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    After the United States Of America was declared independent in Great Britain 1776, a committee was formed in 1777 to construct The Articles of Confederation that acted as the very first constitution.  However, The Articles of Confederation had various frailties that negatively affected the operation of the central government in accomplishing its mandate. Some of the many weaknesses of these Articles of Confederation were economic disjointedness, lack of central government power, and legislative inefficiencies

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    Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre? In history, there are many events where the exact occurrences are not clear. The Boston Massacre, which took place on the evening of March 5, 1770, was absolutely no exception. Evidence is spotty, details can be lacking, and testimonies are often told from a personal and bias perspective. Determining the bias of each testimony is key to learning the motivations behind each witness, which in turn is key in deciphering the actual events of the Boston Massacre

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    On the evening of March 5, 1770, with a foot of snow on the ground, groups of Bostonians gathered around the Custom House on King Street. Some had buckets of water, after responding to a fire alarm. Others had clubs to defend themselves or perhaps to threaten the despised “lobsterbacks.” Private Hugh White was, in fact, being threatened by several wigmakers’ apprentices (Aron 24). When Captain Thomas Preston heard of Private White’s situation, he came with seven other soldiers to help. Words

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    The Chesapeake and New England colonies were both settled by predominantly British immigrants. They founded the Chesapeake colonies such as Virginia in 1607 and Maryland in 1634 they founded the New England colonies such as Massachusetts in 1630, Connecticut in 1635, Rhode Island is 1636 and New Hampshire in 1639. Both the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies started as similar colonies but developed into different societies. The New England and Chesapeake colonies developed into two

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    City of Boston, Massachusetts The major cities of the United States are all very interesting, after I analyzed my decision; I decided to research the great city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was founded on September 17, 1630 and has a rich historical background making it a very important city in the United States. “The city of Boston was the home to several important events during the American Revolution such as: the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, the Siege of Boston, Battle of Lexington

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    The Boston Massacre is considered by many historians to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. The British soldiers and citizens brawled in streets and fought in bars. “The citizens viewed the British soldiers as potential

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    The Boston Massacre On March 5, 1770, colonists were taunting a British sentry outside the Customs House. This was common for a day in colonized America. However, this day was more meaningful than any other before. The British sentry retaliated causing a considerable mob of colonists to get involved. Then some more British came to aid their comrade. Amid the chaos, the British fired their muskets into the crowd killing five and injuring three. This would later be referred to as the Boston Massacre

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    Entrepreneurs are risk takers in the market. They are willing to gamble their hard work for a business that may fail or succeed. Many fail to keep their business alive, however; others are lucky to compete and survive in the market. Entrepreneurs like Maribel Galsim, owner of Maribel’s Daycare, were successful in their business. Maribel’s Daycare was successful because of hard work, patience, and being adaptable. First off, Galsim had determination and perseverance to start her business. She

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    The central theme of this essay is that there are two sides to the story, one of them is a group led by John Smith and the other is another group led by William Bradford. There are differences and similarities between these two groups. These two groups were looking for the better of them and their future and by that they traveled to find success. They soon stumbled upon this other group that were a group of indians. The Native Americans helped the groups that were uncertain of them, but in exchange

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    The practice of and belief in witchcraft varies across different cultures and societies. Significantly, while no single culture is right or wrong about its beliefs, the majority of cultures that do believe in witchcraft believe it to be a work of evil. The belief that the manipulation of magic and spells is considered the work of the devil and causes more damage than comfort still exists. Notwithstanding that believing in witchcraft suggests evil and malevolence, there are cultures that believe in

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