Fort Monroe‚ Virginia General Overview Fort Monroe in Hampton‚ Virginia has incredible significance throughout history. Originally named Fort Algernourne and referred to as Freedom’s Fortress during the Civil War; this installation was built for strategic military defense and protection of the Chesapeake Bay‚ as well as‚ for our newborn nation. The garrison was chosen for closure after 188 years of service but is now recognized as a national park and national monument. Region Relevance Fort Monroe
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Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. The colony’s lightly organized frontier political culture combined with accumulating grievances‚ especially regarding Indian attacks‚ to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley. He had failed to address the demands of the colonists regarding their safety. The rebellion was first suppressed by a few armed merchant ships from London whose captains sided
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There are constant debates on why did the South lose the Civil War. The Civil War ended 150 years ago but that has not affected historians to question the outcome of the war for the Confederacy. According to Gary Gallagher‚ many historians work backward starting from Appomattox to explain the failure of the war. He continues by stating that those historians claim the reasoning for the failure was caused by the lack will to win the war by the Confederates. Gary Gallagher disagrees with these methods
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DBQ #1 During the 17th century‚ many colonies were founded on the North American continent. The most significant colonies were created by Englishmen who left Europe for several reasons. Even though most colonies were founded by fellow Englishmen‚ there were two regions that evolved into two distinct societies. There were many factors to why these two regions evolved so differently‚ but the biggest factor were the motives of each colonist. The motives of each Englishmen caused certain people to
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There were questions that arose about slavery in Virginia. When it come to race and class‚ your race basically defined your social class. Although there were poor whites‚ they still stood above wealthy blacks and there were blacks who did succeed to get out the slave trade. They were able to succeed under white power ‚ for example a black may have had a chance to become a doctor because his owner’s mother was dying and the black man just so happened to say something that possibly helped save this
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with his partners he said‚ “I think learning should be fun and easy for students and that they should want to excel in school‚ not just get through it.” Matt is currently the Marketing Executive for GigaTech. Spencer Dunlap is from Chesterfield‚ Virginia‚ where he attended Cosby High school participating in activities such as wrestling‚ soccer‚ and various academic programs. He now attends Christopher Newport University where he is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration
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During the colonial period from 1607 to 1750 an "American" way of life emerged‚ differing from Old World European culture. This new lifestyle developed from the interaction of five major groups‚ including the; Native Americans‚ Chesapeake colonies‚ New England colonies‚ Indentured servants‚ and African slaves. Each of these peoples contributed ideas‚ principals‚ practices‚ and beliefs to the melting pot that would later become the United States of America. Native Americans had a significant
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American Revolution? In the state of Virginia where all the great minds of the time met. Our forefathers where at a convention when a speaker of the name Patrick Henry speaks to the great patriots about what they should do about the war against Great Britain. The audience was full of patriots just like Henry that would die for their country in a heartbeat if it was needed to save their freedom and liberty. In a way to persuade the members of the Virginia convention to go to war with Britain Henry
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Tina Tenhopen Mod 3 “Unthinking Decision? Why Did Slavery Emerge in Virginia?” June 9 2008 Virginia’s decision to shift from indentured servants to slaves during the course of the 17th century was contributed by the belief that Africans and their “blackness” was cause by a curse and a natural infection of the blood. (http://www.dhr.history.vt.edu #2) Colonist believed that during the great flood Cham‚ son of Noe‚ disobeyed the commandment of God and the punishment was that he be cursed with
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Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ and Georgia all play a big role in the development of our country‚ but they differ in terms of living conditions‚ weather and religious climate‚ and job opportunities. For these reasons I selected two of those colonies that I would have lived in and two of those colonies that I would not have lived in. Without the successes and even the downfalls‚ we would not be where we are today. Out of the various colonies that emerged in the sixteen and 1700’s the two
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