Language has been a political and an emotional struggle for many people since the early 1750’s. British settlers in the 1750s felt threatened by German settlers moving into Pennsylvania who did not speak English. In 1780‚ John Adams attempted to have English declared the official language of The United States of America. Adams was not successful in his endeavors. Congress has opposed having an official language since John Adams first approached them. At least once a year since 1981‚ Congress has
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Betsey Johnson was born on August 10‚ 1942‚ in Wethersfield‚ Connecticut. She grew up loving dance and drawing‚ which eventually led her to the fashion industry. The dresses and costumes for dance as a child spurred her creative side‚ and she often spent hours drawing dresses for dance. It was then that she realized that she could make the drawings a reality‚ into the dresses of her dreams. After graduating High School‚ Betsey attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and then transferred for the rest
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surprising event of the meeting when concerned citizen Greg Lichatz vowed $4‚000 out of his own pocket if the DECA does not receive the funds from the Town Council. If it wasn’t for noble citizens like Mr.Lichatz‚ the hard work and dedication of the Wethersfield DECA club may have been in
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SIVAGANGA DISTRICT Sivaganga District has been carved out from composite Ramnad District as per G.O. MS. No. 1122 Rev. Dept. Dated. 6.7.84 and the District was functioning from 15.3.85 as per G.O Ms.No. 346 Rev. dept. Dated: 8.3.85. | THE HISTORY OF SIVAGANGA: The Kingdom of Ramnad originally comprised of the territories of Ramnad‚ Sivaganga and Pudukottai of today. Regunatha Sethupathy alias Kilavan Sethupathy‚ the 7th King of Ramnad reigned between 1674 and 1710
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3- Francisco Coronado Explores the American Southwest (1541) 13 4. Don Juan de Onate Conquers New Mexico (1599) 14 C. The African Slave Trade 17 1. Mungo Park Describes Slavers in the African Interior (c. 1790) 17 2. A Slave Is Taken to Barbados (c. 1750) 19 D. New Worlds for the Taking 23 1. John Cabot Voyages for England (1497) 23 2. Richard Hakluyt Calls for an Empire (1582) 24 3. An English Landlord Describes a Troubled England (1623) 25 4. Hakluyt Sees England’s Salvation in America (1584) 26
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commonly used dictionaries in the 1780’s. Doolittle‚ Amos. The Looking Glass of 1787. 1781. Photograph. N.p. This Connecticut cartoon appeared in 1787 at the height of the ratification debates over the proposed Federal Constitution. In Connecticut‚ as elsewhere‚ those favoring ratification were called Federalists; their opponents were referred to as Antifederalists. The artist of this cartoon‚ who is possibly Amos Doolittle‚ favored ratification. Connecticut is represented by a wagon sinking
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problems but there were some people didn’t even really see it as a major problem. In 1777-1804 by state law New York(1799)‚ New Jersey(1804)‚ Rhode Island(1784)‚ Pennsylvania(1780) and Connecticut(1784) experienced early emancipation and by state constitution Maine(1780)‚ Vermont(1777)‚ New Hampshire(1783)‚ Massachusetts(1780) experienced early emancipation(A). However some people didn’t think slavery was such a big deal. The Apologist view of Slavery saw nothing wrong
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eight years. Born in 1760 he was raised by his grandparents on their Connecticut farm from age six. He was fourteen at the time of Lexington and Concord. Inspired by the rage militaire directly following the first successful clash of arms with the British invader Martin decided to join the militia. However he could not get his grandfather’s permission until July 17hi76‚ when he enrolled as a six-month volunteer in a Connecticut regiment of the Continental Army. He mustered out of the service in December
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World Events that Coincided with the American Revolution (1750-1800) Art The Mid to Late 18th Century is the period in time remembered for the reversal of great world powers and new age of revolution. Many works of fine art were produced during this time‚ along with a renewed interest in philosophy. Inspirational music‚ literature‚ portraits‚ sculptors and architecture flourished with the ideal of the past influencing the minds of the people. For this inception of ideas‚ this period in history
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Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ January 14‚ 1741. Arnold was born the last of six children to Benedict Arnold III (1683-1761) and Hannah Waterman King. He was named after his great-grandfather Benedict Arnold‚ an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island‚ and his brother‚ Benedict IV‚ who died in infancy before Benedict Arnold V was born. Only Benedict and his sister Hannah survived to adulthood; his other siblings succumbed to yellow fever in childhood. Through his maternal
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