first ever president and the president now?. Well i have and i always just thought about the similarities and differences about George Washington and Barack Obama. i am going to be talking about the similarities and differences between Barack Obama and George Washington. Obama thanked Bush‚ he used to talk about the problems and talking about equality. President obama said that we are together as a country threw bad and good. President Barack Obama‚ he is the first african american president‚ he has
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It was thought that because Ella Fitzgerald and George Washington Carver made great strides in their lifetime that they were truly free and had the same rights as their counter parts. For George it was the color of his skin that affected the way he was treated‚ and for Ella Fitzgerald‚ she was black‚ but also a women. Unchained and free‚ the world was theirs to do whatever they desired‚ or so they thought. Inequality was still very much alive and well in 1938. That is easy to see when looking back
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takes months by land or boat to get gold. The California Gold Rush was a time when people from all over the world went to California to find gold hidden there. Some challenges people faced when traveling to California during the Gold Rush were the lack of resources‚ the long journey‚ and the spread of diseases. A challenge people faced when traveling to California during the Gold Rush were the lack or resources. First the author states‚“In the beginning‚ the travelers had no idea of what to expect
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George Washington is well known for what he accomplished during the American Revolution. Selected as the first Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army‚ the choice of Washington was an easy decision‚ due to his mere size and stature‚ but also his prior military experience. The outbreak of the American Revolution started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord that took place in Massachusetts. This lead to the Olive Branch Petition attempted by the Second Continental Congress‚ which did not work
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Humble George Washington only wanted to retire to his comfortable abode on Mount Vernon‚ a man who had led his fellow people through many trials. Samuel Vaughan was a man who looked up at Washington for the solution; a man who believed in his president. However‚ all things must end sooner or later and Washington thought it was time to leave all the ambition and fame to another man. Samuel Vaughan wrote a letter to George Washington near the closing of the year 1788. In it‚ he wrote that everyone
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This primary source is a letter from George Washington to his wife’s uncle‚ Francis Dandridge. It is a very interesting piece due to the fact that Dandridge did not approve of his niece’s marriage to Washington; Washington notes that he‚ nor his wife had received any word from Dandridge in months due to his disapproval of Washington. Furthermore‚ he decides to use this letter as an opportunity to note some grievances he has over the Stamp Act. He makes a special note about the Stamp Act stating‚
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Revolutionary Contributions to Stable Government George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important presidents who had an enormous affect on our nation’s stable government and beginning years of our country. Each made their unique contributions to a new government under the Constitution after the failed adoption of the Articles of Confederation. After the war for independence‚ the Articles of Confederation‚ began to fail because there was no direct effective way to to collect revenue‚
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George Washington was a very important man‚ not only to American history but to the time period where and when he lived. He grew up as a very smart young man and grew up very wealthy also. He was also very into the outdoors‚ hunting‚ trapping‚ horseback riding and even mapping. Later on in his life these skills will have helped him and his country. In the French and Indian War Washington was chosen to be the leader of the American Army because of how well Washington knew the woods. This war
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Congress commissioned John Trumbull‚ in 1817 John Trumbull‚ in 1817‚ to paint a series of paintings including “General George Washington Resigning His Commission (WRHC)” (“Commission” n.d.‚ 2016‚ para 1). The painting depicts George Washington resigning his military commission before the Continental Congress in Annapolis‚ Maryland (“Annapolis” n.d.‚ para 1). However‚ Trumbull created WRHC in 1824 and placed it in 1826 (“Comission” n.d.). The year 1824 was an election year: Jackson v. Adams. Jackson
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George washington and John Paul Jones have many things in common‚ and thing that aren’t the same as the two guys. Also what it says in the text is that they are both brave and courageous guys‚ and face some dangerous times. And they have also had experiences in war or helping in the wars with people that need help or aler things. So you can compare and contrast with these two awesome guys and the ways they are alike or not even close to being alike. And there are some interesting thing about them
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