Tidewater

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"All men are created equal" means that everyone has the same rights, that no one has exclusive rights. However, some members of the society have greater opportunities than others. 

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 The core values in American society:
 1. Individual Freedom 
 2. Self-Reliance 
 3. Equality of Opportunity 
 4. Competition 
 5. The American Dream 
 6. Hard Work 
 
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 Most of the amrican people means that the government has too much power. Because the government has too many laws.
 
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Many people own guns for protecting themselves, their families, and their property/place of business. 

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 The American Dream is a national ethos of the UnitedStates, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward socialmobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers 
 
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Research shows that poor people in the US are 20 times less likely to believe hard work will get them ahead than their (poorer) Latin American counterparts - https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/jun/20/is-the-american-dream-really-dead 

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Slavery was abolished as a consequence of the end of the civil war in 1865. Abraham Lincoln,  the president of the USA at the time, played a big role in the fight against slavery during the civil war. 

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Segregation is the policy that different races should be kept separate 

 

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Martin Luther King is an icon in black rights, fighting for equal rights for black and white 

 
 

 

 

Because The US is a union of states, under a federal government. This federal government can overrule any desicion the state makes. 

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A form of democracy where elected individuals represents the common people. 

Task 6
 a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. 

Task 7
A federation of states that depends upon the confidence of parliaments on the national, and subnational level

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Racism
Prejudice

Task 9
The iroquois
The Spokane
The Apache

Task 10
A native american reservation


11: The US are required to provide food and education for the native americans in the reservations. The native americans can only vote in tribial elections

1. When did they sign the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: 4.July.1776

2. What did they fight for during the civil war? 

The civil war broke out because of the economical and the political differences between the north and the south. The main point beeing the right to own slaves. The north was against and the south, who lived of the slavery and needed the cheap labour was for.

3. when did the Civil war end? 
1865

4. What were the effects of the Civil War? 
The abolishment of slavery wich left the south in ruins, because they relied on the cheap labour.

5. What is the "Homestead Act" ?

The Homestead Act was a law made by the congress in 1862. It said that immigrants, or especially men, could get land for nearly nothing at all if they wanted to get an American.

6. Why did USA enter WW2? 
USA entered WW2 because Japan attacked pearl harbor 7 december 1941.

7. Which side did they join in WW2? 
USA joined the Allies.

8. What was the  "Marshall aid"?
 The marshall aid was made by Secreatery George C. Marshall un 1947. It helped countries which were ruined after WW2 with financials, especially. 

9. Who was the enemy of the USA during the Vietnam war?  and who won? 
The vitnam war was a war between the north (communist) and the south (capitalist). The US suported the troops in the south with troops and the sovjet suported the north. The north won when the US pulled out of vietnam

10. What were the reactions to the Vietnam war? 
There were many reactions to the Vietnam war and the biggest one was the hippie movement. They wanted to have an end to the war with the slogan; make love, not war.

11. What was "The Cold War" 
Who was the enemy?

The cold war was a power battle between the two super powers, Sovjet and NATO. The cold war began because off the bombing of hirosima and nakasaki. The sovjet was frighten by the bombing and wanted to show that they where better. The conflict bleeded into every aspect off the countries, feks sports, technological development (space race), movies ect... The cold war ended in 1991 when the sovjet was dismantled. There are still tention between russia and the US

 The American core values include liberty, equality, self-government, individualism, diversity, unity and the American Dream. 

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Americans are divided when it comes to the question of whether the government should control the society or not. However, the majority of americans are against government control. This is not surprising, considering the whole idea of the american dream is based on liberty and the ability to accomplish whatever you want as long as you work hard enough for it yourself. 
 

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For many Americans, the gun represents the heart of their nation’s foundation and identity, a symbol of their freedom. 

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The american dream is the idea of freedom and the chance of creating a better life. The dream may focus on political, religious, economic or personal liberty.
"Amer-I-can"
"self-made man"
"the sky is the limit"

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The belief in the equality of opportunity in the country seems to be on the decline. In 2014, 63% of Americans aged 18-34 believed that the American  Dream  has become unattainable. 

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Slavery was abolished as a consequence of the end of the civil war in 1865. Abraham Lincoln,  the president of the USA at the time, played a big role in the fight against slavery during the civil war.

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 Segregation  is a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, either through physical dividers or using social pressures and laws. 

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and a freedom rights activist who became the leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1968. He is best known for using non-violence and civil disobedience to advance civil rights. 

Federal reservation

11. Answer:
The US are requiered to provide food and education. The native americans possess the right to form their own goverment and to enforce laws.