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    One of the greatest periods of time for this thriving empire was that of the Pax Romana‚ in which peace and prosperity were prolific. The time of Pax Romana and therefore the success of Rome was initiated by the rule of Augustus Caesar‚ which was further built and nurtured by the five good emperors‚ and their contributions like roads‚ bridges‚ and new government structures. Pax Romana literally translates to “Roman peace”‚ which was a period of stability within Rome both in regards to the economy

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    Since the bill of rights‚ the 14th Amendment is perhaps the most important amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Although the 13th Amendment is very significant because it abolishes slavery‚ the 14th Amendment provided citizenship for the former slaves and provided the same legal benefits as the rest of the Americans. Also‚ the 14th Amendment can be seen as a foundation for follow on Amendments and policies that were passed to remove restrictions on voting by other races‚ allow women to vote and

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    Constitution is made up of articles that helped form the government that has established the great country it is today. The United States wasn’t always its own country; it used to be ruled by the British Empire. The British Empire was a monarchy‚ which at the time‚ was the most authoritative nation in the world. However the U.S. didn’t take a liking to how the British ruled them. So they declared their independence. Now the Declaration of Independence states “We hold these truths to be self-evident

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    Montesquieu‚ a European philosopher‚ developed one of the major principles of democracy‚ “separation of powers.” The “separation of powers” is the idea that a government should have three branches. He believed that the best governments divide their power among branches to block any branch from gaining absolute power. The idea of “separation of powers

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    George Washington was a very important person in history... Some of the important things he did effected the outcome of Present Day United States. President Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland. He served as a Commander in the colonies during the American Revolution. Most people didn’t know but in George Washington’s time he was a spy. He found ways to use secrets codes‚ use invisible ink and find ways to decode them. How they used invisible ink‚ or known as lemon juice is

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    Emily Dickinson. At first Dickinson was not known of as a great poet‚ since she did not actually publish any of her poetry before her death. It was only after she died that Lavinia‚ Dickinson’s sister‚ found the hundreds of poems Dickinson had written throughout her lifetime. Without these poems American Literature would have been set back many years and may have never reached where it has so far in today’s society. There are many reasons why Emily Dickinson was significant

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    Johann Gutenberg’s printing press is one of the most influential inventions ever created. Gutenberg was a goldsmith/shopkeeper who invented what is known as the printing press. He completed the printing press by the 1452‚ when he began printing 200 copies of the Bible. He then sold those Bibles at the 1455 Frankfurt book fair. He made it because he wanted money from it. He made the printing press by combining ideas from the wine press and woodcuts‚ which were popular in China. He also created a recipe

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    Patrick Henry was one of the leading figures in the American Revolutionary time period and left an impact in later years. An outspoken opponent of the Stamp and Townshend Acts imposed by England‚ he stirred the conflict with his famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech and although he opposed the formation of the U.S. Constitution as a threat to the liberties and rights of the individual states‚ his criticisms helped bring upon the amendments that are known as the Bill of Rights. Furthermore

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    The Constitutional Convention was a political assembly that occurred between May and September of 1787 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and determined how the United States of America was to be governed. Following the drastic failure of the Articles of Confederation‚ the Framers gathered‚ looking toward a new ideal: one with a stronger national government‚ which would unify the states as one sovereign country. Prompted by the outset of the majority of its proponents‚ the conference had unanimously

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    America was a colony that was established by the British. Most Americans believed themselves to be subjects of the king‚ so they believed that had the Rights of the Englishmen. Rights of Englishmen were established in British history‚ it gave basic rights that all subjects of the English king or queen were believed to have. They included the right to a trial by jury‚ security from unlawful entry into one’s home‚ and no taxation without consent. However‚ the king paid little attention to the colonists

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