Joseph's Island moved toward the American held Mackinac Island and the next morning were in position on the hill above the fort with cannons and muskets aimed down into it. ... In July, General Hull decided to cross the Detroit River into Upper Canada. ... The Americans were supposed to receive support from a New York militia officer named Stephen Van Rensselaer, but Rensselaer refused to cross into Canada to assist them. ... The Americans again crossed the Niagara River and seized Fort Erie on July 3, and defeated the British at Chippewa on July 5, but then failed trying to retake Fort G...

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"Founding Brothers" by Joseph J. ... After a defeating term as president Adams left politics to become a farmer in the hopes of settling his distressed mind, and with Jefferson in office the two did not cross paths for many years. ... Furthermore I believe Joseph Ellis had a well thought out argument as well as quite a bit of supporting evidence and detail. ...

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A half-century later, jazz, Americas great contribution to music crossed the threshold of the universities and became seriously, even religiously considered. ... James Scott, Louis Chauvin, Joseph Lamb and Scott Joplin just to name a few. ...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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