th, 1778,
the Battle of Connecticut Farms, on June 6th, 1780, and the Battle of
Springfield, on June 23rd, 1780, which was one of the larger battles of the
war, for numbers of troops involved. In addition, there were hu ndreds of
smaller battles, engagements, skirmishes, raids, etc. involving regular
troops, militia units and loyalist units, and many actions off the coast of
sea vessels.
Washington's troops crossed NJ from NY in 1776, chased by the
British after the fall of NY to the British. In late December 1776 t ...
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The Boston Massacre
... other British
soldiers came to the sentry's support, a free-for-all ensued and shots were
fired into the crowd.
Four died on the spot and a fifth died after four days. Six others
were wounded.
The presence of British troops in Boston had long been a sore point
among Boston's radical politicians. Paul Revere wasted no time in
capitalizing on the Massacre to highlight British tyranny and stir up anti-
British sentiment among his fellow colonists. As you will see, Revere's
historic engraving is long on political propaganda and short on accuracy or
aesthetics.
Notice how the British Grenadiers are sh ...
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Japanese Americans During WWII
... Pick On The Japanese Americans?
Why did the American government go after only Japanese Americans? Were we not at war with Germany and Italy? Did German Americans or Italian Americans go to internment camps? The answer was no. The U.S. government did not do anything against the German and Italian Americans who were citizens except those charged with specific acts of disloyalty, however, only enemy aliens had to register, and those considered to be dangerous were interned. This was only a few in number as compared to the many Japanese Americans.
Early U.S. History In Dealing With The Japanese
In 1785 the first ...
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Of 1911
... from 7:30 in the morning to 6:30 at night when it wasn’t busy. When the season was on, we worked until 9 o’clock. No overtime pay, not even supper money. There was a bakery in the garment center that produced little apple pies the size of an ashtray and that was what we got for our overtime instead of money.” That paragraph just blew me away when I first read it. I can’t imagine little, innocent, eight, nine, ten year olds working long hours in a very big, tough, factory. I find it to be very sad to see business tycoons putting little children to work. Another sad fact, “And when the inspectors c ...
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The 1950s-1990s
... They were given equal pay as men. After the war women stayed at home giving up their newfound independence, eager to start a family. The vogue was to have fourth, fifth and even sixth children.
Although this was not the case for all women some decided to remain in the work force, although they were not given equal pay as men. Other changes in family roles were that men were taking up jobs which were considered to be only for women such as. Flight attendants, secretaries and nurses. Furthermore in the 1950s there was an increase in teenage delinquency, due to the fact that teenagers were trying to find ways to e ...
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