Declaration of Sentiments

- The colonists may have obtained their independence and freedom. However, they were still, "...loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord, King James..." (Document 3A2) The colonists may be fearful and apprehensive about their king, but they have not forgotten where their loyalty lies regardless. - In New England, things were going to be different for the people. The government had plans, "...to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices.…

Funeral orations are usually consisting of praises and admirations to the people who passed away. However, there were two famous funeral orations that not only praised the people who sacrificed, also gave an important inspiration about democracy and equality. Both Pericles’ funeral oration and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address were spoken for the soldiers who died in the battlefield. Moreover, many people claimed Lincoln imitates the ideas of Pericles’ funeral oration. Nevertheless, both…

Even though half a century separates Alexis de Tocqueville from Jean-Jacques Rousseau, both theorists share similar views on several topics including the foundation of a regime, the organization of a political power and its exercise. Tocqueville can be read in a continuity from Rousseau's ideals. In the The Social Contract (1762), Rousseau proposes a model of society where men consent to obligations in exchange for peace and security. Through this contract, citizens acquire a stable…

America, representing freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the descendant of, for the most part, Britain, The English Settlers came to America in 1607, uncertain and scared of what was to come. In 1607, few would have predicted that by 1776 a revolution would be unfolding in what is now America. The reasons were lacking. It is not as if the colonies were in a state of decline, rather, they were relatively prosperous; they raised crops, which fetched quite the prices in Britain, and…

What were the Patriots advantages in the war? The Patriots’ disadvantages? The Revolutionary War, a legendary battle of independence fought by the Americans seeking freedom from the British empire. The Patriots had some ups and downs throughout the war and so did the British. The Patriots had many advantages and disadvantages that affected the war along with the British. It was an amazing fight for both sides. First off, the Patriots did not have many advantages in this war. One advantage…

In the American Revolutionary War, about 4,435 people were killed. The American Revolutionary War was a terrible war that caused thousands of unnecessary deaths. The war was started because the king of England decided he would tax the people in the colonies, even though they no longer considered themselves English. They were Americans. The Patriots were unhappy about this, so they rebelled and that is how the war started. The Patriots were fighting for the freedom of the colonies and the British…

would not just roll over and were willing to die to bring their country freedom. 14. Second Continental Congress The second continental congress was the meeting in which representatives of each of the 13 colonies met and drew up and signed the Declaration of…

Massacres involve many people, yet the Boston Massacre is more of a paradox. The paradox of this involves the use of propaganda which demonstrates this massacre of five deaths into a big idea. This causes the United States to focus and narrow the blame towards Great Britain. This event occurred on the same day the parliament repealed most of the Townshend Acts.These acts were an external tax that charged colonists a tariff for importing manufactured good into the U.S. This caused the colonists…

Scott Russel Sanders in his essay “Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World” challenges Salman Rushdie and his belief that migration makes people “root themselves in ideas rather than places.” Sanders challenges his point by saying that by rooting oneself, “we might begin to pay heed and respect to where we are.” Through the author’s use of objecting Rushdie’s claims, juxtapozizing competitive thoughts, and appealing to a reader’s pathos, Sanders develops and shares his perspective on…

Ulysses S. Grant’s greatest achievement was the resolution of the Alabama Claims. There were not many clear triumphs during Grant’s time as there seemed a constant pattern of great intentions and poor execution. However, the Alabama Claims were an example where there was a clean cut success. The Alabama had been a Confederate warship that had been built in British ports. One of many such ships, this angered the Union for Britain had claimed neutrality during the Civil War. Afterwards, the US…