Continental drift

Have you ever wondered why George Washington was so important to our nation's history? Well I am going to tell you. Some of the topics that will be discussed in this paper is George Washington’s History and how he came to be the noble man he was . How He impacted our country. And why he was the president of the United States of America. The first thing you should know about him is how he grew up. George Washington was born in Virginia, on February 22, in 1732. His father…

Arrests can be made without a trial. The Stamp Act is passed taxing almost every item that enters the colonies. It was at the point that the colonists were begging for the taxes to be dropped. Events such as the Boston Massacre take place, which anger he colonists even more to the point were they begin protesting. After the Tea Act was passed, one-third of Boston begs the Governor to turn away the tea but after being ignored twice, they decide to take action. Sixty men dressed as Mohawks dumped…

What was the Revolutionary War and what events happened that lead to the war? Problem [why is it important] I have chosen the topic of the Revolutionary War. I also have chosen to talk about all the events that happened leading up to the war. I choose this topic because the Revolutionary War was an important war that lead to America gaining independence from Great Britain. I wanted to write my research paper on this war because it was a war, that in my opinion, could have easily been…

From the time America began to the American Civil War, the new nation ruptured and reshaped the social and political norms that the world previously knew. For many years the nation followed British law and remained colonies under their rule. However, they quickly grew tired of British antics and boldly fought for independence to become free from England. The American Revolution brought about patriotic euphoria across the nation and led to the birth of a new country. America immediately chose a…

Patrick Henry a man, who helped tip the scales in a time of war by a speech simply because the colonies in the eastern side of the North America wanted freedom from British rule. Patrick Henry was American Attorney, planter, father to 16 children, and a husband he was married twice. Borne on May 29th 1736 and died on June 6th 1799 in Brookneal VA. Patrick Henry was 36 when he delivered his speech “Give me liberty or, give me death.” “To the Second Virginia Convention to persuade the Convention…

Charles Dodgson, otherwise known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was born on January twenty-seventh, 1832 in the United Kingdom (Bethune 2015). Dodgson was the eldest boy in a family of eleven children. As a child, he wrote and created games. Growing up, he discovered his talent in mathematics and became an appointed lecturer at age twenty under a studentship at Christ Church. A studentship is another name for a grant to a university or college (Merriam-Webster). Aside from his love for…

Frederick Law Olmsted, born April 26, 1822 in Hartford, Connecticut, is deemed the father of landscape architecture in the United States. At age 18, he moved to New York, where he worked as a scientific farmer. After this failed venture, Olmsted became a merchant seaman and traveled all over the European continent. After returning to America, Olmsted worked as a newspaper columnist, founded The Nation magazine and authored numerous books before becoming a renowned landscape architect. Olmsted…

DBQ 3 During the mid and late 1700’s Britain had full sovereignty of the North American colonies. Since Britain controlled them , the colonies did began to prosper but they noticed that Britain was holding them down to their full potential of prosperity with these restrictions and limitations that were laid out to them. The colonies weren’t able to establish an independent nation that they desired and decided to rebel against Britain. These rebellions were all started from economics ,…

Alexander Hamilton was one of America's founding fathers who fought in many wars along with George Washington. And wrote many papers for Washington and letters too many important people. Also he was in congress and was the legislature for New York He helped America form into the country that it is today. Hamilton had a pretty interesting life, He was born on January 11 1757 in Charlestown, Nevis in the West Indies. He was an orphan before he was a teenager when his mother passed away in 1768.…

The American Flag has changed a lot over the years from. The 13 stripes stands for the 13 colonies. The 50 stars stand for The 50 countries of America. Using red,white and blue. This is the national flag of america. it was adopted on june 14 1777. The stripes declared independence from great britain. Betsy ross made the american flag by sowing it. There are many nicknames for the flag like the star spangle banner a name of a song dedicated to the flag and the people who fought for it.This was a…