Land Ordinance of 1785

In The Horizontal World, a memoir by Debra Marquart, the author portrays the perceptions of her hometown, North Dakota, along with the rest of the upper Midwest in different perspectives. With the incorporations of many accounts of the region, Marquart includes the popular belief that the Midwest is dull and bleak. Though the memoir constitutes these stereotypical beliefs, the author uses these misconceptions in her argument to embody the importance of North Dakota.With the change of tone, use…

In May of 1862 the Homestead Act was passed and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. It was a U.S. law that enabled adult Americans to acquire ownership of land in the…

1. McDonalds uses human geography to plan out where to build a restaurant by using culture and economy. In certain places McDonalds will alter their food to fit a certain type of flavor. Sometimes the store may not expand in areas that can’t afford the food. 2. Maps display information about the surface and the areas of the world that we live in. Geography is very dependent on the use of maps. They are also used as communication, and storing reference material. It can help us to find…

English was in fact gold; however, they found a simpler way to acquire it because the Spanish had already acquired it for them. Because of the funding now coming from the Americas, interest in launching an expedition for the establishment of an English land operations base soon became acceptable. An advisor to the English monarch of the era, Queen Elizabeth, drafted a document about why an American foothold would be beneficial for reasons such as "bases form which the privateers might raid the…

The American Revolution changed and impacted our history. The revolutionary left it’s mark in history and a few familiar names and holidays including The 4th of July, Pulaski Day (Illinois), The Philadelphia 49ers, The New England Patriots, and much more. Towns, sports teams, schools, streets, countries, and even family names can be traced back to the American Revolution (Background Essay). Before the revolution, there was extreme changes in the political system, social system, and the…

The Articles of Confederation, ratified by all thirteen states on March 1, 1781, did not provide the United States with an effective government. In order to determine exactly how ineffective this government was, we need to look deeper into the economic, political, and ideological aspects that the Articles of Confederation presented at that time. Economically, the Articles of Confederation left Congress with no power to regulate commerce, which resulted in the states being able to establish laws…

eradicate their practice of slavery. Among the many propositions included in what some referred to as the “Jefferson Ordinance” was a clause which read, “There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the said states, otherwise than in punishment of crimes , whereof the party shall have been duly convicted to have been personally guilty.” (Jefferson, Northwest Ordinance; First Draft, 1784) Jefferson anxiously awaited congress’s decision, and travelled from his home to watch…

these pictures. This gave readers a window into the war, making them more informed and affected(178). Several weapons were introduced during the war including the Minie ball, a lighter, more accurate semi-cone shaped lead bullet, the hand grenade, land mines, and the rifle. All of these things revolutionized society and war itself in the years to…

In the mid 1800s, the desire for public education began to strive, as many American children were not given the oppurtunity to attend public school and learn vital information that would be crucial to their adulthood. Horace Mann, also known as “the father of American public schools,” led this movement for public education. Mann was born in 1796 and grew up with his poor family in Franklin, Massachusettes. Throughout his childhood, Mann would go to the Franklin public library, with the few…

Thomas Jefferson-The Pen of the Revolution Thomas Jefferson was a natural born leader. He lived in a time of much uncertainty and despite this, or maybe because of it, he is known as one of the most brilliant men in our nation’s history. He authored the Declaration of Independence and was our country’s third president. He made decisions that furthered the development of our country and was revered as one of the greatest minds of his time. Thomas Jefferson served as a member of the Virginia…