Thomas Jefferson By: Jamie M. Narron American History I Instructor Dr. Alan Lamm Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 at Shadwell, his family’s farm in Albemarle County, Virginia. Thomas was the third child in the family of 10 children, six girls and 4 boys. His father, Peter Jefferson had many jobs during his life; he served as a surveyor, sheriff, colonel of militia, and member of the House of Burgess. His mother, Jane Randolph Jefferson, came from the one of the oldest families in
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ABARHAM LICOLN Abraham Lincoln was a freer of slavery and never judge anybody. He was always good to everybody he saw. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the united states. And served his country with respect Abe did not like slavery at all. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th 1809. He was assassinated on april 15th 1865. He lived until 60 years old. Abe was 6’4 a tall man he used his height to wright the emasapation proclamation and the most popular won Getty’s Burge address
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Remember the Titans vs. the Great Debaters Modern Urban World Torrence The differences Whites and Blacks, as well as their comparisons, are portrayed through two different movies of two different eras of American history. Remember the Titans centers around an integrated high school football team in Virginia in the 1970’s. The team has to figure out how to bond together as one in order to overcome racial adversity of the south in the 1970’s. The Great Debaters takes place in Texas during the
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University of Phoenix Material Foundations of the U.S. Federal Government Worksheet Complete the chart below by identifying the three branches of government and their entities. |U.S. Constitution | |[pic] | |
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James “Jamie” Dimon, JPMorgan Chase's CEO, is one of America's most powerful and outspoken bankers. Dimon's career in the brokerage business seemed preordained by his lineage. His grandfather, a Greek immigrant from Smyrna, was a broker and passed on his knowledge of the business to his son and partner, Theodore Dimon. Jamie Dimon's father and grandfather worked together for 19 years, and Dimon worked summers in their New York office. In 1978 Dimon graduated cum laude from Tufts University. He worked
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* This is pretty cool that I can upload stuff! So this now has to be 250 words huh… On the Wiki * LOS ANGELES -- Antawn Jamison is joining up with Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash to chase a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. * Jamison will sign a one-year deal for the veteran's minimum with the Lakers, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin. * * Jamison * The 36-year-old forward will bolster the Lakers' bench with scoring and veteran leadership while pursuing
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4 People Who Should Be On Mt. Rushmore 1.) Ronald Reagan- He expanded America's influence, rendering it the sole super power in the world. No single person has done more to spread democracy in the last 100 years than Ronald Reagan. No one has done more to build the infrastructure — political, economic and military — to speed the adoption of American ideals across the globe. Reagan was the most successful president of the twentieth century. He took a country that was in economic collapse and militarily
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Deborah Sampson was born in the town of Plympton, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1760. She was the oldest of 6 children of Jonathan and Deborah Bradford Sampson, both of old Colonial stock. The elder Deborah was a descendant of William Bradford, once Governor of Plymouth Colony. Her siblings included Jonathan, Elisha, Hannah, Ephraim, Nehemiah, and Sylvia. The family lived in Middleborough, Massachusetts, during her youth. Her family was poor, and when Jonathan Sampson abandoned them, Deborah became
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1. Andrew Jackson, aka “Old Hickory” (The Miller Center, 2012). 2. Democrat (The Miller Center, 2012). 3. He was a judge, congressman, lawyer, and most importantly he won fame as a major general in the War of 1812 with smashing victories (Potus, 2012). 4. Andrew Jackson was elected president twice serving (2) terms. In 1828, he won 68.2% of the electoral vote. In 1832, he won 76.0% of the electoral vote (The American Presidency Project, 2012). 5. In the beginning of Andrew
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Weekend by Christopher Pike ONE The road was painful. Last summer's hurricanes had dug strategically placed potholes across the narrow asphalt highway. Every time their dusty Datsun hatchback hit one — every sixty seconds — Shani Tucker's head kissed the car's ceiling. She wanted an aspirin, but they upset her stomach, and it was already worse off than her head. Long drives were not her forte. She wished that there was room in the front seat with Kerry and Angie, where at least she could have
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