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It inspired the original New England settlers as well as the works of Locke and Blackhouse, both of which influenced the US Constitution’s original 9 Articles - The parliamentarians at the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and the Restoration (1660) regarded the Magna Carta…

Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England on February 9th 1737. He immigrated to Philadelphia in late 1774, where he quickly became friends with advocates of the American cause like John Adams and Dr. Benjamin Rush, and it was actually Rush that persuaded Paine to write a pamphlet supporting American Independence.1 The pamphlet that Paine wrote Common Sense, first appeared in January of 1776 and it became one of the most successful and widely read political writings in colonial America’s…

Cathedral School, where his principal beat him harshly for playing a joke. Dahl had hardly excelled as a student in school (biography.com). Dahl wrote his first children’s story in 1943(notablebiographies.com). Dahl died on November 23,1990, in Oxford, England(biography.com). As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting with his grandparents in Oslo(biography.com) Dahl had suffered from two tragedies, when he was four his oldest sister died from appendicitis, and a few months later his…

indicate, he occasionally demanded it. Included in his holdings was land near Sherman’s Creek in present day Perry County. He also owned land near Lake Erie and Penn’s Creek along with many other locations. With a presence in vast areas of the colony, it is difficult to imagine that he would not have had such a strong influence over the events between the colonists and Native Americans. It seems that with his skill set, Montour was an estimable ally for both the Native Americans and the…

The English were latecomers to the imperial contest in 1600. The main social pressures for the English to colonize North American were related to economic and religious pressures. There was great economic opportunities in North America. It had fertile land, temperate climate, and the ability to possibly grow valuable crops. There was also an expectation that they would find gold which generated economic activity. A great many of the colonists were from families of poverty which pushed the want…

Few women in history transcend time the way Joan of Arc has, especially at such a young age. She is one of the patron saints of France. Joan is highly remembered and beloved by many. Even though she only lived for a mere nineteen years her life highly impacted France in politics and in the church. You may wonder, “What does Joan of Arc have to with Christianity?”. The answer is quite simple, Joan of Arc believed she had visions and heard voices that came from God- specifically Archangel…

ago but I can see this happening today. We live in an uncertain society in uncertain times and I feel this speech calls to me. I get emotional every time a see it. The Scottish and English have been fighting over freedom for over a hundred years. England owns Scotland and in doing so have been very cruel to the Scottish people, have raped, murdered, and taken control in every way of the Scottish people. During this time Scotland has decided that they no longer wanted to be ruled by a tyrant and…

poems differ in regards to the reason behind their motivation to call their late role models. In the poem “London, 1802,” William Wordsworth agonizes over the idea that morals and creativity in England have deteriorated. Wordsworth, in the opening lines of his sonnet, uses the metaphor by comparing England to a “fen” to convey that the country remains in a marshy ditch, unable to move forward and progress. He continues by stating the symbol “altar, sword, and pen” which represents…

desired destination: in the case of Winthrop and Edwards, that destination was reunion and harmony with God; in Paine’s case, he needed to persuade his audience to continue to fight through their God-given advantages so that America would defeat England. All three writers attempted to persuade their audiences through the usage of religion; religion is what would allow the Puritans to prosper, rebellion to religion is what would cause the Puritans eternal suffering, and religion is what would…

In the year 1066, after William the conqueror established his rule over England, he built many castles. The first few castles ever made were made as a form of defense against anyone attacking and were a symbol of power for the people living there. After a few years these castles started to evolve in terms of shape, location, substance and reason. The first castles were mainly made from timber. This was a great disadvantage as the castle could be burnt very easily and could simply be broken down…