Jefferson did not like having the French occupy the vast territory to the West, and in fact he proclaimed that whoever occupied New Orleans was "our natural and habitual enemy". ... Citizens from the town of Norfolk, the town the Chesapeake had sailed from, were angry and vengeful. ... The citizens held a mass town meeting at which it was unanimously agreed that they would stop relations with any British men in the area (Tucker 1). ... Even though no country has ever made as many mistakes as the United States has and lived to tell about them, diversity in opinions was a major factor in shap...

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An excerpt from the Boston News-Letter on September 1, 1774, "Letters from Philadelphia say that City only has raised 4000 pounds in currency for the support of the Town of Boston in its present difficulties " shows that the towns around Boston, Massachusetts do not like the fact that the British control the regulating of trade in the Americas, and defy Britain by raising money to support the town of Boston under its trade ban. ... In a speech, Patrick Henry also stated that the colonists had tried all possible solutions available to them, which was also supported by the Declaration of Causes ...

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On July 4th 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved and signed by fifty-six men, to whom they agreed to "mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor"; these men represented the thirteen North American colonies that were proclaiming their separation from Great Britain, founding the United States of America. ... They consisted of six acts, among them were, the Boston Port Act, "to discontinue, in such manner, and for or such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise, a...

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During the eighteenth century, largely in response to the Dutch East India Company's strict regulation on their lives, many settlers slowly moved away from Cape Town and established a dispersed, pastoral and patriarchal frontier society. ...

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In fact this event still plays a significant role in our lives today. The transformation that occurred transformed the way we live our lives in all aspects such as what wear and eat how we live and work and our social interaction as some main examples. From living a basic life, where many goods and products were limited was quickly accelerated to a more complex and structured society with an abundance of goods available at our doorsteps. ... Adam Smith, a modern economist believed that the greatest improvements of all, was the "Good roads, canals, and navigable rivers, by diminishing the ...

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Under Macmillan, who was previously housing minister, 300,000 new houses were built as promised per year, as well as the rapid expansion of new towns, such as Stevenage. ... Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made a speech welcoming Ghana's independence saying, "we are confident (that) they will maintain and develop the principles of tolerance and freedom which are inherent in our parliamentary system". ...

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Our research set out to improve our understanding of the immigration from 1960s up to 1980s and by exploring the rhythms and realities of everyday life both of immigrants and natives people. ... In fleshing out our frameworks, we have had to be selective, but the primary aim of paper is to provide new conceptual tools for thinking about immigration to Britain. ... Our study of immigration to Britain is wide-ranging and complex, and our findings and conclusions bear directly on Britain political immigration and policy issues about economic and social Our aims are to: Know the first arrivals ...

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Whole streets of friends joining up in "pals" battalions, which, although exceptionally successful in promoting recruitment, though were disastrous on days like 1st July 1916, where whole towns lost the flower of their manhood for an entire generation. ...

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Our economy is managed or driven by people who believe the difference between Coke and Pepsi is a subject worth arguing about. ... We teach our children one thing about society and they learn the opposite from experience. ... Justice and Equality in Schooling Education has been a predominant social institution in Britain since as early as 1300AD, when 100 English towns were known to have schools; although it wasn't until 1850 when the introduction of schooling for girls was established. ...

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Nevertheless, despite the varying priority attached to particular problems a surprisingly similar assemblage of apparently interminable problems has been with us in our cities – these are those `wicked problems'. ... The other dimension was that more affluent sections of the population were leaving urban areas en masse, first moving to the suburbs, then to medium sized towns and later to small rural towns and villages leaving behind a poorer population and declining public services. ... Sustaining the economic advances of our cities will also require the national economic growth o...

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