Official documents of the United States

to others who don't speak it. Being able to speak more than one language such as English, French, German and Spanish gives us a greater opportunity at acquiring a job that will pay our dream house and car than those who don’t, especially in the United States because it’s one of the most diverse countries in the world. Being bilingual or trilingual opens many doors for people to be able to progress, but some people feel that multilingualism is detrimental to the American Culture and that the only…

by the United States, and as a result see the ongoing negative effects that it has had on Native American society in present times. First, it is necessary to establish the manner in which Indian Nations were addressed by the Supreme Court. There is a notable distinction between Johnson vs. McIntosh and the Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia in how the Native American people…

In 1776 and 1787, two documents were written and signed by the Founding Fathers, splitting the colonies from England and establishing a new country. The Declaration of Independence launch the separation of colonies from England. The Constitution declared the beginning set of rules as a newly found country. Though these two documents were extremely significant to the history of the United States of America, the Declaration of Independence was more significant to the formation whereas the…

After the United States declared their independence, they decided they needed a written form that established the functions of the United States. They ratified the Articles on March 1st, 1781. Many years later, the government realized the Articles were failing for multiple reasons. Thus, the government reformed the Articles and introduced the Constitution. The Articles failed for more than one reason, but the main reason was it gave too much power to the states and not enough to the government.…

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the rise of a striking change in American foreign policy. In its quest to emerge as a world power, the United States of America started to become significantly more involved in world affairs, which eventually led to the controlling and imperializing of other foreign countries. The United States used a new form of imperialism, in which countries were not directly conquered - instead, American businesses and government established control over others…

Name: Date: Document Analysis Worksheet 1. Title of the document: Answer: A Journalist Investigates the Charges Against the Scottsboro Boys 2. Date(s) the document was originally produced: Answer: This document was originally produced in 1931. 3. Author of this document: Answer: Hollace Ransdall 4. Type of document: Answer: It is a type of article or blog written by a journalist. 5. Is this a primary source or a secondary source? Answer: It is a type of primary source. 6. Who…

The emancipation proclamation was the document that was “supposed” to stop slavery in the United States. In the document there was only one error. Instead of freeing all slaves in the country, the document only freed slaves that were in the confederate states. As stated in the document itself: And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free;…

Identifying the reasons why the United States of America’s founding framers established the unique governmental framework is just as important as recognizing them. In a time when the framers were actively trying to quell individual political ambitions and prevent the reintroduction of a tyranny, they turned to the separation of power and checks and balances. The idea was to separate powers across the political spectrum, which would then prevent any one branch from amassing a concentration of…

Prior to the final decade of the 19th century, the United States was a non-interventionism nation that was preoccupied with dramatic economic expansion and relied the Monroe Doctrine as its sole foreign policy. After years of rejecting global adventurism and international involvement the United States had the ability to compete in the international arena of world superpowers. In designing American foreign policy during the 19th century, Imperialism played the most vital role. Mass Production…

religious and government officials have ruled over countries and kingdoms as a cooperative force and have often ignored the will of the people. The United States of America is one of the few nations that, at least at one point in time, strived for a complete and irreparable rift between the clergy and the governing body (Ingersoll 4). Despite the secular nature of the constitution, an increasing number of United States citizens are pushing for the acknowledgement that the United States is a…