The unlikely alliance between France and the Americans caused the British government to rethink its strategy in dealing with the rebellion in America. ... France and the American colonies had been enemies for years due to the brutal uprooting of the French population in Acadia; the French however were desperate to avenge their loss to the British during The Great War for Empire. ... Simultaneously the large and powerful French West Indian fleet had moved into American waters, and taken control of Chesapeake Bay. The British realized too late the American and French strategy, and by the time th...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Efforts at compromise failed, and both sides prepared for war. ... The strategy of the anti-slavery forces was containment - to stop the expansion and thus put slavery on a path to gradual extinction. The slave-holding interests in the South denounced this strategy as infringing upon their Constitutional rights. ... Previous regional independence movements such as the Gr...

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Economically, the country was developing strategies for trading with other countries, although it was forbidden, and had also developed a small amount of self-sufficiency to some degree. ... As the same with the political standpoint, economic strategies and methods evolved gradually also. ... When the war ended, Americans had some trouble adjusting. ... When the French and Indian War came to a close, a new nationalistic feeling arose out of individual Americans and they came to see themselves as Americans, and not British. ... This all took place during the course of the war, and even mino...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Efforts at compromise failed, and both sides prepared for war. ... The strategy of the anti-slavery forces was containment - to stop the expansion and thus put slavery on a path to gradual extinction. The slave-holding interests in the South denounced this strategy as infringing upon their Constitutional rights. ... Previous regional independence movements such as the Gr...

• Word Count: 7511
• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School

As a result, Indian attitudes towards the courts and litigation as a strategy are changing. ... Modern historians see even the famous treaties with the Iroquois confederacy not simply in terms of rights, but as part of British political strategies designed to deal with the French and with the other tribes further inland. ... When the British defeated the French, Indians could no longer play one colonial power off against another. ... The Canadian legal system, in the years after World War II, recognized no Indian rights as such. ... If Canadian law had given Indians rights, Indi...

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The most successful caudillos had alliances with a number of popular groups and depending on the nation they were either Indian, Black, mestizo, or a combination thereof. These caudillos often mobilized followers with various methods and used a number different strategies to create new forms of political participation in Latin America during this era. ... Some of his successful defenses included the Spanish invasion of Mexico in 1829, The French and the Pastry War in 1838 and the Mexican American War in 1845. ...

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It was first invented by the Native Americans well over a century ago and then adapted to be part of the French and Canadian cultures as well. ... To the natives, lacrosse is still known as "the creators game" because it was also used to help prepare them for war. ... The violent play in this league resembles the way lacrosse was first played in Native American tribes, when the strategy was to disable as many players as possible. ... In conclusion, lacrosse has grown from being a violent sport invented by the Indians to prepare for war, to a game that is known as one of the northeast's be...

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Thus Brazil fought no war of independence. ... It is said to be less than one hundred and fifty thousand Indians now. ... The people of Brazil come from essentially three main cultural backgrounds: these are the natives (Indians), the European immigrants (mainly Portuguese), and Africans. ... The average Brazilian has a interesting family tree for example there may include a Portuguese great-grandfather, a native Indian grandmother, a slave grandfather, a German father, and so on. ...

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• Grade Level: High School