In the South, African slaves did most of this work. ... Thanks in large part to the cotton gin, cotton growing became very profitable, and cotton quickly became the most important crop across much of the southern United States. ... During the period between 1790 and 1850, the United States was rapidly changing. ... Then came a man, and an invention, which changed the course of history. ... One of the most important events caused by the cotton gin was the exile of the Cherokee Indians along the Trail of Tears. ...

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Also how a journal I so important especially for a subject like history. ... History as a discipline serves a great purpose to the world and most importantly, society. ... From Native Americans, to Spain conquering, to Mexico taking control, and to finally being gained by the United States. ... They are very important topics about California. ... It is a great tool for students at a high school and college level for any research project about California as a state and or maybe a Native American tribe or Spanish invasion of California, or how California became part of Mexico, among other histor...

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This book taught me that it is important for students to personalize history so they can relate it to current events. ... Levstik states, "One of the most important ways to personalize history lies in helping students make connections with their own lives"(47). ... Students can find out their origin and discover why their family immigrated, when they immigrated, and find out different problems family member might have faced when they first can to the United State. Another important issues that can be integrated in to this topic are how the United States is made up of a variety of cultur...

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Documentation The major events that take place in Michener's Hawaii follow history closely, however, the characters, except for one, are fictional. Likewise, most of the historical events which Michener writes about did take place under the circumstances that he included; however, the people involved and some of the events that take place may only resemble what actually happened. For example, a comparison of Hawaii to actual history can be made through selected events in each chapter of the novel. In order to compare the events in Michener's Hawaii, it is necessary to reca...

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American Revolution Essay: Question One The American Revolution was truly a huge historical event, but few people know what ended it all. ... But finally, a treaty was ratified and the course of history was changed forever. ... The terms were first and most importantly, the British acknowledged the United States as a free and independent nation. ... Lastly, the Americans agreed to request that state legislators to pay loyalists for property damage. ... I think the most important term of the Treaty of Paris is the acknowledgment of independence of the United States. ...

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In order to prevent such events as the Holocaust from reoccurring, we must understand why discrimination is wrong and how it can lead to violence, lowered self-confidence within a race or culture, and in the most serious of matters death. ... These acts of violence have been documented and passed on throughout history as so they will never happen again, by discussing these events and analyzing this warped behavior we can begin to understand why discrimination is wrong and why is needs to be taught. In the early 1900s there was a law in the United State called "separate but equal." ... Th...

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The most important among the rights citizens have is the right to vote. ... African Americans are arguably the most maligned and persecuted group in the history of the United States. ... The Supreme Court left to the state governments the responsibility for protecting most of the basic rights of their citizens. ... The Amendment says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside-. ... It says: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or...

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They feel that in the international field, states are the most important actors which act upon their own individual interests. ... To most accurately measure a state's power in short-term issues, realism looks to military-industrual capabilities and how well the state's bureaucracy is run. ... There is a certain amount of dependency that lies on these norms of behavior, the most important of which being the idea of sovereignty. ... Although we must agree that the trends and events of history have shown that power politics has kept us rather safe in consideration of anarchy, the l...

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Most notably his actions were largely responsible for the creation of the First Bank of the United States, which was given a charter in 1791. ... This paper will argue that the failure to renew the First Bank of the United State's charter was a direct result of the strong ideological differences between state centered and federalist politics. ... This had important and lasting effects on the banking system, the most obvious being that, in the following century, state banks proliferated to the point where they were chartered with abandon. ... The rest, as is often said, is history. ...

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There are a lot of events in history that had showed us how the different ways of thinking and beliefs could spark terrible endings. ... It is unbelievable that with all the events happened along history, still being people who want to dominate no matter how, without thinking in the goodness for a bigger numbers of people. ... First of all even though the UN is conformed for 193 countries, the power is still concentrated in the potential countries, by the way, the same countries that had a lot of protagonist in most of the tragic events of history. Even when most of the countries develop a ...

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It has been the later part of the twentieth century on into the twenty-first that has opened a new debate of the utmost significance to our Constitutional history. ... There is no question that intent is important when interpreting the Constitution, as is reading the letter of the law. ... George Washington, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson were three of the most influential men in founding the United States of America and three of our first four Presidents. ... And most importantly to the debate, how did they intend to apply such beliefs to our Constitutional system? ... And since the ...

