Columbus, Ohio

Every child learns the phrase, “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” in third grade. While catchy they do not learn to much more than that. Europe had only speculated what was to the West of their borders before any voyage was attempted. Spain, France, and Britain each offered something to the new world they wanted to give. Among their reasons trade and religion were the focal points. Being a predominantly Christian area, all European countries wanted to get away from Muslims. Their…

US HISTORY THREE WORLDS MAKE NEW WORLD 1492-1600 Three Old Worlds Create a New 1492 - 1600 Struggle between European kingdoms prompted to an enthusiasm for states and exchanging posts that may fortify the rising countries. This expansionism acquainted Europeans with African and American social orders that had developed over hundreds of years, and the social communication that took after beginning contacts between these human advancements significantly impacted western history. II.…

As we know, the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 implied a big change in the American Continent. But, during thousands of years preceding European contact, the Native American people developed inventive and creative cultures in the North and the South. These Native American persons are commonly called “American Indians” due to the fact that the word "Indian" was an invention of Christopher Columbus, who erroneously thought that he had arrived in the East Indies. In this essay, we are going…

the growing population, and this was posing a problem as more land was needed for crops. Natural resources such as wood were also being depleted at an alarming rate. Spain’s Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand sponsored an avid mariner, Christopher Columbus, on a journey West to discover a trade route…

Unit 1 Vocab Exchange & Interactions (WXT,ENV) Corn - One of the many crops from the Americas that was brought over to Europe through the Columbian Exchange as a result of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World. Horses - A form of transportation and livestock from Europe that brought itself to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange. Horses heavily aided in the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas. However, the Aztecs and Incas would later utilize horses for transportation and…

upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This action performed by the police officers reminds me of the supreme court case, Mapp V. Ohio. Mapp V. Ohio was about how a lady named, Dollree Mapp was convicted for having obscene materials after a admittedly illegal police search of her home for a fugitive. She argued that it was constitutional and the first amendment gave her the right to…

The legal significance of "reasonable suspicion" to stop and frisk an individual versus "probable cause" to arrest and individual. Reasonable suspicion is the presumption a crime has been committed or will happen. Based on the evidence informed by police officers experience and interpretation. But, is less than probable cause to an arrest. Probable cause, holds a belief given by facts and more of concrete evidence of a crime. For example, police need reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk and…

question was never located on the premise. It was during this unlawful search of the home however that members of the police found “certain lewd and lascivious books, pictures, and photographs in violation of § 2905.34 of Ohio's Revised Code” (Mapp v. Ohio) in her basement. Miss Mapp was…

related to Miranda v Arizona. In 1971, case Harris v. New York, the Supreme Court ruled that a statement taken before a Miranda Warning could be used in court to show a suspect was generally not truthful. (Burgan, M. pg 72). Used as a inadmissible confession as the defendant testified that he as innocent but said differently to the police. In a five to four vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction in Harris v New York. (Hogrogian, J. pg . 92) Another case influences by Miranda v.…

The legal precedent for what is known today as Stop and Frisk is a result of the Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio (1968). In 1963, John W. Terry was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio and charged with possession of a concealed weapon. A police officer, acting on suspicion that Terry was planning to commit a robbery, detained him and patted him down. Terry and his lawyers claimed that his constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure were violated because the police officer did not have…