Governor of New Jersey

On records Sandy holds the second place in the worst hurricanes in history after Hurricane Katrina. Sandy affected 12 states, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, with its destruction causing about sixty-eight billion dollars in damage. These states evacuated due to the fact that the tropical storm was moving in to attack the…

George B. McClellan 1826-1885 was a United States Army officer, railroad president, and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War 1861-65. McClellan organized the Army of the Potomac in 1861 and briefly served as general-in-chief of the Union Army. McClellan was well liked by his men but his reluctance to attack the Confederacy with the full force of his Army despite having a significant advantage put him on bad terms with President Abraham Lincoln. In 1862 McClellan…

Today, the governing document of our country is the U.S. Constitution, and has been since 1789. However, before the Constitution was written, we were under the rule of the Articles of Confederation from 1781 to 1789. This document was weak and had many problems with it, which were corrected in the Constitution. The biggest issues with the Articles of Confederation that led to the success of the Constitution were the lack of central unification, government ability to enforce laws, and…

Hancock helping to organize protests. Benedict Arnold- born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. He was a member of the sons of liberty. He was a general in the revolutionary war.In 1757, Arnold enlisted in the militia, and traveled to upstate New York to fight the French. Two years later, Arnold assumed responsibility for his father and sister following his…

Philadelphia to discuss the colonists’ relations with the British Empire. At the congress, the colonies decided to ban the export of American goods to Britain. The plan seemed plausible; however, the colonists faced some repercussions of the British governor of Massachusetts. The government sent British troops to seize military stores at Concord. During the battle, British troops were defeated when local militiamen intercepted the British troops in Lexington. The battle became known as the…

promote safety and security for the citizens living in the American society. In May 1776, after gaining independence from Great Britain, colonies wanted to develop a new government system to regulate the power of the authority. Most of the states had their own Constitution, such as New Hampshire, South Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware, etc. A Constitution is an enclosed document, which describes the government’s system.The overall objective of establishing a Constitution for every…

He returned to the United States in 1799, when he became governor of Virginia. He gained a lot of experience with law in this position which later helped him with his presidency. Three years later Thomas Jefferson asked Monroe to come back to France to negotiate the ownership of the Louisiana territory. Robert…

proceedings. The Virginia caucus, officially led by Governor Edmond Randolph, wasted no time presenting their plan to the Convention floor. From a document largely composed by Madison, Randolph revealed a…

In the United States nicotine addiction and tobacco consumption is the most common form of addiction and one of the number one leading causes of death. Nicotine is a psychoactive drug in tobacco. The regular consumption of tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco lead to addiction in a high proportion of users. In addition to being highly addictive, tobacco may also cause numerous types of cancer, emphysema, and can even cause death (Deffner). Despite the decrease in…

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey into one united colony called the Dominion of New England in order to reduce his dependence on the parliament, which gave the impression that James II was opposed to freedom. The reign of Sir Edmond Andros over the Dominion of New England was seen as a threat English liberties and Puritan theocracy. In 1689, the Boston militia revolted against him and reinstated the territories of the colonies prior to the Dominion of New…