Militia

The Constitution of the United States is made up of twenty-seven amendments. The purposes of the amendments are to make a change to the Constitution. An amendment is added to the Constitution to make a change to an older amendment. An amendment can also overturn a previous amendment. To add or remove an amendment to the Constitution, the amendment has to be passed through the congress. In congress it can be passed with a two-thirds vote, meaning two out of the three accept the new or changed…

Revolutionary War In 1776, Washington was guarding the city of New York with his army of 28,000 men. General William Howe’s army, composed of several British regiments and upwards of 9,000 German mercenaries, took New York from Washington with ease. George Washington’s army over the long winter months, dwindled to a mere 3,000 volunteers. Because of this lack of troops, Washington resulted to guerilla warfare, avoiding direct combat. At the start of the Revolutionary War, many wealthy merchants…

The Posse Comitatus Act: “Whoever, except in cases and under such circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army as a posse Comitatus or otherwise to execute laws shall be fined no more that $10,000 or be imprisoned not more than two years, or both” (18 U.S. Code § 1385, 1878). The American people have always had a tradition that abhors the involvement of the military in the affairs of the civilians unless it is necessary.…

For years most colonist enjoyed a life that was prosperous and free. Although George II still appointed high ranking officials, Americans were self-ruled. They levied their own taxes, elected their own assemblies, and had independent newspapers. The threat from England to strip away the liberties Americans worked so hard to build, would not be taken lightly. Taxes passed by the crown to help reduce the debt caused by The French and Indian War slowly eroded any loyalty Americans felt for the…

still remained with outposts and along the Proclamation Line, causing quarrels and the potentiality of another war (Elliot 6). The Seven Years war “exposed major structural weaknesses” in the colonies militia and government power (Elliot 295) . The English Board of Trade realized that the colonial militias wouldn’t be able to handle another attack from the French, so in return decided to send its own army units and generals to monitor the threat of war (Houck 10/24/16). This however is costly,…

to try and relinquish some of the financial burden on the government. President Washington had sought to find a way to peacefully end the rebellious antics of the frontiersmen and the tax. Washington had sent a militia forces of 12,950 men to help try and stop the feuding, when the militia reached the west the rebels had dissipated. Other social effects of the Whiskey Rebellion were the unity of many different people against the government. People who had not know each other, yet the bonded…

Support Forces (RSF) and the Janjaweed (a militia group) to terminate all those from the Darfur region. Omar al-Bashir was taken to court and faced with multiple acts against the Human Rights Act and looked to violate multiple international laws. He was tried at the International Criminal Court and was found guilty for the provoking of genocide. Although the government and political parties of Sudan refuse from officially working with the Janjaweed militia group, evidence suggests that they have…

resigned eight months after, but was then assigned a circuit judge on Tennessee’s court. He then received a plantation, the Hermitage, and had a large mansion built on it. Four years into being a judge, he was appointed a major general in the Tennessee militia. In the War of 1812, he led an attack on the Creek Indians, who were allies with the British. The Indians also massacred hundreds of Fort Mims settlers. It took five months. Later, at Horseshoe Bend in 1814, Jackson defeated the Creek…

In 1776, the men who founded America penned ten basic rights they believed belonged to all citizens of the United States. The second amendment is, “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.” Two-hundred and fifty years later, the government wants to defy the Constitution, the very thing our country was founded on. They believe limiting and controlling guns will end most violence and crime in…

American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. president, but before that he was just a simple man. He was raised by mother widow and 5 other siblings. When he was older he was appointed adjutant with a rank of major in the Virginia militia. Later on he left the army and got married to his wife ‘Martha Dandridge’. Later the British formed the tea act to gain more revenue. Then Washington stepped up. Washington chaired a meeting in which the Fairfax Resolves were adopted calling…