The second amendment states that all citizens have the right to bear arms‚ the first draft of this amendment‚ from James Madison‚ Federalist Papers No. 46. James Madison states that; “ A regular army‚ fully equal to the resources of the country‚ be formed; and let it be entirely at the devotion of the federal government; still it would not be going too far to say‚ that the State governments‚ with the people on their side‚ would be able to repel the danger.” .He also states ‚ “Besides the advantage
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1. Why does Andrew Jackson oppose recharter of the second Bank of the United States? He believes that the rich people of America have too much power within the government because of the Bank of the United States. He thinks that abolishing this Bank will create less of a separation between rich and poor. 2. What positive functions were served by the bank? What were some of the bank’s negative consequences? It is a fiscally responsible way to manage the United State’s money. It regulated currency
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The American Civil War was not just another battle in world history — it changed the way that wars are fought using new inventions. The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865‚ in the early 1800’s‚ the Industrial Revolution was taking place. By the end of the Industrial Revolution‚ the North and the South had very different economies. In the North‚ there were many factories‚ which meant that the North was almost entirely self reliant. On the other hand‚ the South’s economy was built around the selling
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Question: What do you think was the single greatest accomplishment of Alexander and why? Does he deserve the appellation of "Great?" Why or why not? Alexander the Great is without a doubt one of the most prominent military strategists of all time. His name is forever forged in history books along with other great leaders as Gengis Khan‚ Atilla the Hut and Tamerlane. The appellation of “Great” bestowed on him is clearly justified simply by his deeds. Between 334 and 323 BCE‚ he was able to
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Courage of Hannah Arnett In the winter of 1776 the Patriots were losing the American Revolutionary War. The British and the Hessians who fought with them‚ had certain advantages such as boats‚ a greater number of soldiers and superior artillery such as muskets and bayonets. General Washington had fled to New Jersey from New York City. Great Britain was not on the same page as the Patriots when it came to fighting. The British had sent an offer to the men of Elizabethtown‚ New Jersey‚ declaring that they
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invention offered Southern planters a justification to maintain and expand slavery even as a growing number of Americans supported its abolition. Based in part on his reputation for creating the cotton gin‚ Whitney later secured a major contract to build muskets for the U.S. government. Through this project‚ he promoted the idea of interchangeable parts--standardized‚ identical parts that made for faster assembly and easier repair of various devices. For his work‚ he is credited as a pioneer of American manufacturing
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In this time period‚ white affluent men had held – and still do hold‚ to this day – the most privilege in America. Not only were non-whites and women discriminated against‚ but those of a lower social class were considered to be undeserving of equal treatment as well‚ described in the text as‚ “such persons found begging could be stripped to the waist and whipped bloody‚ could be sent out of the city‚ sent to workhouses‚ or transported out of the country” (Zinn 42). The majority of lower-class people
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women and children fled to the half built barrock block at the edge of the city.2 days later‚ nana sahib joined the revolt with his army and took personal command of the seas. The next year the fortress of the british was demolished by firing of muskets. On June 10th news of the revolt reached Britain and 30 thousand troops were sent to deal with the crisis‚ but it would take several months for the slow moving troop ships to reach India. Meanwhile at Kanpur and nearby luckhnow the men held out constant
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One day later‚ Clinton officially surrendered. (history-of-american-wars.com) The Siege of Charleston had a lot of effects for the rest of the war. First off‚ it was an embarrassing loss to the colonists. They lost 400 artillery and about 6‚000 muskets. It was also a huge loss to the colonists because it lead to the possibility of the south being captured by the British. With the south captured‚ the British could have stormed Washington in Virginia. (Burg‚ p.272) The Siege of Charleston was a big
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In this book there are many interesting moments that twist the story and cause you to make predictions. The use of foreshadowing to help make you predict a different outcome of the story was effective in the short story The Road Not Taken. In the next three paragraphs I will talk about the roxolana appearance‚ how I thought the roxolani would conquer earth‚ and how the the people of earth and roxolani are prepared to go to battle. The first thing I predicted was the appearance of the roxolani
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