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 the still young
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late 1800s to the early 1900s‚ imperialism was a prevailing affair in the world. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force‚ and it was used in political‚ economic‚ and social ways. Since the 1400s‚ people have debated over the most prominent reason of the cause of imperialism. Some believe that political reasons started the enthusiasm to seize smaller nations‚ while others argue that its cause was economical or social. All three forces are
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The Great Depression was known for the worst economic collapse in U.S history. The great depression mostly affected the poor and middle class people. Innumerous of Americans lost their savings when the bank collapsed in the 1930’s.This left many deprived from their homes since they could not met rent or mortgage. There are many causes to the Great depression then just the stock market crash. Many blamed President Hoover and the stocked market but I believe the great depression would still be inevitable
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sword‚ the clank of the armour‚ the bashing of shields‚ and the sweat of King Arthur of Camelot fighting a foe. The story of King Arthur is just a legend‚ he was a knight. In the time of the Middle Ages knights were very popular. Part of what made them so popular was because of how noble they were. Another reason that made them so popular was how powerful they were when they were working together in an army. There are many different types and orders of knights‚ they come in all different shapes and
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The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies. British taxpayers already paid a stamp tax and Massachusetts briefly experimented with a similar law‚ but the Stamp Act imposed on colonial residents went further than the existing ones. The primary goal was to raise money needed for military defenses of the colonies. The Act imposed a tax that required colonial residents to purchase a stamp to be affixed to a number of documents. In addition to taxing legal documents
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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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I think that the Populist Party was successful‚ even though‚ they may have had few failures. The Populist Party‚ however had many organizations such as the grange‚ colored farmer alliances‚ and other regional alliances. The rise of the party was the climax of two decades of farmers suffering in the South and West. In 1890‚ the party supported policies to release the hardships of the farmers and it had an important impact on the politics. Populism was a movement to increase farmers’ political power
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Patrick Henry was one of the leading figures in the American Revolutionary time period and left an impact in later years. An outspoken opponent of the Stamp and Townshend Acts imposed by England‚ he stirred the conflict with his famous “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech and although he opposed the formation of the U.S. Constitution as a threat to the liberties and rights of the individual states‚ his criticisms helped bring upon the amendments that are known as the Bill of Rights. Furthermore
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Why Was ’Jack the Ripper’ Never Caught? In 1888‚ 5 horrific and brutal murders were committed‚ which the police believed were all by the same man. This particular case‚ even today‚ intrigues people all over the globe due to the fact that the perpetrator was never caught. He’s known to the world as ’Jack the Ripper’ because of the vicious way in which he mutilated his victims. The four main contributors to him not being caught were the police investigation and incompetence‚ media sensationalism
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Constitution is made up of articles that helped form the government that has established the great country it is today. The United States wasn’t always its own country; it used to be ruled by the British Empire. The British Empire was a monarchy‚ which at the time‚ was the most authoritative nation in the world. However the U.S. didn’t take a liking to how the British ruled them. So they declared their independence. Now the Declaration of Independence states “We hold these truths to be self-evident
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