Loving v. Virginia

the colonist in it. The colony consisted of a total of 118 people. Of those people seventeen were women, ninety were men, and eleven were children. His daughter, Eleanor Dare, was one of the colonist along with his future granddaughter Virginia Dare. Virginia Dare would be the…

remember that The Disney film Pocahontas was about the Native American young girl with long brown hair named Pocahontas who fell in love with an English settler named John Smith. However, the film was ultimately based off of the events in Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the Americas and is known to be one of the biggest struggles known to man. Nevertheless, it was the spark that ignited the start of the amazing country the world sees today, The United States…

The United States of America has come a long way to live up to the nickname, “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” It has gone through a successful Revolutionary War to emancipate itself from Great Britain and managed to flourish into a lucrative country. As this happened, many discrepancies managed to divide the once congenial country and fabricate a Civil War. The Civil War can easily be seen as the second American Revolution, considering it brought about significant change in…

It was also the governing body of Virginia during this time. The Aristocrats were primarily composed of wealthy families that owned large houses on their plantations. Tobacco was the cash crop cultivated during this period and plantation owners would ship the tobacco to England where they…

more than that. It has lot to offer to historians and all American citizens as it preaches about how the first seeds of present day America got planted. In 1606, a group of determined Englishmen sailed to North American specifically in a town in Virginia with great enthusiasm and optimism to carry out highly rewarding trade, exploit gold and establish plantations. All this achievement was through the creation of colonies. However, to their dismay, the reverse was true (Price 20). They met high…

During 1606 and 1700 settlers flocked to Virginia seeking riches – only to find hardship. However, after many years, the colonists secured a solid social and economic system that would make Virginia one of the most important colonies. Some of the first hardships that the Virginia settlers faced were disease, malnutrition, and starvation. When they arrived, the settlers spent time searching for gold instead of making preparations for the winter to come. Once winter did come, the…

The Hot Zone part 1 is about the Ebola Virus, a deadly virus that is highly contagious and kills 90% of people that contract it. There is no cure, and no vaccine for this deadly infectious virus. The only known source of the virus is Kitum Cave, on Mount Elgon in Africa, deep in the tall rain forest. The first known case is of Charles Monnet, a researcher living in Africa, he spreads it by getting on a plane and going to a hospital. There he infects a doctor named Dr. Musoke, who then gets a…

Desmond Doss’ achievements is certainly unimaginable to most people as they would have little to no experiences of Frontline conflict. Desmond Doss is someone who is virtuous, honourable, ethical and high-minded. Desmond Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of a carpenter. He was devoutly Christian, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and was firm in his beliefs. When Desmond was still a child,…

The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom Written by one of the United States of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a declaration of the right to religious freedom and separation of church and state. Jefferson first drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1777 but the bill was not passed into law until January of 1786, seven years after being initially introduced to the Virginia General Assembly. Backed by dissenting sects,…

Liberty or Death “For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it” Patrick Henry. During Patrick Henrys period the religious revival known as the Great Awakening was happening, people had a fear for war and believed that there was hope even after the passing of the “Intolerable Acts” made the people have to accept to completely support British rule in order to get rid of this taxes. Patrick Henrys most…