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…Many African Americans that fought in the war did not do so because they wanted to. During the war, if you were drafted, it was permissible to buy your way out of army service, or to send someone in your place, a mercenary. Often the cheapest mercenary…

…When you hear the word "American," where do think a person described with this word is from? Of course, you will say from America. But what is America for you? Maybe the United States, and so an American is a citizen of this country. Have you thought…

…In 1900, many people still thought of Canada as a British dependency, not as an independent nation. As the twentieth century unfolded, however, there was a gradual shift from British to American influence. Throughout the century, Canada had something…

…As the discovery of the “New World” progressed, large numbers of white men and women migrated to the North American continent, and profoundly altered Native American’s lives culturally and economically. Wherever they lived Indians discovered…

…The American Revolution The American Revolution, the conflict by which the American colonists won their independence from Great Britain and created the United States of America, was an upheaval of profound significance in world history. It occurred…

…The American Revolution was the climax of the revolutionary efforts by the American colonists. One of the few things the rebellious Americans lacked prior to the start of the revolution was an American identity. From the time the first British colonists…

…The American Revolution very successfully represented the ideals of the enlightenment. The enlightenment was all about reform which was what the American revolution was. People were tired of being socially, economically and politically shunned…

…by alcohol abuse. One effect of the alcohol is increased crime rates. While it provides new revenue for a reservation, it also causes many disasters, such as drunk driving. Native American women experience the highest rate of violence of any group in the United…

…really important though is how people react to these things in which they deem racist. But that’s not our focus here. What we want to know is how prejudice is society against African-Americans. More specifically, does racism play a part in advertising…

…of ‘civilization’ was embedded into the American mindset. The previous influences, in combination with other factors, such as America’s distance from Europe, helped the United States wage and win the Revolutionary war. The US, gaining it’s Independence, inevitably…