Assuming that you are referring to the territories of today's Mexico, formerly know as <em>New Spain</em>, here is the paragraph:
As Hernan Cortes campaigned throughout the first continental lands of America, the idea that many Spaniards, probably even himself, harbored was that of founding Spain all over again in the newly found and conquered lands. A mix of nostalgia and pride for the Motherland, Spain, must have prompted the <em>Conquistadors</em> to name the cities and provinces they founded after cities and provinces already existing in Spain. One reason for using already familiar names had to do with the difficulty of pronouncing the original names of the places given by the native people, the other one had to do with a sense of control, since most people hold the belief that naming things bestows them with a degree of control over them. And yet another reason may have been the comfort of living in places named after their old home towns and provinces the Spaniards had come from.
John Adams suggested George Washington to be commander of the continental army because of Washington's military skill and leadership.
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When people countinue to lie, in the times they actually tell the truth, intead of lying, no one is going to believe them. As an exaple; the boy who cried wolf.
The classic example of this divide is how, traditionally, history curriculums approach the Civil War.
While this is less the case today, 25-50 years ago, if you grew up in the South, you would have learned about the "War of Northern Aggression"
If you grew up in the North, you would have learned about the American Civil War and the South's history of slavery and the war to end the slavery.
"Traditional" History is often written by those that were victorious, so it is remarkable to see how in the modern era voices are being heard that would not have been traditionally heard.
A global society means that history is more nuanced with more perspectives present at the table of history.
But there is still a long way to go. Californians will spend lots of time learning about Sutters Fort while Pennsylvanians will learn about Fort Duquesne.
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they allowed groups, passed laws,
