1787 the US Constitution was signed by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. This document was used to establish America’s government‚ fundamental laws‚ and basic rights for US citizens. Due to America’s recent win against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War they needed to establish a new constitution. The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution written for the Americas. The Articles of Confederation were established when the US was only a few states each
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Throughout the Progressive Era many reform and laws were enforced. It was a great time for several groups especially women. During the Progressive Era we started to see women in public more often working and being accepted into society as equal to men. However‚ there were exceptions. Women still could not vote‚ were not given the same jobs men could get‚ were being paid less‚ and were still seen as homemakers. This was unacceptable in the eyes of many including: Young Women’s Christian Association
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During the Victorian Era‚ society’s view on women‚ courtship‚ and marriage differed immensely from today’s views. In the nineteenth century‚ women were held to a higher and stricter standard. Women couldn’t talk to men without being introduced‚ they couldn’t leave the home without a chaperone‚ they had to look their absolute best‚ and many more restrictions. Back then‚ a woman’s main goal or career was to get married and their role in society was within the home. In order to reach that goal‚ girls
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This First Continental Congress did not go so far as to request adaptability from Britain‚ yet it reproached evaluate bother with no political favorable position‚ and moreover the assistance of the British outfitted powers in the states without their assent‚ and issued a presentation of the rights due each occupant‚ including
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There are many important important events in history. One of the most important to me is 9-11. That was crazy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Osama Bin Laden was the stupid mastermind behind this attack. He had his men hijack 4 commercial planes‚ two of which crashed into the Twin Towers. The other two were planned for the Pentagon and the White House. They both failed for the Pentagon and White House. Some of the people on board of the plane put a stop to the hijackers and made them crash into a field
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Destination Dubai The biggest war that any country can engage in is that of development. Although it is a long and costly war‚ the number of soldiers increases instead of decreasing. So let’s take part in the war of development together‚ and let our victims be poverty‚ ignorance‚ and backwardness. — Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum‚ Crown Prince of Dubai1 Dubailand‚ designed to be the world’s largest amusement park‚ was rising out of a stretch of desert near Arabian Gulf. As envisioned‚ the complex would
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America’s Founding Fathers were truly essential for its creation and survival‚ the most important out of all of them was George Washington. Firstly and foremost‚ George Washington was the commander in chief during the Revolutionary war‚ so his role was crucial to it’s victory for America. Secondly‚ George Washington had served as head of the militia forces during the Whiskey Rebellion to save America when it was still considered young. Finally‚ Washington had facilitated the Jay treaty‚ preventing
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Women living in Elizabethan era Under reign of Elizabeth I‚ England was one of the most powerful and involved country in the world. At this time‚ it was also considered as “the Golden Age in English history”. As a result‚ Elizabeth was recognized herself as the best monarch (thelostcolony.org). Different from Elizabeth’s successful role‚ the woman’s position became less important in family‚ marriage‚ and society as well because of many old prejudices. In family‚ children might lost their childhood
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The Berlin Wall was a physical wall‚ which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War‚ and ran for over 140km and was 3.6 metres high. The construction of the wall came to show the diverse ideologies between the different systems of government‚ and what the people thought about it. To summarise it up for you‚ it was a loss in human rights and freedom. But how was the Berlin Wall influential in the course of the Cold War? I will be touching on a couple of topics today to answer the hypothesis
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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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