Delaware Valley

“Looking Ahead” 1. How successful was Jefferson’s effort to create a “republican” society dominated by sturdy, independent farmers? As a Republican, he wanted to help American citizens, especially farmers to receive education. In the begging of 1800 America increased from nine colleges and universities to twenty-one. To continue with this idea, Jefferson wanted the country to be more involved with medicine and science, thus the first American medical school is from the University of…

needless objects were to be avoided, and sobriety, simplicity, and modesty cultivated (33).” Yet, overtime, many of the Quakers gradually departed from piety and simplicity. An influx in the populations of German and Scot-Irish settlers into the Delaware Valley eventually led to the Quaker majority becoming a waning minority. The colonial population by 1750 consisted of twenty-five percent Quakers. Many early Quaker colonists, realizing the benefits of their access to fertile lands and trade,…

GEORGE WASHINGTON Have you ever wondered about that old guy on your one dollar bill? Who he is and what has he done to deserve that place on the dollar? Well that old guy is George Washington, and most people know him as our first president. But if you dig a little deeper and did more research you would find out that George Washington was so much more. Let’s go back to George’s early life, before he was ever a general or our president. George was born on February 22,…

The Civil War was a conflict that was fought between the United States of America (Union) and The Confederate States of America between 1861 through 1865. There were many battles that were fought within the Civil War that were considered significant battles in American history like The Battle of Bull Run or The battle of Vicksburg. However, The Battle of Gettysburg proves to be the most meaningful battle within the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was Robert E. Lee’s most ambitious attempt to…

statements in the Declaration of Independence is that everyone has “certain unalienable rights” and that this includes “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Jefferson). During the civil war, as patriot forces retreated across the Delaware River to Valley Forge, Paine wrote: "These are the times that try men 's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and…

School shootings can lead to other violence because of the sadness that was caused by the school shooting. People do not realize that school shootings do not only affect the students who attend that school, but school shootings affect others across America. There are many ways school shooting affect children. Many students may feel anxiety about the events that took place. A lot of people worry that a school shooting or similar events could happen in their school (Brantly 1). School shootings…

Haagen-Dazs Japan (HDJ). In HDJ General Mills has 50% equity interest operate in Japan and produces and sells Haagen-Dazs ice cream and frozen novelties. The major brands of the international segment are Cheerios, Fiber One, Total, Yoplait, Chex Mix, Nature Valley, and Pillsbury. (Breakfast Cereals Industry Profile: United States (2014): 1-36. Business Source Premier. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.) According to “General Mills, Inc. Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange…

If asked, most people would point to the Revolutionary war as the war that made America. After all, it was when America declared independence from England and began to stand as its own nation, when all those lofty ideals of equality and liberty flourished and began to shape the modern American identity. But Fred Anderson makes a very different argument; that it was in fact the French and Indian war that would ultimately make the nation into what it is today by radically altering the political…

Top Ten Reasons that America Won the War for Independence By: Jacob Moore, Andrew Quigley, Alex Ambraziejus, Maximilien Kouroriez Cost of War/Distance from England By far the most important reason why the Americans were able to win the War for Independence was the distance from Britain and the cost of the war. At the time around 1775, Britain had the most advanced and largest military in the world. The ragtag Americans would have been no match for this army if the cost and distance were not a…

greatest novels, and one the greatest novels in American history, and that novel is know as The Great Gatsby. After he completed The Great Gatsby, his life began to fall apart. His wife became mentally ill and he began to travel back and forth between Delaware and France seeking treatment for her. He soon fell into alcoholism and depression, which lead to a two year period of writers…