On April 29, the U.S. envoys agreed to pay a total of $15 million to France; about $3,750,000 of this sum covered claims of U.S. citizens against France, which the U.S. government agreed to discharge. ... Although the Constitution did not specifically empower the federal government to acquire new territory by treaty and despite his contention that the Constitution must be interpreted strictly, he felt that the benefits far outweighed the possible violation of the Constitution (Carson 452). ... The Spanish, who had never given actual physical possession of Louisiana to the French, did so in ...

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When one hears the world "Revolution" they probably go straight to thinking about the French Revolution, or the Revolutionary War. ... Other liberators were known for freeing just one significant country, like how Toussaint L'Ouverture freed Haiti, Miguel Hidalgo freed Mexico, and Dom Pedro helped liberate Brazil. ... For this reason, I believed he helped a lot more than the others did, though each in their own way was influential. ... He truly did have a successful following, people loved and respected his ideas. ... His ideas were abnormally liberal, and this had a large im...

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Created as a short-term measure to prevent confrontation between American merchant vessels and British and French warships and to put pressure on France and England. ... Exposed American military weakness and increased the impact of impressments on the public. ... It also prevented war with France, over the Mississippi River. ... At first, he did do this by cutting funding. ... Although it was a failure, some good did come out of it. ...

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Perhaps he did this to engage the American society in stepping back and see how they are acting, see if it fits the mold for all Americans. ... He also places in brief ideals to what an American should act like and how they should hold them selves. ... The new model of life he has embraced, the government he obeys, and the new rank he holds."... (p303) All of these excerpts show how Crevecoeur feels the American man should be thinking and acting. ... Washington Irving decided to take a more creative approach to the description of the American people, being the first American writer to wri...

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France was forced to give up most of Alsace and Lorraine, pay a large indemnity, and accept a German army of occupation. ... The Treaty of 1763 was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain. ... Below his country, the Mexican Revolution was in full swing. ... (Internet 1)" So Wilson did what he had to do in order to stay in office. ... How was Wilson suppossed to do this? ...

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He slept through the entire American Revolution and when he awoke, everything had changed. The fact that Rip's wife had always nagged on him didn't make him sorry that he"d slept for as long as he did. ... For us it may be just one of those fictional stories but for the readers at that time, it must have had a strong impact on them. ... (P.382) Ironically, the American Independence, one of the most important historical events of America did not affect Rip that much. ... The ambiguity of the allusions made may be intentional, forcing the readers to put themselves into Rip's si...

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They even did pretty good over here. ... French business entities, shipped back to Germany, seemed to always blow up back there. ... Almost all countries in Europe and even some societies in the United States had to face an autocratic government. ... This shows how strongly he feels about keeping the "white" race pure. ... Even illegal aliens have an impact, although not usually a good one. ...

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These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. ... This research will specify how the theories cluster and remarkable aspects about these theories. ... The third part of this review will discuss beliefs of conspiracy theories about HIV/AIDS among African Americans, how/why such accusations exists, the impact that it holds, and prevalence of the disease. ... According to the freedom domain website, in the 18th century, Masons, who later converted to Illuminati, sole purpose was to secretly create a one world government by plotting...

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It is also important to remember that when they created the office of the presidency, they did so without any model to go by. ... The framers wanted a strong and independent chief executive [remember, there had not been one under the Articles], but they did not want to create a monarch [like the one we had rid ourselves of in the American Revolution]. ... That system did not take into account the impact of political parties. ... Government. ... Executive Orders have part of our government ever since President Jefferson issued an executive order purchasing the French holding in North Americ...

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