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Between 1755 and 1764, the Acadian people were forcibly removed from present day Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island by the British. Most of the early exiles were transported to the then thirteen colonies. Many of those eventually made their way to Louisiana. Now, more than 250 years later, their…

This story started with a chess game late in the year of 1764. Both of the competitors were at an equal level and each posted an equal struggle for the other, just as each of them had had steady and insightful arguments on the topic they were discussing, loyalists versus patriots. As they had begun…

America’s turn from alienation to foreign interference, often apply to World War II, was the outcome of the Spanish-American War and the consequent American occupation of the Philippines. That is the thesis of the journalist and historian Stephen Kinzer in “The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire.” All foreign…

The siege of Bexar was a historical event which happened from October 12- December 11, 1835. Even though Texas was losing but managed to pull through and beat Mexico, I believe if Santa Anna had invested money into his army, he could have won the siege of Bexar as well as the battle of the…

Introduction, Speech and Political Goal On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave a political speech against segregation and injustice. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. desired to boost the peoples concern of racism, to stop racial discrimination and segregation in the United States. King’s goal is to get more equal treatment for all Americans…

Americans share three basic values that consist of, liberty, equality, and democracy. The author also emphasizes the importance of government and citizens participation, and how there is a lack of participation from the citizens. Ginsberg also explains and defines who are considered Americans. This perspective of American political culture opens the readers’ eyes to a…

This border conflict dates back to the Mexican-American War between 1846-1848 when U.S. President James K. Polk said he believed that the U.S. had a “Manifest Destiny” to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. According to Klein the result of the war was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo where Mexico formally recognized…

The Great Awakening was a religious revival that spread through the colonies from about 1730 to 1740. The revival was all about questioning religious leaders and beliefs, and it also contributed to the separation of state and church in the colonies. One thing that contributed to the separation was the decline of theocracies. The Puritan…

Late 19th century was a time of change. It saw a new wave of imperialism from Europe in a scramble to gain control and colonize of Africa sparked by the idea of social Darwinism, a rush of immigrants entering America, an American economic rise from the industrial revolution and decline due to bank failures in…

In his renowned speech “I Have a Dream”, Martin Luther King Jr. took a stand against segregation through the use of allusion, anaphora, and extended metaphor establishing the truth that segregation is, and always has been, immoral, Martin Luther King In uses allusion in his speech by referring to: the Bible, the Emancipation Proclamation, the…