joined the staff of the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1783 and he reformed the care of mental patients‚ believing all people should be treated with respect and dignity. He published the first psychiatry textbook in America and is known as the Father of American Psychiatry. In 1789‚ he became a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania‚ where he taught over 3‚000 students. He worked unflaggingly during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia‚ seeing up to 120 patients a day.
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George Washington is a person with many talents and I know this because I am George Washington’s horse. George Washington is a person with many talents such as swordplay and being a good leader for people to be able to look up to. George Washington is a great warrior especially in battle because he knows how to lead his entire Army to victory‚ I am always in battle with him giving him a helping hand wherever he needs to go during each battle even in life because I am his horse. He then became someone
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in the hope to create a better government. Both these men did a great deal to help the nation‚ and served our country well. Analyzing George Washington’s input‚ he was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and served as the first President of the United States of America (1789–1797). For his central role in the formation of the United States‚ he is often referred to as the father of his country. Being the first president of the United States was very
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president of the college in 1886. During this time Mahan published several books‚ two of his most important ones‚ which almost instantaneously became best sellers‚ were The Infulence of Sea Power upon History‚ 1660-1783 and The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire‚ 1793–1812. The Influence of Sea Power upon History was focussed on Mahan argument that military performance at sea was vital for narrational supremacy‚ while the Influence of Sea Power upon the French Resolution and
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The United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776 and in 1783 that independence was given. America then elected their first president‚ George Washington‚ in 1789. Later in 1793 a war broke out between Britain and France. The United States was worried about this war because it could hurt them. Both‚ Britain and France‚ thought that American ships were supplying the other nation with food‚ weapons and other supplies. To check this out Britain and France would stop the American
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2005 AP U.S. History Study Kit -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS 2006 FRQ Study Guide ....................................................... 3 2006 DBQ Study Guide ........................................................ 4 Historical Periods To Memorize .............................................. 6 Key Dates to Memorize ......................................................... 8 Key Terms You Must Know ...................................................9 Colonial Period Study Guide ..............
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Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa‚ was a freed African slave‚ merchant‚ seamen‚ and Caribbean explorer who lived in London and advocated for the end of the slave trade. He published an autobiography titled “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano‚ or Gustavus Vassa‚ the African” in 1789 that greatly influenced the passage of the 1807 Slave Trade Act. This ended the African slave trade in Britain and British colonies. ===Summary of Olaudah Equiano and His Young Life=== Olaudah
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social‚ economic‚ and political changes. The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of social and political upheaval in France where the French government was radically changed by the new republic form of government. The American Revolution (1765-1783) was a period of political upheaval in which the thirteen American colonies broke away from the authority of Great Britain‚ and established the United States of America. The Iranian Revolution (1978-1979) was an event in which the citizens of Iran
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The Madness of King George begins at the end 1788 when King George III’s sanity began to be questioned. The film documents the struggles surrounding the politics and relationships within the Royal Family during King George III’s battle with mental illness. The movie ends only six months later in April of 1789 when King George III is found fit for duty and returns to his regular routine. Despite several historical inaccuracies‚ The Madness of King George accurately displays the hardships associated
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Chapter 10 Launching the New Ship of State 1789-1800 Washington for President George Washington was unanimously elected as President by the Electoral College in 1789. He took the oath of office on April 30‚ 1789. He established the cabinet. At first‚ Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton‚ and Secretary of War Henry Knox served under Washington. Bill of Rights James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights and got them passed by Congress in 1791.
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