Declaration of war

This source is a document that is a declaration of war written by John C.Calhoun being sent to Congress in 1812. Calhoun was serving as a congressman from South Carolina when he helped guide the United States into war with Great Britain. The document was made from paper, which in this time paper was made by straw, manila, wood pulp, and rag paper. The objective for Calhoun was to write this declaration in order for the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives to persuade…

man hesitated to stand up for what he believed in even if the consequence was the destruction of his country. Equality was not an option for some, yet it was hope for others who believed that their country could be a better place. The American Civil War presented the nation with a crucial question: Who could lead America to restoration and unity? It had to be someone with experience and leadership, someone with guts and bravery, someone who could look at the nation as a whole and not take sides.…

Unit 2 Project: Declaration of War Yesterday on the 25th of April 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. A reason being is, in February of this year the battleship USS Maine, which was ported in the Havana Harbor sank after having two explosions rock the ship. Over half the men that were aboard the ship were killed instantly. Our government immediately blamed Spain for the explosions. President McKinley had no more hope for neutrality in the Cuban-Spanish conflict and…

warrior. The weapons were so important to the Aztecs because they went to battle so often. They battled often to prove who the strongest city was in their region where they lived. It is because of how frequently they trained and how often they went to war that weapons were cherished by the Aztecs. The Aztecs were a very strong group of people who could show their dominance by ruling over other cities. Their…

The Plea to Commence War In order to gain freedom from the despotism of the British monarchy, citizens of the United States took it into their hands to persuade the loyalists to take action against injustice. In 1775, Patrick Henry powerfully addressed the idea to commence war upon the British to resolve the issue of oppression at the Virginia Convention. He was able to conjure conflict and fear within the minds of the audience members by appealing to emotion, and making religious or…

There is a start for everything. Whether it was a negative or positive way it was always a start. When Elizabeth Cady first wrote the Declaration of Sentiment it gave people a whole new understanding of the disadvantages women were having. When Franklin D. Roosevelt made the Pearl Harbour Speech, it gave those who were oblivious an insight of the tragedy. These speeches were made to declare information and or statements that need to be said to help the cause that they were currently stuck in.…

abolition, and through the course of the Civil War the woman’s right movement was placed in damper. Despite these obstacles the women’s right movement was able to prevail. The first noteworthy American event for women’s rights was the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, there the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted and represented the women’s rights movement. The Declaration of Sentiments was written, inspired by the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Sentiments declares, ““We hold…

“The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” is a speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the purpose of which, was to bring light to the unfair treatment of women, domestically, politically, and socially, as well as to entice both men and women to join the woman’s equal rights movement. In order for the speech to be a success in a male-dominated society Stanton modeled it after the Declaration of Independence, by likening the oppression and mistreatment of women under men, to the oppression and…

In 1848 the Declaration of Sentiments was led by multiple women. The main issue was that women were treated as poor and not given rights entitled to men. Many women joined organizations fighting and protesting for their rights. The chance to fight and earn independence for women started a momentous movement across America. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of these powerful woman during this time period. Through the many hours fighting for rights she wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, stating…

In the speech given by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leader of the women’s rights movement, (July 19th 1848) Stanton demands that women should be given the same rights, specifically the right to vote, that men have. The speaker emphasizes Aristotle's rhetorical appeals: pathos, ethos, and logos through the use of figurative language, allusions, appealing to religion and others. The speech was written in order to call the nation into actions that would result in equal rights for men and women.…