Prior to the 13th amendment‚ in 1776‚ slavery was legal in every state included in the 13 colonies. About four million people‚ almost all African Americans‚ were held as slaves at the time. The 13th amendment was passed by congress on January 13‚ 1865 and ratified on December 6‚ 1865. This amendment guarantees the freedom of all slaves. After the American Revolution the states were divided into two categories‚ states that allowed slavery and states that didn’t. Abe Lincoln released his Emancipation
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involved): The U.S. Constitution was created by the founding fathers in 1787 which guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens. Changes being made within the constitution are known as amendments‚ they adapt a regulation or expand on the rights of individuals. To date‚ there have been a total of 27 amendments to the Constitution. On March 4‚ 1861‚ Abraham Lincoln who was anti-slavery and in favor of many Northern interest became President and was eager to restore the Union and bring all the states
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Jackson D. Despite the overwhelming expectations for the eighteenth amendment to repair America and slay the problems plaguing it‚ people were crestfallen when the fingernail of austerity scraped away the gilded layer of the presumably hallowed doctrine‚ revealing the lead core that was the eighteenth amendment’s effects on the American society. In 1920 the U.S prohibited the sale and production of alcohol and the purpose of it was to lower crime rates‚ lower tax burden of prisons‚ solve social
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Opinion on the Death Penalty The death penalty‚ also referred to as capital punishment‚ has been abolished in Canada since 1976‚ but still exist in a few American States. The last execution in Canada took place in 1962. I disagree with the death penalty for several reasons. My first reason is that I find it extremely inhumane to take someone’s life in order to demonstrate the power of the law. Another reason for my disapproval of the death penalty‚ is the amount of money that it takes to
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The Second Amendment to the constitution which grants citizens the right to bear arms with vague restrictions has become a topic of conversation throughout the years. Many people use this amendment to justify their vile behaviors while in possession of a firearm. The founding fathers created the second amendment to guarantee citizens protection from dangerous events such as slave revolts and Native American uprisings. Today‚ many people twist the second amendment to fit their own agendas of owning
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believe in abortion‚ and we do not believe that it should be legal. The other 46% of Americans believe that it should be legal. Those Americans say that it’s not a "human" or "child" until it’s so many months or if it’s born. I say otherwise. In my opinion‚ once a woman is able to even have an abortion‚ the child is human so their killing innocent unborn babies.How would you feel if someone took away your ability to live? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you want to have a life. Well‚ babies
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Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is the remains of a 15th century Inca civilization. It is a citadel built into a mountain ridge. The ridge and settlement are 2‚430 meters above sea level. Machu Picchu is located in Peru and is above what is known as the Sacred Valley which is where the Urubamba River flows through. It is believed that Machu Picchu was built in honor of Pachacuti‚ an Inca emperor that reigned sometime during 1438-1472. Machu Picchu is commonly mistaken for the Lost City of the Incas
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Constitutional Amendment #22 Can you think if your president had more than two terms???Well I can because Barack has leaded us into the right path for our future. He helped to lower taxes and helped us a little bit with our debt crisis. So Obama should want to choose how many times he wants to be president because if he wants to make this a better place he’s going to have to keep moving forward. So there shall not be any amendment limiting the presidential terms. Taxes on the other hand
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A lot of people including myself doesn’t always say hello when I see someone familiar in public. It’s just a basic manner we need to learn. In our bill of rights‚ the first amendment we have the freedom of speech. People speak their mind and sometimes don’t have enough words to explain so they turn to the vulgar words. Shoot even kids curse. One curses and doesn’t even realize. But what if it slips out during church? Today’s
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STARBUCKS Question 1 Start with a good business concept Nowadays‚ Starbucks was successful in many countries which including Africa‚ North America‚ Oceania‚ South America‚ Asia‚ and Europe. Starbucks is a very successful company because it capitalized on a concept that had not existed before which is a place for people to gathering. Starbucks not a place that just for people to have a cup of coffee‚ it is also a centre of social for the people to exchange information‚ discussion‚ communication
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