The first secretary of the treasury is not often talked about when discussing the history of America. He was born in Nevis on January 11‚ 1757 to Rachel Levian and James Hamilton. By the time he was eleven‚ he had his first job in order to help support his family after his father left. Only two years later‚ his mother died. When a hurricane destroyed his town‚ Hamilton wrote a passionate letter about the destruction left behind. His letter impressed many people and funds were pooled together to send
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American Wars for Independence Paper 2 The relationship between the American colonists and the British began to spiral downhill‚ which led to the colonists to push for their independence. The colonists declared two wars on the British‚ one in 1775 and the other in 1812. Both wars turned out to be a victory for the colonist to gain their independence. The American colonists declared two wars against Great Britain‚ first because they were frustrated and protested the new laws imposed by the British
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After the American Revolution‚ many things began to change. Politics took a turn for the better‚ the economy floundered‚ women started to be looked at like a whisper in the wind and stopped being completely invisible. But one of the most important changes was the effect that the revolution had on religion. Religious freedom was one of the more widely demanded requests of the people in America‚ as well as the demand to stop paying outrageous taxes. With the nation feeling oppressed by the british
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they gave African Americans official positions in the Southern government (Foner‚ 159). Despite racist ideologies‚ white politicians willingly shared some of their power with African Americans. What motivated white officials to share their power with African Americans? Were their choices genuine‚ or simply a way to push their political agenda to punish the South? African American made up the majority of the population in the South and so‚ white Americans recruited African American officeholders to
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In North America‚ from the arrival of Europeans to the 1760s‚ slavery evolved culturally and socially. Men‚ women‚ and children being enslaved changed throughout the course of history in this time‚ shaping the way these humans were treated and viewed by European men and families. The New World‚ changing socially and culturally lent a helping hand in why and when slavery evolved. The structure and nature of slavery slowly changed as well‚ from these enslaved men being terrified‚ to re-instating a
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in France. Although men gain the rights of liberty‚ property‚ and security; women did not (Lecture 2/15/16). A Vindication of the Rights of Women‚ written by Mary Wollstonecraft became a turning point in history. One could say that Wollstonecraft created feminism‚ which is the belief that men and women should obtain the equal rights and opportunities. In the source‚ Wollstonecraft’s purpose was to explain how men and women are equal. This type of thinking during the 18th century was not very common
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1. What happened to the shares in the Mississippi Company? How did people react? Law overtold the wealth of Louisiana which made people want to go buy stock from the Mississippi Company. Which led to The French Government telling the people that they committed a fraud‚ and that any investors‚ they have they couldn’t be payed. 2. What effect did Law’s actions have on France? France’s financial development was brought to the ground from the downfall and brought the people of France and the markets
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I. Expansion and Integration A. Key point – how did classical civilizations adjust to expansion 1. Between 550>400 BCE Confucius‚ Laozi‚ Buddha‚ Socrates a. Need to articulate central values B. How did they all unite? 1. China – more centralized 2. Mediterranean – more localized/diverse 3. India – key religious values – not as vulnerable to collapse – like Rome C. What are the two challenges of integration? 1. Territorial – how to command a. China – language for elite
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to enslave Africans. Europeans and Americans enslaved Africans for economic‚ social and psychological reasons. In my opinion‚ the main economic reason that the Europeans and Africans enslaved Africans was because it was cheaper labor. A key social reason was the Americans and Europeans enslaved Africans was because the Europeans had slaves in their homeland and it was socially acceptable. The chief psychological reason was the Europeans and Americans believed the Africans were mentally inferior
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Our history is what has shaped the world into what it is today for better or worse. There have been many turning points in our history that have dramatically impacted the world we live in. World War Ⅱ was a pinnacle point in recent history that brought about genocide‚ modern warfare and the nuclear age. This was a tragic war that introduced some of the deadliest weapons the world has ever seen‚ as well as manufacturing mass murder. But World War Ⅱ also brought about many changes in the world‚ specifically
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