Horseshoe debate: John A. Macdonald and Robert E LeeRobert E. Lee was an American Confederate solider. He commanded the army of North Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862-1865 (when he surrendered). Robert E. Lee also happened to be a slave owner. Robert E. Lee did not believe in black equality. He did not develop an elaborate philosophy to support his reason why. He had no fears or doubts about owning slaves or disciplining them, but neither did he develop a justification for enslavement. John A. MacDonald is mainly held responsible for putting the Indigenous peoples into residential schools. Confederate statues, therefore, do have a place in 21st-century America: in museums, where the monuments of leaders belong. To say Confederate statues mean different things to different people, but the debate is still on going. In my opinion these monuments and the names of schools and buildings shouldn't be taken down. But these leaders need to be recognized for the shitty things that they did, rather than focusing on the positive. For example, instead of having this statue of Robert E. Lee represented as being the greatest and most powerful leader during the American Civil War, there needs to be a plaque or something explaining all the negative things he has done or contributed to and explain why this monument has been put up. Vimy Ridge is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War.Many individuals consider the Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada, when the country came forth from under the shadow of Britain and felt capable of greatness. Canadian troops also earned a reputation as effective troops because of the success. But it was a victory at an extremely terrible cost, with more than 10,000 killed and wounded. But many individuals think that it was a waste of money to build the monument. But I think it's a great thing that the monument was built because it's a way of memorializing the event and honoring the lives lost during the battle. It's a reminder. Plus, it also marks the day of a victory and the birth of our nation. The Boston Tea Party was one of the most significant events in the American Revolution, It was a political protest in 1773. The goal was to protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." To keep this short, the colonists were upset because the government had started to raise the taxes and the costs of tea to the point where they stormed onto the ships carrying the boxes of tea (which was around 374 chests and worth over one million dollars) and dumped all the boxes into the ocean. I personally think that this event was significant and was needed. I'm normally not okay with solving situations with violence or destructive behavior, but in this case it was needed. With taxes going up, they needed to provide for their families. If the taxes kept getting higher, raising their families with a decent quality of life would become extremely difficult.
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