On July 4th, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence. Because the US knew they would need a government to replace the monarchy that ruled them, plans for a new government were being devised the month before we declared our independence. After much dispute and consideration, the final results for a government were the Articles of Confederation. It established a weak government which only consisted of a one-house legislature called the Confederation Congress. This
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Major Event/Epoch in American History Time Period/Date(s) Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. 1200-1900 C.E. Great Indian societies such as the Aztec, Mayan, Inca, and Toltec would emerge. They had complex structures of government and built large cities. These cities would even be seen as impressive to the Europeans when they later arrived on the continent (Brands, Breen, Williams, Gross
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This year in American history we learned how we won our independence from Great Britain in the Revolutionary war. The Revolutionary war was fought from 1775 to 1783. The leader of the American army was George Washington and the leader of the British army was King George the 3rd. Some weaknesses of the American continental army was that the army always had a shortage of men having no more than 20,000 troops at one time or place. Also the men were poorly trained and they had small navy. Some strengths
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McPherson’s book on Abraham Lincoln is about his quest of keeping the nation united. Lincoln stressed this word ‘nation’ many times to punctuate the fact these weren’t just a loose group of states, but a strong union. McPherson’s thesis is that Abraham Lincoln was the mastermind behind the Second Revolution and due to his intelligence as a leader and his patience, Lincoln was able to revive the nation and give a new meaning to equality and freedom. Many of the Republicans in America believed that
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The American Revolution American History 2010 March 5,2013 Mr. Miller By Veronica Martinez In regards to the numerous successful Revolutions that have occurred, they all share in common a broad general pattern, causes and characteristics. The American Revolution to a certain extent aligned with this broad pattern and had some identical causes and characteristics. In regards to the preliminary and advanced symptoms of revolutions, the American Revolution exhibited
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The History of the Penitentiary from 1776-Present Lezlie M. Lucas CJA/234 January 6, 2011 Christopher Dericco The Penitentiary in England and Wales The phrase prison is used when relating to the penitentiaries used to imprison criminal persons. Originating in England and Wales during the eighteenth century was the drive for penitentiaries as an alternative for penal compounds. Set into motion during this period, the British culture began to shift from physical penalty and in the direction
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America’s Aggressive Economic Hegemony American Expansionism during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century is a result of America’s economic necessity as a growing country. Through this economic conquest, America was led to the forefront of the world stage in the process. America’s idea of Manifest Destiny, first coined by John O’Sullivan in 1845, was used as their catalyst to spur expansion of the United States territory and its trade to all parts of the globe. Through America’s first conflict
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Political Science 101 Chapter 2 Notes The Road to Independence * Why was America so well suited to be the first nation to break with monarchy and embrace republicanism? * Geography * Distance limited Britain’s capacity to govern the colonies * Americans enjoyed home rule * The British had ceded to Americans responsibility for managing their own domestic affairs, including taxation * For more than a century colonists elected their own leaders
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section about petitioner Prince Hall gives us a glimpse into Afro-American history during the 1700’s. Hall’s questioning of the concept of freedom at the time lead to his great achievement of founding the first African Lodge in the U.S. in July 3, 1776. Hall’s use of the petition to fight for justice and equality shows how literature played an important role in the struggle for Afro-American civil rights. Writers such as David Walker, Samuel Cornish, and the noble Frederick Douglass followed in Hall’s
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The American Revolution began for many reasons. In the course of history there has always been one event that lead to another in our history the French and Indian War (aka 7 year War) was believe to have helped cause to the American Revolution War this was the roots. This was an economic, social, political issue. The War was for the land of Canada and 13 colonies to increase empire expansion. Britain and France rivalry came to the point to requiring American colonies since that was the case the
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