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Colonists and the First Nations

lead to meetings between the First Nations and the new colonists. Contact between the Europeans and First Nations, as might be ex...

Taxes and the Colonies

The British Parliament levied taxes on the Colonists but the colonists did not believe they were represented in the Parliament, th...

Revolutionary War Responses

to be every expensive. The British authorities felt that the colonies should pay taxes that would help cover the cost of housing s...

'1676' by Stephen S. Webb

central thesis. This perspective credits, not the governors, for achieving peace, but rather credits the anarchically self-governe...

North American Human Social Groupings

human beings approach all of life. Defining and describing this change precisely is not an easy task. As Laslett points out, no ea...

French, Spanish, and British Colonists

who were most oppressed by the British rule. One author notes that the history of this goes back, beginning: "[I[n 1215 at a place...

Russell Bourne/Red King's Rebellion

starving settlers by sharing their corn (Bourne 1). Whenever it is appropriate, Bourne uses the words of both combatants and conte...

Colonial America: New England and the Chesapeake

the pressure put on them by the Puritans were generally members of the larger, autonomous tribes, such as the Narragansett, the Wa...

"The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin" - Leadership

a pertinent example of Franklins (1996) fundamental attitude for meeting a challenge. Hard work, he contended, was the lifeblood ...

Durability of the Republic/A Proposed Invention

very inception of the country. The fact that many Americans of that era found the idea of Washington being made king appealing ind...

Birth of a Nation/Cinematic History

history of the Civil War and the Reconstruction. In essence, Griffith is recounting the tales told to him by his father, who was a...

Urban Politics and the Nation's First County Park

A ten page analysis of the creation of the first county park in nineteenth century Newark, New Jersey. The author contends that t...

The Economy of Singapore

This extensive review of Singapore's most recent economic history discusses the effects of the Asian currency crisis on Singapore ...

U.N. and the League of Nations

In six pages this paper compares the United Nations' success with the League of Nation's failure. Four sources are cited in the b...

The United Nations: Overview

easing poverty and supporting economic development; agricultural development and fisheries; education; family planning; emergency ...

Jamestown Colonists and the Problems They Faced

extensive privileges including extensive land holdings in the new world and the right to colonize the Americas. In return, the co...

The Declaration of Independence and Being a Colonist

had been gradually doing so for many years. The British government, however, cared nothing for the new nation until it did become ...

Daily Life during the Seven Years War in North America

going in different directions. I suspect we brought much of the prejudice with us from England. But there is no denying that the "...

Cold War Ideology

of the people. The Domino theory would emerge, and with this theory, the people began to believe that they could be taken over by ...

Is Drug Testing in Schools More Counterproductive than Productive?

Mandatory testing individuals for illicit drug use is a highly controversial topic. Mandatory drug testing is, however, becoming...

Obamas Views on Immigration

Obamas 2012 State of the Union Address portrays the view that the nation is much better than it was before Obama took office. Thi...

Maritime Article

was less clearly stated and instead was implied through the views of existing methods, assessments of multi-agency processes, and ...

Wallerstein's Theory of World Systems

most developed are powerful and this allows them to determine the type of governance that fosters their continued power (Martin, 2...

Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt and its Contemporary Relevance

he ran for mayor of New York City but lost (2001). Roosevelt would go on in politics and eventually land himself the job as the Vi...

Main Components of Aggregate Income, Expenditure, and Output

In a paper of two pages the ways in which aggregate income, expenditure, and output represent the nation's economic system are pre...

Indians of British Columbia

In five pages the Indias of British Columbia are considered regarding such issues as race, class, and ethnicity along with an exam...

Third World Application of Dependency Theory

In six pages dependency theory is discussed in terms of how it is applied to countries of the third world along with the consequen...

Country Comparison: Spain And The United States

spoken in the United States. At a size approximately double that of the state of Oregon, Spains population currently stands as ju...

Evaluating the James K. Polk Presidency

did accomplish was staggering; much of it good, some of it questionable, but a considerable body of work. He came to the White Hou...

William Jennings Bryan/Reformer

and borrower (Edwards "The Currency"). During this era, huge deposits of silver were discovered in Nevada, which greatly increas...