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    The first Seminole war started when Andrew Jackson became general of the southern army. The war was only a year long. The first attack on Fowltown was surprising and outraged the Creek Indians and lead to further battles. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15,1767. Andrew Jackson's mother was named Elizabeth Jackson. His father, Andrew Jackson, died a few days before he was born. He was born in Waxhaws, South Carolina. He was a lawyer, representative, and a judge. He worked in South Carolina as

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    crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. In this paper, I am going to go over the events that happened after the U.S. winning and the causes of the British lose and I am going to distinguish the scope of the turning point in the revolutionary war; In other words, I am

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    Dbq 9

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    contract with the Western Hemisphere and the Spanish American War. However, self interest offered more of a substantial force with America’s desire for a stronger Navy, foreign market, power, pride, and the influences of the Roosevelt Corollary. When both ideas are combined they create one of the most influential and globally shaping decisions of our world. America’s decision to expand their foreign policy

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    There are many reasons why the American colonist decided to rebel. One cause is the British Parliament. They started The Stamp Act and The Sugar Act. They made and raised taxes on sugar and on every printed piece of paper such as stamps, licenses, newspapers and even playing cards. Another reason they rebelled is the French and Indian war. This war lasted from 1754 to 1763. Colonists were taxed to help pay for the troops fighting in the war.The taxes were often raised and colonists were angry because

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    Imperialism In America

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    In the 1870’s Cuba led a revolt against Spain. Americans invested millions in Cuban sugar, so America helped Cuba. While the revolt was unsuccessful, this revolt started and caused the Spanish American War. As a result of the Spanish American War, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Cuba became independent and the United States received Guam and Puerto Rico. The war lasted 16 weeks, Cuba and the United States signed an agreement known as the Platt Amendment

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    was an American novelist and critic who significantly influenced the American society and the literature world in the 19th and 20th century America. Born on March 1st, 1837 in Ohio, Howells became a writer at a young age. Howells is best known for his realist writings that focused on depicting the lives of the middle class Americans. His realist novels often depict the social issues in post-Civil War America. Howells is considered as the “father of realism” and is recognized as a major American writer

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    Pensacola Interracialism

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    16th Century, when Spain sought to expand the northern boundary of it American empire. The native inhabitants of Pensacola were the Panzacola Indians and the first encounter between the Spaniards and the native inhabitants was in 1528. On the day of the Spaniard’s arrival, after dinner in the home of a local native chief, tribesmen with rocks and arrows attached them, killing several. This did not stop Spain in establishing a Spanish settlement at Pensacola. In August 1559, more than one thousand, five

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    This period of time is made up by the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American Revolutions. If broken down, the revolutions have very few things in common and the list of differences seem to go on forever. However, the similarities are what tie all of the revolutions together. Their similar political vocabulary and a large democratic nature are a couple of examples that make them alike. If looking at the picture as a whole, the revolutions can be compared because they all had one goal to

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    During the period of time between the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, America was going through major changes. After a revolution in Cuba against the Spanish, and America’s intervening to start the Spanish-American War, the Americans received a lot of land from their defeated opponent. America then started on the path to imperialism, gaining many more territories in a short amount of time. Such an expansion was a continuation of past United States expansionism, while also departing

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    The Mexican American war In the beginning, the Mexicans gain their independence from Spanish empire in 1821. This is how it started. The Mexicans gained their independence from the Spanish empire and the Kingdom of Spain from the Treaty of Córdoba in 1821. Spain was a monarchy until they changed it to a public only a few years later. Their monarchy was not very organized, they were an unstable government for about two years. The war between Mexico and Texas was called the Texas Revolution. There

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