独立战争，也称为美国革命，于1775年开始，直到1783年签署巴黎条约结束。这是在北美的十三个英国殖民地和英帝国之间进行的一场冲突。The causes of the war can be traced back to tensions between the colonies and the British government over issues such as taxation without representation, the quartering of ...
Mrs. Parks had no idea what would happen. “I simply did it . . . ,” Rosa said. “I was grateful that the act inspired others to unify in the pursuit of justice.”(1635 words)
amalgamation- the combination of two or more commercial companies merger,uniting consolidation,integration- the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of...
In accordance with the Peace Treaty of Versailles of 1783, Great Britain recognized American independence. The Revolution eliminated elements of feudalism in landownership. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 converted the western lands into general state property; this extremely important progressive measure ...
2.the act of sullying [C16: probably from Frenchsouillerto soil] ˈsulliableadj Sully (ˈsʌlɪ;Frenchsylli) n (Biography)Maximilien de Béthune(maksimiljɛ̃ də betyn), Duc de Sully. 1559–1641, French statesman; minister of Henry IV. He helped restore the finances of Fr...
The Act was repealed on March 18, 1766 as a matter of expedience, but Parliament affirmed its power to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever” by also passing the Declaratory Act. This incident increased the colonists’ concerns about the intent of the British Parliament that ...
1981 American Education: The National Experience, 1783–1876 Lawrence A. Cremin 1982 Mary Chesnut's Civil War C. Vann Woodward*** 1983 The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790 Rhys L. Isaac 1984 no award 1985 Prophets of Regulation: Charles Francis Adams, Louis D. Brandeis, James M...
Canadian poet M. NourbeSe Philip’s radical excavation of the murder of around 130 African slaves for insurance purposes in 1781 told solely in words taken from the 1783 court case that determined their drowning was legal. As in those works, an extraordinary empathy flows through the pages of...
Danny is burned to death in an act of revenge. Erina moves to India as a result of her father's work.[2] c. 1882 ☆ A Japanese man forbidden from using his hometown's water supply does so anyway, and is executed via the electric chair. All of the water in the region mysteriously...
He understood the growing anger of Americans over British taxes and other actions. Franklin returned to Pennsylvania in May 1775. The American Revolution (1775– 1783) had begun a month earlier when fighting broke out in Massachusetts. In 1775, the 70-year-old Franklin served as a ...