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Reconstruction in the context of American history refers to the time period after the Civil War, specifically from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States began to rebuild from the pandemonium and chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. ... Indeed, not all aspects of Reconstruction were successful, but the primary goal of Reconstruction was accomplished, which makes it an overall successful period of time in the history of United States. ... The first and most important goal of Reconstruction was to hold the nation together, and it did success. ... Lincoln foresaw the infeasibility of the bill, ...

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Calverley 6 May 2003 History Essay: Final Draft The Foreign Policies of Woodrow Wilson: Why America Entered the First World War After Declaring Neutrality in 1914 The Great War was an incredible landmark in the history of mankind. ... For the United States, the Great War was equally as important as it emphasized the economic and military power that the United States would become. ... In his Declaration of Neutrality made to Congress in 1914, Woodrow Wilson stated: The people of the United States are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war. ... In the p...

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American History 1862-1896 This report is over American history between the years of 1862 and 1896. ... The most positive side effect from the Civil war however was the passing of the Thirteenth amendment. ... The Civil Rights Act in 1866 played an important part in the social environment in the United States. ... This is espically important to African-Americans who have only been free for one to two years. ... These events lead up to the Civil Rights Act of 1875. ...

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The 1950s were a remarkable time in the history of the United States of America. ... This was not the first step but it was an important one along the road to being number one in the world. ... These are but a few examples that life in the United States, all in all, was comfortable for the most part. ... Finally, in 1957 an event took place that can only be seen as one of the greatest catalysts in the United State's history overall motivation towards excellence and greatness, and it didn't place here. ... The evidence of death destruction and fear exists at any point in human his...

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The Civil Rights Movement in the United States, was a mass movement starting in the late 1950's. ... Through the application of nonviolent protest action, broke the pattern of racially segregated public facilities in the south and achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights for blacks since the Reconstruction period. ... This event evolved into the establishment in 1976 as Black History. ... In deed for most parts blacks have been left out of the written record about America. ... From its initiation, observance of African American History has involved many ethnic groups, n...

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Many things throughout the early history of the United States led up to the liberation from a tyrannical government. ... Some of the most important events or compromises that influenced this course of action were the Articles of Confederation, the United States Constitution, and the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions. The people of the United States knew that it was important that no government - even our own government - could take away the rights that God had given them. Thus the Articles of Confederation were made to state where the people of the United States stood on the matter of tyrann...

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Maine has many popular annual events. ... Maine has cooler weather than most of the rest of the United Sates. ... Extensive forests support the state's important paper and wood products industry. The state's natural beauty also benefits the important tourist industries. ... Southwestern Maine produces most of the state's sand and gravel. ...

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And South Ireland became Irish Free State with Catholics living there (World History, p. 668). ... Torah describes the actual event that happened in Jewish history, and also it contains Ten Commandments. ... In 1020 Hebrew united under three kings: Saul, David, and Solomon. ... According to Confucius the most important relationship is between parents and children. ... Also for Confucianism education is very important. ...

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Leviathan is no doubt Hobbes's most significant book. ... Hence, Hobbes regards the state of nature as state of war. ... Hobbes's ideas may seem weird to most of the people; nonetheless, the circumstances, which influenced Hobbes, played an important role in shaping his opinions and they cannot be ignored. ... These events established the supremacy of Parliament over the crown in the British constitution. ... To conclude, Thomas Hobbes was one of the most significant philosophers of the history. ...

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Nigeria has had a history of political instability, which goes as far back as the pre-colonial period (around 1700's). ... Nigeria is known to be the most populous state in Africa and the population is steadily increasing. ... Let me now move on to another very important characteristic of a state, which is power. ... Here are the calculations for Now that I have discussed in depth the history and prospects for future development of Nigeria let me now touch on the future relations of this state, beginning with trading relations. ... In 1961 the United States increased its aid to $225 m...

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If anyone has ever attended a public school in the United States they'd most likely agree that they have once believed what teachers have taught them in their history class about Christopher Columbus "discovering " America. ... Scholars and historians are most of the time limited by their own sense of nationalism and patriotism when they write history books. They try to avoid writing about events that really took place because they know that it would make the United States look bad. Just as James Loewen stated " .leave out anything that might reflect badly on our national character " A gr...

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Sir Winston Churchill World War II will never be forgotten and will forever be studied as one of the most important, if not the most important events of the 20th century. ... More importantly though, Churchill is most famous for his leadership skill, courage under pressure, decisiveness, and enormous energy, which enabled him to lead his country through one of the most desperate struggles in British History. As stated before Churchill both was affected by the war and also helped shape it. ... For the next five years of war Churchill life and actions would become a very important part of...

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