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The Best of Disney World: Liberty Tree Tavern Restaurant

Liberty Tree Tavern, located at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, is now on my list of “Favorite Places to Have a Good Lunch and Take a Break.” After a few days of burgers, chicken fingers, or jumbo dogs for lunch, a sit-down restaurant was the perfect idea after a morning of commando touring of the Magic Kingdom ...

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Indentured Servitude and Early Colonial America

In the late Middle Age era, Europe, including England, suffered from a severe plague epidemic known as the “Black Death”. The Black Death curbed population increases initially, but as the British people gradually began to build-up immunity to the disease, the island’s population immediately soared upward. Though there were numerous reasons as to why the ...

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Effects of the American Revolution

When a Revolutionary War occurs, it is bound to bring social, political and economical changes. Such was the case for Colonial America after the American War for Independence. Following the end of the War in 1783, significant changes were beginning to occur in Colonial American society. One of the earliest changes that started to occur ...

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Religion in Colonial America

Throughout the 17th century, colonial America was growing and changing rapidly. Religion was one of the greatest influences on the growth and creation of colonies. Between the proprietary, royal, and corporate colonies the extent of religious freedom largely varied. While many corporate and proprietary colonies chose to allow for religious freedoms, several royal colonies in ...

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The Meaning of the American Flag

The flag is a symbol of our great nation. It is a symbol that represents not only who we are but also what we stand for and what we believe. Our flag is often taken for granted and its powerful symbolism ignored. There is great symbolism in the flag that we seem to have forgotten. ...

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Why You Should Visit Yorktown Battlefield and Victory Center

On October 19, 1781, British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered his 21,000 soldiers and sailors to a combined American and French force under the command of General George Washington, ending the revolutionary war and securing the independence of the United States. Today, the Yorktown Battlefield and the Yorktown Victory Center commemorate the site of the ...