Contiguous United States

The Annexation of Texas The annexation of Texas by the United States remains a controversial topic to this day. Occurring in 1845, it caused a great uproar amongst the citizens of the United States and Texas. The main question when debating the annexation of Texas is how it affected slavery. Indeed, and because the annexation of slavery served to extend the area in which slavery would be allowed, this caused a situation in which it shifted the balance of power away from the North and towards…

Defending the United States of America is the greatest honor any person could ever have. Not everyone is able to join the military due to medical issues, education levels, credit problems, or even criminal backgrounds or other issues. Living the military life style is a unique and demanding way of living; even though it can be quite fun and eventful at the same time. There are many changes that every Soldier and their families go through during the course of the military. Whether you are a…

Religion was a large part of North Americans’ lives during colonial times. Many different groups moved to North America to escape religious persecution in their home countries. However, “freedom of religion” did not always exist in the present-day United States. While many groups came to North America to escape religious persecution, they only wanted the freedom to practice their own religion and did not necessarily want everyone to be able to practice their own religion. Until the Bill of…

They think that all states that are able to join, the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, should join. The council, which has 15 members, adopted a resolution from the bombings in France that killed 130 people, that ISIS took full blame for. ISIS had used Syria’s almost five…

Doane Robinson of the South Dakota Historical Society required a point of reference to be sure South Dakota with a last particular target to help the economy of the state by pulling in tourism. In 1923, he suggested that this notable point ought to be fabricated from the stone pretends to work at an advantage Hills of South Dakota. Delegate Peter Norbeck of South Dakota grasped the proposal, and government financing helped the try. Robinson asked to outline and stone carver Gutzon Borglum to…

Remzo Rovcanin Professor Valerie Colston American Architecture 221 20 November 2016 Frank Lloyd Wright I have chosen Frank Lloyd Wright because he is my favorite architect by far, he had created a type of organic type of architecture, called Prairie School, which incorporated horizontal lines which can be seen from many of his pieces of buildings and homes he had created during his lifetime. Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. After college, he became…

Congaree National Park The Forest is the largest hardwood forest in Southeast United States. It is home to thousands of state champion trees and the Wateree and Congaree rivers. The Congaree National Park in Hopkins South is widely known for its history and park culture widely because of its floodplain. Hunter’s since the prehistoric ages, hunters used in to fish. This park is named after the Congaree tribe that inhabited the park, until Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto and the Spaniard…

According to the Census Bureau there is about forty-seven million people still living in poverty in the United States. With these forty-seven million people comes a poverty threshold which varies from state and the amount of people living in a household. The U.S Department of Health & Human Services states that the threshold for the 48 contiguous states plus the District of Columbia for just one person is $11,770. Again, this figure has accounted only for the inflation in salary…

" Abstract " Barack Hussein Obama is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president, as well as the first born outside the contiguous United States. He was born on August 4 in 1961 in Honolulu, He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from University , he worked as a community organizer in…

Prior to the arrival of Columbus to the United States the land was primarily occupied by the native tribes. Columbus labeled them as the Indians as a result of his settlement on America instead of India for which he set sail for. The United States harbored various cultures, beliefs, cuisines, languages, dwellings, clothing, and much more from the diversity of each tribe. Studying about the everyday lifestyle of these tribes was of particular interest to me as they pioneered utilitarian ways of…