Militia

Caprera, Italy on July 2nd, 1882 at the age of 79. Garibaldi, with the assistance of Camillo di Cavour, was able to help Italy become a united nation. Camillo was the brains of the operation, but Garibaldi used his brawn, and became the known as the militia force of the duo. They finally succeeded in unifying Italy in the year of 1840. Giuseppe Garibaldi had ideas of revolution from a young age by the time he met Giuseppe Mazzini, who already had plans for Italian unification. Mazzini was an…

disadvantage. I’m not certain outlawing all guns is the solution, because of this. It doesn’t, however, mean we should all be armed, but I don’t know how to square that at the moment. The US Constitution’s Second Amendment reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Almost all handguns are banned from civilian possession, ownership, purchase, or sale in the…

The mention of Andrew Jackson’s name brings with it many lasting impressions of our seventh president. Known as the first president of the Democratic party as well as, the common man’s president, Jackson was a president who left a lasting impression on the American populace, but just why is this so? Heralded in modern times as a racist, bigot and yet another herald of white male supremacy what made Jackson to be have the influence he has, when exactly did history turn their back on the man, and…

with other country and to not start war. Foreign policy of the united states were greatly influenced by the domestic policies. (washington’s farewell address, 1796) Some of the things George washington said in his domestic policy was “ call in the militia to end the dispute” of the whiskey rebellion. Washington did this so it would save the conflict about the taxes put on whiskey. (whiskey Rebellion proclamation)…

Daniel Shays, a former officer of the Continental army. The rebels aimed to attack at Springfield courthouse, to stop the supreme judicial court from being there. They harassed merchants and officers of the state government. In order to fight the militia, which led by General Lincoln, Shays will need more weapons. As soon as Shay learned about the military’s arrival, he planned a surprise attack on the Federal arsenal in Springfield.…

The Articles of Confederation were written by John Dickinson under the decisions of the Second Constitutional Congress in 1777 in order to unite all thirteen colonies in rebelling from Great Britain. This is a primary document as Dickinson was present during the drafting of the Articles. There are a total of 13 articles. The majority of the colonies had their own constitution, which was not a sign of unison. The delegates at the convention decided on various issues. The Articles provided a…

In 1749, at the age of 17, Washington began his career as a professional surveyor. He subsequently received a commission and surveyor's license from the College of William and Mary and became the official surveyor for the newly formed Gulper County. Thanks to his older brother Lawrence's connection to the prominent Fair fax family, Washington had been appointed to this well-paid official position. In less than two days he completed his first survey, plotting a 400 acre parcel of land and was…

months following the arrival of the first settlers in Illinois, church members, under the direction of Joseph Smith who had recently been released from his Missouri jail cell, reclaimed land, created a university, wrote a city charter, mounted a militia, and constructed a temple for the place Mormon Saints quickly named Nauvoo, the Hebrew word for “city beautiful” (“Nauvoo: City Beautiful,” 1). The city of Nauvoo quickly gained popularity and became the Mormon’s new city of Zion. As church…

biggest event that happened leading up to the great railroad strike. That’s the biggest reason why this strike happened and lots of people were unhappy with this strike. During the great railroad strike there was lots of gun battles. State militia fought most of the gun battles with strikers. Federal troops finally restored order after more than 100 people were killed. Exceeded 10 million damage during the Great Railroad Strike. The…

Two liberties that have evolved or been interpreted over time are freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment. The amendment was put into place to allow individuals to distribute information to one another. Our founding fathers had federalist and antifederalist papers that were published to keep citizens informed. However, this amendment does not give the right to citizens to say or publish what they wish. The amendment was tested in the…