Rafael Cordero Middle School - Closeup Yearbook (New York, NY)

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200 years of freedom and glory 200 years of presidents DY CONGRESS JULYALIZ76 200 years of voting UG lllIHIlll'Ml1Ib1Q501Ul'dflUH -1-oh Kaffe: Sales of OKMWIM 200 years of liberty CQ- Y Newton Coradin. V , X K Xe 67 , 'KIM guy k i A l N WAR 1 1 LV' 'W ,- ,'- x .-. x , to 9 fix V1 fam. w este of time ff, i ty, N on - "3 s so fag A greements never settled -Al u XXX 0 -A - lv R eturn to the ruins left behind 'WV X s ef- -'aes-5 , f A- ffl 11 N ,, ,,l, -if , . :. 1,1 JAM Qilllllnw , I-.iiJiii.lll4'!5,, ,i 1 - Antonio Velasquez L The Americans had to start a Revolution because there was no solution :TEH 5 Great Britain passed the tax acts these are the facts As to why we revoltedo Q, -IIONIUIII IMIIORIM1 1775 - First Navy Jack Joseph SOSCO l 1777 - Firs! Stars 8 Stripes C onfederate I ssued paper money V ictory for North I dustry in South after the war L incoin, fighter for civil rights LIiL,f,1fq!QY W ilkes Booth, John - why? A ssassination R obert EQ Lee, Southern General Alex Smith 41

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