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    made. The colonies were subordinate to the Parliament, but the Americans lost their connection to Britain and would not obey their laws due to the fact they had no

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    speak to each other because of their different views. Loyalists and Patriots had very different opinions on whether or not to stay loyal to Britain. While the Patriots had more followers, the Loyalists had strong reasons to remain loyal to the British government. While there were many advantages, the key and most essential arguments are the following; Britain gave the colonists safety, the taxes and acts that the British put in place were to help and not hurt the colonists, and the British Army would

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    United Kingdom is located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. It has an area of 242,495 km2, establishing it to be the 79th largest country in the world, with a population of roughly 66 million people, making it the 22nd largest country by population. The population of the U.K is nearly 10 million people more than 42 years ago. It is a fairly diverse community with ethnic crowds including White European. Black British/Afro- Caribbean, Indian, multicultural, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese

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    King Arthur is said to be a medieval knight that was head of the kingdom Camelot. Many people debate on if he was real or not. Some say he was a military leader that fought off a Staxon invasion in the 5th and 6th centuries. His legend has been written by many authors, poets, and journalist. Not much is known about Arthur. Different writers have written different stories on Arthur. Some say he was a warrior that lead the British army. Others say he was an actually leader of Camelot. King Arthur

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    Revolutions: The Road to Independence Essay

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    by political, social, and economic disputes. Consequently, the common matter for the American, French, and Latin America revolutions emerged to gain their own independence. In North America, the colonists put emphasis on their independence from Great Britain and established a new republic. In France, protesters abolished the authority of France and reorganized the French society, and Latin America sought liberty from Spain’s control. One thing all three revolutions had in common was that they were

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    within global economics and politics. The European Union was created to promote peace throughout a region that has been plagued by wars for all modern and ancient history. There is growing discontent towards the Union in recent years, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the Union through efforts from and candidates in member countries have pledged to leave the Union once in power. The future of the Union is in jeopardy so the question is, whether the E.U. should remain as one or dismantle entirely

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    Celts Vs Paganism

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    from different groups of people. Among these groups were the Celts, the Romans, and Germanic tribes including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Medieval Britain served as “the meeting place” for these major groups, making it very rich in culture. The recorded history of Britain began with the Celts in 400 BCE. There were two types of Celts in medieval Britain: the Brittonic Celts and the Goidelic Celts, who “achieved linguistic and social dominance” (David Damrosch and Kevin J. H. Dettmar 9). The Celts

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    Before World War 2, Great Britain ruled over one-fourth of the world and had 700 million people under its rule outside of the UK. By 1965, there were only 5 million people under British rule outside of the United Kingdom. Today, the British Empire only consists of minute islands spread around the globe. Great Britain was on the winning side with both the United States and the Soviet Union, but it came out of World War 2 as a sick old man. Therefore, Great Britain’s empire began to crumble beneath

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    and its consequences have dominated European history since 1914. Because of the bitter controversy over the post-war peace treaties, the origins of the war continued to be an issue of utmost political importance in the years to come. The Great War had its roots in 1870 in the grand expansion and uncontrolled ambitions of Bismarck and the new Germany (Wolfson et al 1997). Imperialism, which began to emerge around the turn of the 20th century also played a decisive role. Fights

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    The War of 1812 pitted two western powers against one another, the newly established United States of America and the ancient United Kingdom. Battles raged on for roughly two and a half years, resulting in what many agree ended in a tie. What many disagree with is how the war came to fruition. The two research papers within Retrieving the American Past seek to connect the dots. Firstly, Reginald Horsman cites many concrete reasons behind the warfare: British impressment, calling back the return of

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