It is almost imposible to reduce the whole history of Britain to ten events, but I have selected 10 which had an extremely significant impact on our country’s development. Here they are, in order of date.
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Homestead Act
What did it do? The Homestead Act granted Americans 160 acres (650,000 square metres) of public land for an extremely cheap price. Why was it created? It was created for to develop land, increase farming and make America an overall more attractive place to live. The Great Plains was a vast area of unused land, […]
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Diary Entry
This is my diary entry based on the attempt of British Colonists to settle at a place called Roanoke in 1585. 20th May 1585 Today was the day! We dropped anchor at around seven in the morning, just as the sun had risen. Myself and a party of four other sailors went ashore and before […]
Task 2 – Investigating Sources What is your first impression of the sources? My first impression of these sources is that they are all very subjective and full of strong emotions and not very many facts. Positive thoughts European Settlers had on Native Americans: Negative thoughts European Settlers had on Native Americans: Positive thoughts Native […]
The Great Plains is a vast grassland in Central America, reaching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Mississipi in the east. This is the traditional home of Plains Indians, who were tribes belonging to six different Indian language families. Some of the most well known are: • Sioux• Crow• Osage• Blackfoot• Arapaho• […]
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