The approval of seven states was required to pass minor legislation; nine states had to approve declarations of war, treaties, and the coining and borrowing of money, and unanimity was needed to pass taxes. ... The Articles of Confederation was ineffective in solving the US's problems with the British, Native Americans, and Spanish. In the southern Florida and Louisiana region were the Spanish. ... A few British anti-federalists in the west along with the Spanish were persuading Native Americans that the Americans were evil, so this caused more wars and conflicts with Native Americans. ....

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The Louisiana Purchase, the Chesapeake Affair, the Embargo Act of 1807, the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812 were all contributing factors to the early foreign policy in America. In 1802, Jefferson received word that the Louisiana Territory had been transferred from Spain to France due to the Treaty of San Ildefonso. ... Once the war of 1812 began, Federalists began to openly oppose the war and the country became divided. ... On the other hand, the Republicans supported the war of 1812. The War Hawks wanted more land, such as taking Canada from the British and Florida from the Spanish...

• Word Count: 1197
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These various Acts were very large contributors to the outbreak, or "need" for the American War of Independence. During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the competition for the dominance of North America was ended upon the agreement of peace following the culmination of the Seven Years" War with the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763. ... The various revenue raising Acts from the mid ...

• Word Count: 1773
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Subsequently following the French and Indian War, which happened to be where the British fought for the American colonies, Britain was in great need to pay its debts. Holding the war against the colonies, Britain decided to tax the colonies to pay for their large debt. ... In 1650, a series of laws called the Navigation Acts were issued for the American colonies; although they did not come into full effect until after the French and Indian War. These laws prohibited the trade of certain items, which made it difficult for merchants who relied on French, Spanish, and other foreign countries for ...

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Afterwards, the American Revolution came. The British Parliament introduced new taxes in order to be able to maintain and preserve its North American colonies. ... Also, in the years following the American Revolution, the British government tried to consolidate control over India and Canada. ... French ports were blocked by the Royal Navy, which gained a major victory against the French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... With the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918), Great Britain declared war on Germany. ...

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These various Acts were very large contributors to the outbreak, or "need" for the American War of Independence. During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the competition for the dominance of North America was ended upon the agreement of peace following the culmination of the Seven Years" War with the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763. ... The various revenue raising Acts from the mid ...

• Word Count: 1734
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This age of discovery and exploration led to the expansion of European powers in the Americas and in parts of Asia. ... After the 1820's many Western European countries had lost many of its colonies, such as France in America and Spain in South America. Of course, Britain had also lost its crucial colonies during the Revolutionary War North America. ... After losing its thirteen colonies in North America, Britain had begun to lose its economic edge. ... These colonies, as well as those of other countries, offered a greater sense of power and provided rest and refuge in time of war. ...

• Word Count: 1025
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Africans were transported to America to be sold throughout the continent as slave labourers. ... Their investment in human labour continued and grew and in 1488, the profit margins generated were so large that they almost solely funded the Christian nation's war against Islam in North Africa. ... That being the Portuguese settlers in the Americas or the "New World" were given loans with easy repayment and interest plans to buy more slaves and develop sugar plantations. ... The French Revolution lead to a huge social upheaval and the French Revolutionary wars between the new Fren...

• Word Count: 2679
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The Spanish civil war caused uncertainties for the Soviet Union as they were unable to fully support the rebelling socialists due to their foreign policy and the necessity of an alliance with the British. ... The alliance was an agreement with Britain, France and America due to the attack from Germany and was accepted by the Soviets due to their fear of fascism and their need for common allies rather then their political aspirations and ideology. ...

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All major powers had anticipated war, and the pre-war planning, such as the Schlieffen Plan, exacerbated everything. ... The youth had slowly been indoctrinated for war. Society itself was familiar with the possibility of war. ... The solution, again, was war. ... The determination to go to war did not emerge from domestic pressures, or one party would have opposed war as a way to weaken the other one politically. ...

• Word Count: 4114
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate