The years immediately following The Civil War in American History are known as the Reconstruction Era.
I think the death penalty is perfectly fine but it depends on the situation. If a persons robs a house or a store then they shouldn't get the death penalty but if they kill someone, they should be returned the favor. Once a murderer, always a murderer.
King George The Third was a mad man, the colonist left with anger for taxing them without letting them have representation in government. The colonists saw the taxes unfair. The colonists also were mad because thing did not read their complaints and not even answer them. Also that if a troop came to a colonists door then the residents would have to take care of that troop. Women were also treated very wrong.
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