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    Native American is the most widespread art developed of basketry. Basketry is weaving or sewing pliable materials into two- or three dimensional artifacts, like mats or containers. Craftspeople and artists specialised in making baskets are usually referred to as basket makers and basket weavers.The oldest known baskets have been carbon dated to between 10,000 and 12,000 years old, earlier than any established dates for archaeological finds of pottery, and were discovered in Fayum in upper Egypt.

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    American History since Civil War Name Professor Institution Course Date American History since Civil War Identify at least two (2) major historical turning points in the period under discussion. There are several historical turning points in the History of the United States of America since the aspect of the civil war. One of the essential historical turning points is the end of the cold war in 1989 thus falling of the Berlin war. Another historical turning point is the aspect of the digital

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    The Mexican American War Began in 1846 and ended in 1848. During this time many battles were occurred in different cities. We lost many people but gained a great area of land. For example three important events are the battle of Palo Alto, the battle of Buena Vista and the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Mexican American War is important in American history because it further changed our borders forever. Three important players in the Mexican American War were Zachary Taylor, James K. Polk and

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    For this assignment, I had the chance to look up the Ute Native Americans Utah was actually derived from the name Ute, which means "Land of the Sun". Before the tribe had lived on their own reservation located in what used to be called Keanu, eventually turned into Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Nevada. I remember a little bit in school when I was in the second grade learning about Native American history of course around the time that we were learning about Columbus Day and Thanksgiving. However

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    complaint that somehow through the years African American history has been questioned and denied as many claim that Africans have no history at all. He uses this paper to illustrate the importance of recording the collective accomplishments of African Americans and that we must at all costs save any evidence, so that things like this do not happen again in the future. He wants to make sure to leave no place for doubts that African Americans have a history and is irrefutable in the eyes of skeptics and

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    Connect History Report: Racism towards African Americans Jose Ramon Asuncion History 111 Professor Johnson July 1, 2016 Throughout the history of the United States, equality has never been fully reached. The rights of minorities and people of color have been challenged countlessly even to this day. Racism has been around since the dawn of man, though the new nation was created as the land of the free, many were deprived of their liberties in the founding of the United States. The United

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    drawings there were no other methods of interpretation used to depict such a complex topic. In not displaying “the crude physicality of actual artifacts, or even replicas, Smithsonian curators avoided possible confrontation and accentuated themes and history believed to unite all immigrant groups, regardless of origin or circumstance” (Burns 113). A Nation of Nations could have pushed more at the boundaries of what was considered

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    American history is more than war, sacrifices, and defending our freedom. American history is our hope for the future. We as a country have overcome many things. We know that we can accomplish these things, and this is what gives us that hope for the future. We continue to work together for the greater good of this beautiful country. Through all of the wars and sacrifices our brave men and women have been through, they have always stayed together to keep the country in the great glory it is in today

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    The American South was a place carried on the backs of slaves. These slaves experienced extreme mistreatment and prejudices. The Civil War was hopefully a turning point in American history, the era of slavery was finally over. However the ending of slavery was only the beginning of the long battle for civil rights for black Americans. After the civil war the south had to change drastically. Slave labor was no longer an option and most southern citizens didn't like this change. It took 4 years for

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    The war of 1812 was significant to American history because it brought about a new sense of American pride and patriotism. After the war in accordance to the newly founded boost of pride and nationalism in the American people. The war also helped bring influential people together to create laws that filled the gaps in the structure of our political system. This war also showed that America will defend their beliefs against other nations which attempt to threaten their ways. The war was a draw because

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