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Madison returned to Virginia in 1797 with his wife Dolley. The couple had met in Philadelphia in 1794, and married that same year. She had a son named Payne from her first marriage, who Madison raised as his own. In 1801, Madison joined the administration of his longtime friend, Thomas Jefferson, serving as President Jefferson's secretary of state. He supported Jefferson's efforts in expanding the nation's borders with the Louisiana Purchase, and the explorations of these new lands by Meriwether…

The United States enjoyed a steady expansion through its acquisition of land in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Louisiana Purchase, Treaty of Ghent, and treaties with the kingdoms of Spain and Russia. By the 1830s, the American people populated a third of the North American continent, but alas it was still not enough. A nationalistic belief coined by John Sullivan as Manifest Destiny revived American interest in westward expansion under the pretense that the United States was predestined for…

The War of 1812, otherwise known as " The second war for independence" began after the American Revolution. Although the events that occured esentially created the well known anthem,The Star Spangled Banner, the War is one of the smaller known historic wars. The Americans started The War of 1812. There had been a lot of tension between the two powers involved, Britain and the United States. There were numerous reasons the Americans had to drive them to the break of war. Some main reasons…

When I was two hours old, my parents decided to throw a “political party”. Kids had to come dressed up either as Federalists or Democratic-Republicans. I remember the tea party we had quite vividly. We discussed important matters while still having fun. Etched into my mind, I still wonder what life was like back in the 18th century as our founding fathers developed the prosperous nation we have today. The Democratic-Republican Party was one of the most influential political parties during the…

Staying neutral meant that none of the countries had an excuse to attack the United States. Remaining neutral may have concerned the other countries but it allowed for us to work on our country and not create any conflicts.Since the the U.S. gets involved in more wars now, Washington's advice isn’t a concern. The United States is a well standing country and is fighting to conserve the empire that they established. Founding Fathers established federal courts. The federal courts…

Many people say that the War of 1812 was a minor affair. There was no clear winner of this war. Well most of those people are right. The War of 1812 accomplished one thing. That was making the indians mad and that they were losing their land. Everyone kept mostly the same amount of land.If the British restrict the United States trade then there will be a war. There are many things that lead up to the War of 1812. One of the things is that the British attempt to restrict the U.S. trade ( History…

The painting The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, oil on panel was created in 1435 by Jan Van Eyck. He is known for his other well known religious artwork like The Madonna of Canon van der Paele 1436, The Crucifixion, The Last Judgments, and also The Ghent Altarpiece- Singing Angels 1427-29. He was born some time before 1390 and he died the 9 of July,1441. “Van Eyck pursued a career at two courts, working for John of Bavaria, count of Hainaut-Holland (1422–24), and then securing a prestigious…

War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and the British Empire. Causes of the war is British attempting to cut the U.S. trade. The Royal Navy also outraged by Americans by practice of impressment, or removing seamen from U.S. merchant vessels and forcing them to serve on behalf of the British. Restricting trade hurt more America than France or Britain. In the fall of 1811 U.S. troops leaded to the Battle Of Tippecanoe. After the American troops won that war the Native’s thought they…

War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a 32 month long war that lasted from June 1812 to February 1815. The war was between America and the United Kingdom. There were many casualties in this war and an estimated 15,000 Americans died. There were three main causes that instigated the war between the two countries. The war of 1812 was started by America because they were angry that the United Kingdom armed hostile Native Americans. “The United States accused Britain of arming tribes already hostile…

The Elevation of the Cross was painted by Peter Paul Rubens during the Baroque time period in 1610-1611. The painting itself is fifteen feet in height and twenty-one feet in width (Pritchard). Rubens created the painting using oil paint, specifically oil paint on wood (Pritchard). Prior to the destruction of the church, the Elevation of the Cross was originally located at the Church of St. Walburga in Antwerp (Pritchard). Today, the painting is located at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp…