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a great celebration and pride in the American colonies. But, in next twelve years, the same pride was altered by at bitter and violent conflict with the mother country. The injustices of the mother country finally led the American colonists to…

or a murderer? In January we celebrate Martin Luther King Day is to recognize and show our appreciation to him, his social ideas, and his fight for equal rights. On the other hand we observe Columbus Day as a holiday. What did he do to have a holiday…

the war within World War II by Thomas Fleming is about the hidden war inside the American Government and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's struggle to keep the United States out of World War II. While Franklin Roosevelt was promising the people of the…

of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was written after the Revolutionary War, compiled of ideas by the Continental Congress. Under the Articles of Confederation its powers included conducting foreign relations, settling disputes between…

confusion and petty antagonisms of the thirteen states at the close of the Revolutionary War. The bond that had united their sympathies and joined their powers was loosened by the tidings of peace, and the victorious regiments marched home to discover…

the United States had become an object of anxiety or of envy to many, of wonder and curiosity to all mankind. Their prosperity, attached by a thousand beneficent links to the prosperity of England, seemed even more splendid and more secure. The rapid…

rest of Europe, craze broke out in the North American colonies over the witch-hunts. The roots of witchcraft in the colonies came from the villages and towns of England. It was part of the settler's culture to suspect people of witchcraft. Prior…

many kids memorize lines from the Declaration of Independence. Although they may not know at the time, they grow up realizing that the Declaration of Independence was one of the greatest aspects of the American Revolution. Research Statement/Purpose …

of different races enjoy liberty and peace, has been passed on to students so as to build a sense of nationalism. "You have a proud heritage. Be all that you can be. The United States is a free and democratic society. " These are the attitudes…

on Columbus Day and did not view it as a cause for celebration. From all my past readings in historical textbooks, Columbus has been described as a lover of the sea, who, as a little boy, dreamed of setting out to explore such broad extent some…