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That would be the Spanish, who founded St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
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It combined the ideas of both the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan to form the structure of the Constitution. It would have...
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Yes and No. Manifest Destiny states that the US Citizens should own all of the land in North America during the early years of...
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Aileen, The founders sought to build in to the new government a system of checks and balances. Each branch of the government...
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America prohibited the sale, transport and manufacture of alcohol during the prohibition. However, it didn't actually prohibit...
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Assuming it was a peaceful group, it would be a violation of the first amendment, which gives people the right "peaceably to...
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She found a way to make peace with the newly arrived Europeans.
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It is said "Those who don't know history will repeat it". This is true. If we don't know what was done in the past, we will make...
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In computers it stands for demilitarized zone.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940_births
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Ruby bridges favorite color is orange
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He led the Army of Tennessee to disaster.The Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, fired Joe Johnston and replaced him with...
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The World Wars, especially the Second, transformed American foreign policy from highly isolationist to world superpower and...
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Take it to a museum and have it authenticated first. Then if you still want to sell it, they can probably help you find a buyer...
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Fictional...IDIOT. Pick up a book once in a while.
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States wanted written constitutions for two main reasons. First, a written constitution would spell out the rights of all...
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Ronald Regan was American president 81-89.
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Every people have 16 Years old have the right to vote in Brazil until 60 years old after this age is optinal
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According to U.S. Code, the laws of the United States, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 1: § 1. Flag; stripes and stars on Release...
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Adams (John and son, John Quincy) Bush (George and son, George W) Harrison (Benjamin and grandson William Henry) Roosevelt...
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Mexico (the country) did.
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Was designed to end the Revolt in Cuba and by 1898 a fourth of all Cubans were in Reconcentration camps.
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The trail followed by Mormon pioneers mostly paralleled the Oregon Trail, at times merged with it, and at a few points diverged...
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Nine of the original thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution. In June 1788, New Hampshire fulfilled the requirement for...
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There was a secret way to get to the north and there were several different paths to go on. Most of the beginning slaves would be...
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I think it was very realistic and still is because success is attainable with hardwork and determination.
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A good site of information is www.cccalumni.org. This site can lead you through getting information on the Civilian Conservation...
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It helped get food and crops to other places while keeping them fresh and it also had food and water on board.
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The first railways used horses or mules to pull cars on rails- the first established in Leeds England in 1758. The first steam...
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In most of the 50 states, by now (and some overseas, most likely, as well!). After all, he had 11 children, 4 of whom lived well...
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An Imperialistic government that would decide your rights for you.
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The Treaty of Paris, concluded between the United States and Great Britain at the end of the American Revolutionary War, stated...
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The California Gold rush of 1849.
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The annexation of Texas as a US state in 1846 directly led to the war, but US ambitions toward the Mexican lands in the West were...
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Texians wanted to keep Texas as a slave state. First on the background of the war: When Mexico won its independence from Spain...
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Missouri and Tennessee
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They invented the modern, practical thresher (a machine that grinds grains) by adding a steam-engine to it. It was once done in a...
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Think about History Alive.
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The "Patriots" didn't fight during the Civil War. Try the American Revolution.
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it threatened to undermine the U.S. treasury's gold reservers.
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The Founding Fathers were tired of the power that a King had and no longer wanted to be under that rule. They wanted to have...
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Q: Why did Russia sell Alaska to us? C: Good Question! A: The Russian Empire discovered Alaska somewhere in the 1800's. At this...
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Ronald Reagan was the first and so far the only US President to have ever been divorced. He was divorced many years before he ran...
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Grover Cleveland
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Concern that federal employees were disloyal to the United States
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to be handsome and good looking.....
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AnswerVermont was originally claimed by the Frenchman Jacques Cartier as he explored the St. Lawrence River Valley. It was later...
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Trenton, NJ Annapolis, MD New York City, NY Princeton, NJ Philadelphia, PA Also York,PA which was the First Capital Of Th USA
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For most of the war it was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), who proclaimed that the conflict was ultimately intended to "preserve the...
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As the entire Federal government system is a form of representative republic, there is no direct democracy in the Federal system....
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The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by 39 delegates. The delegates to the Constitutional (Federal) Convention...
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February 14, 1912,..... Valentines day.Arizona became the 48th US State in 1912.Arizona was admitted to the Union on Valentines...
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George Washington had three brothers and two sisters, one of whom died as a baby. He also had three half-brothers (one of whom...
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48 states. (Only Alaska and Hawaii represent the noncontiguous states of the U.S.)
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Yes, there were survivors in the Twin Towers. 20 people escaped from the impact zone of the South Tower and only 4 people from...
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The liberty pole was a symbol of revolutionary solidarity in the time of the American and French revolutions. An ensign or...
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At first they did not know how to farm and hunt, and many of them were too busy looking for gold to be bothered with such things....
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separation of powers
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The following is the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. Called the "Bill of Rights"Amendment 1: Freedom of...
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The flag of Viet Nam is a red background with one large, yellow, five pointed star in the center. See the link below.
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He established an exile regime from El Paso del Norte, Chihuahua (todays Ciudad Juarez).
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Captain John Smith gave New England its name with the approval of the King in England. He sailed for the Virginia Company that...
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The "Luddites" were mostly dedicated to destroying machines and new inventions being instituted in the mills and workplaces of...
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clean and cook Well, certainly many did clean and cook, or supervise those who did. Others, though, ran their husbands'...
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson had three children. The first was by his first wife, Elinor and was a stillborn son. The second child...
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Answermanifest destiny, the god given right to expandtrue but your a F)(&*()*( FACE WITH NO F*()*(IN LIFE
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Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed forces was President Abraham Lincoln, but the Commanding General of the Army changed during...
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The "Midnight Judges" were 42 Federalist justices of the peace President John Adams appointed immediately before his...
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Slave holders were considered the highest of the social class. The only way to achieve upward mobility was to own more slaves.
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Was owned by Central Pacific, and Union Pacific.
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Agreements at Potsdam and Yalta left the fallen Japan under the control of the US who took on a procedure of democratising and...
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During World War 2 prejudice against African-American was very high.Training and opportunities were unavailable. Army was...
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Constitution has something called Bill of Rights which are your rights. Also, Supreme Court (Judicial branch) is there to...
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California joined the union on the 9th of September 1850, as the 31st state.California became part of the US in 1846 when they...
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virginait isn't in a state. it is between Virginia and Delaware.
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It wasn't. The Constitution actually stated that your property couldn't be taken away from you, and slaves were considered...
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If the President of the United States dies, or is unable to perform his duties, the Vice President becomes President for the...
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No, electing someone to a position for life has some serious drawbacks, and unless the system they work inside of is designed to...
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In the colonial era, the king of England would not allow anything printed that criticized the monarchy or disagreed with official...
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He worked at the TSBD warehouse where the shots were fired from. He was seen carrying a long thin package into the TSBD which he...
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Certainly it seems the British usage of Indians in the Saratoga, or Burgoyne struggle. I don't think there was so much unity on...
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No. The Puritans came to practice their religion, but non-Puritans were not welcome. If you were not a Puritan, you had to settle...
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AnswerRacial segregation was still common practice in the US..... Also, technologies today, such as cell phones and personal...
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Clay Lavern Shaw, a.k.a. Clay Burtron. CIA operative and black opps organizer. Best known for his being put on trial for the...
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