Governor of New Jersey

He also developed a command on French language, after learning the language from his mother. However, in 1772, Hamilton received education from a grammar school in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He studied with Francis Barber at Elizabethtown in 1773. He then decided to attend King's College (now Columbia University), in New York City, getting a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in just one…

point that the colonists were begging for the taxes to be dropped. Events such as the Boston Massacre take place, which anger he colonists even more to the point were they begin protesting. After the Tea Act was passed, one-third of Boston begs the Governor to turn away the tea but after being ignored twice, they decide to take action. Sixty men dressed as Mohawks dumped the ship’s tea into the ocean. This results in an even stricter environment which angers the colonies even more. At this time…

and mainland in the Ocean Sea, and it is hoped that, with the help of God, some of the islands and mainland in the Ocean Sea…..You and your proxies will have the authority to exercise the office of admiral together with the offices of viceroy and governor of the islands and mainland that you discover and acquire.” They allowed Columbus to claim and control some of the lands that he discovered, this carried the implication that they would be controlling the grand majority found. Another striking…

they joined in with them to fight against the United States, if America ever did join in the war, they would give them back some of the land that was lost to the United States over the nineteenth century. Germany was willing to give them back Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Germany sent this message to Mexico by telegram not realizing the telegram office was in London. When the British realized what Germany was trying to do, they sent the telegram to President Wilson. President Wilson decided…

Presented with abundant opportunity, but also hindered by significant internal and external problems, the America was seeking leaders who could provide a new direction. 2. The political climate was ripe for reform, and the stage was set for the era of the Progressive Presidents, beginning with Republican Theodore Roosevelt. 3. Teddy Roosevelt was widely popular due to his status as a hero of the…

Northern Colonies: (Included New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island, and Connecticut) Or known as the New England colonies, these settlements' main goal was more spiritual than the others. People who thought of reformation of the Church of England as incomplete sought to create a place where they could truly worship god. These people were called the Puritans. They believed that America was a way to create new society away from England’s religious ideas. Southern Colonies:…

Dominion of New England: The Dominion of New England was a coalition of New England colonies in 1686 created by King James II. It originally consisted of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and had its capital in Boston. Later, in 1688, James II added the Jerseys and New York. Individually operated state legislative branches were dissipated, and Sir Edmund Andros took over as the governor of the Dominion. However, many in Massachusetts hated the new dominion…

run the Bull Moose third party after being shot and still delivering his speech. His maxim was to carry a BIG STICK or a decisive executive action. Wilson was elected in November 1912 because he served as Governor of New Jersey and endorsed his theory of “New Freedom”, a contrast to Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism”. He was president from 1913 to 1921 but only a few people, in fact, over 40 percent of the population casted “ballots in presidential elections” (Document J) according to statistics. So…

future of the United States. Though some disagree with his policies, he had successes and failures just like all the other presidents. However, his presidency as a whole can be analyzed based on how he performed during a war. Woodrow Wilson faced a new challenge in office, a world at war and his successes and failures during this hostile time have impacted the United States. Woodrow Wilson was born on December 29, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia to Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet Woodrow Wilson…

roams the grounds of a nearly cemetery as well as the corridors of the courthouse. The sightings have been so persistent that the SciFi Channel TV Show “Ghost Hunters” even devoted an episode to it. And at the Gloucester County Courthouse in south Jersey, construction workers, courthouse employees, and elected officials have all reported strange noises and lights during a renovation project in which old jail cells were being removed. One cell was temporarily left intact; it had housed an…