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    Samuel Adams: Three Major Events In US History

    Born: Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722 in Boston, Massachusetts. Died: He died on October 2, 1803. Interesting Fact: Before he became fully invested in the Revolutionist cause, Adams attended Harvard to study law; however, after graduating, he attempted to become a brewer and later a newspaper publisher. After failing at both potential careers, he returned to his main course of study, law, realizing that local politics was his forte. Three Major Events in US History that took place during

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    Why Did The Colonists Fight For Independence

    On August 2nd 1776, fifty-six delegates signed a declaration to the Crown of England stating their intent of succeeding from the suppression of British authority and to form their own independent nation. This document is subsequently addressed to countries like Spain and France- “the Powers of the earth,”- to persuade them and to gain support in the thirteen colonies’ case for a fight for independence by providing examples of violations and to inform them that the tensions originated with the colonists’

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    Realizing the Dream

    it’s to go to the best university in the world or even become famous. In the present day, we all desire to be accepted and loved for who we are. Equality for all constantly runs through our minds. Just like we fought for independence until July 4th, 1776, the freedom of slaves, and the Newtown Connecticut massacre, we all want the dream of equality to come

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    History

    being ‘of course I would sign the Declaration of Independence’ but when it is considered in the context of the times, there are quite a few things that must be considered before putting my John Hancock next to John Hancock. In the years leading up to 1776, the British Parliament did very little to endear itself to the colonists. Various measures, such as the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Navigation Act, and Sugar Act, continually antagonized the colonists and reinforced Parliament’s assertion that they

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    We Should Be Proud Of America

    Freedom Freedom is the power of action, speaking, and thinking. We have had freedom since they signed the declaration of independence on July 4, 1776. The thirteen Colonies regarded themselves to a new. I’am thankful for living in America because of our parents and grandparents. Because our grandparents might of fought in a war for us. Even our parents could be transferred and they aren't with you right now. America is great we should be proud of America because back then there wasn’t freedom

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    Railroad Systems

    and “you cannot wet-nurse people from the time they are born until the time they die.”2 These were actually recipes of disaster to come because big business was in full control of the workers. Adam Smith, the famous economist’s Wealth of Nations (1776) referenced this very notion as well, cloaked behind the “invisible hand” concept, where he explained why free competition among businesses advanced the common good of the people as a whole.3 These sentiments of the time met strong intellectual opposition

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    George Washington's Hardships

    Although George Washington accomplished many things, he faced many hardships in his pursuit of liberty and happiness. During the process of establishing the United States, Washington played a vital role ("George Washington"). Washington became an aide general of the Virginia settlement and was in charge of managing the districts militia, later became a colonel in the French and Indian War ("Founding Father"). Washington, who was a major of the Virginia militia at just twenty one faced hardships throughout

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    Prison Comparison Contrast Paper

    Prison Comparison Contrast Paper Cynthia Willison CJA/234 December 13, 2010 Justina Smith Prison Comparison Contrast Paper Today prisons are viewed to be instruments of punishment with the loss of freedom that is considered as a result of society’s retribution for the crimes the offenders have committed. However, incarceration was not always this form of punishment, in the 18th century different types of corporal punishment that involved infliction of pain on the human body. Corporal punishments

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    Women's Suffrage In The Victorian Era

    Did you know that 50 years before women got to vote, there was a woman named Victoria Woodhull who ran for political office? You see, 168 years ago, in 1848, Women’s Rights began because women Couldn’t vote, this revolution lasted 72 years before women could finally vote in 1920. In the Victorian Era, scientists proved that women were by nature inferior to men. They even claimed that their skull size and brain were small. Well that’s wrong because women are smart and there are reports of women having

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    A Summary Of Winthrop's Poem

    When Winthrop mentions, “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill.” ( Winthrop, John. “ Lawyer and Leader of the 1630 Migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts Bay Colony, Delivered This Famous Sermon Aboard the Arbella to Settlers Traveling to New England.” 1588.). He is giving the message for the community to be the good example of how God wants them to be. The city represents the community uniting as a whole; to be there for everyone in need. The hill may be showing everything

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