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2008-08-27 French and Indian War: Britain and the Colonies: Hello, Up until the F&I war, Britain had been competing with France for control of North America. Part of this meant encouraging immigration to the British colonies. Therefore, Britain incurred great...
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2008-08-21 Federalists and Antifederalists: The Federalist / Anti-Federalist split was the first major political division after the American Revolution. Federalists saw a stronger national government as critical to the survival of an independent...
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2008-08-21 Andrew Jackson...: Hello, Jackson was best known by Americans as a Commanding General during the War of 1812 and as a military commander in some smaller Indian wars. Jackson had practiced as a lawyer in North Carolina...
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2008-08-21 History: Westward expansion opened up many new opportunities for economic growth. Mining, farming, and ranching were the first major forms of employment. Later manufacturing and trade, fueled by railroads became...
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2008-08-20 History: Hello, The south developed large agricultural plantations growing cash crops for export. This created a large economic incentive for slavery. Also, since most manufactured goods were imported, the...
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