Northern Virginia

In the bill of rights, James Madison uses diction, syntax, and repetition to signify the libertization of every citizen in America by granting each individual, specific rights of their own. I. historical background The bill of rights was created approximately five years after the American revolution, which was the one and only revolution that granted the united states their freedom from Great Britain, in fact, it was such a long and concurring war, most were distraught with the length of the…

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is a mansion in Virginia that George Washington created. The Washington family had ownership of the estate for a long time, but the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, from South Carolina, now owns it. It is an iconic eighteenth century home of America, and it is a great place to learn about George Washington and his family. Mount Vernon is about fifteen miles south of Washington DC. Its address is 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. This mansion sits on a high bluff…

Most people have never heard of Nat Turner’s Slave rebellion, even though it is the most successful slave rebellion in U.S. history. It occurred in Southampton County, Virginia, In the year 1831, and was therefore also called the Southampton Insurrection. The rebellion was led by a slave named Nat Turner. He was an extremely religious man and followed a series of signs he saw, environmental and spiritual both, to start the rebellion, which was extremely deadly to the whites in the area, causing…

by William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia. Bacon’s rebellion was a power struggle between two stubborn, selfish leaders, Nathaniel Bacon and Governor Sir William Berkeley who fought over Indian policy. Bacon's followers resented the planting elite because of the control they had on the colony’s resources and government. To understand the rebellion, it is important to understand the role indentured servants played and the situation poor farmers in Virginia faced in the 1660s. In Southern…

Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony in 1607. The settlement went through a series of problems. A lot of people died due to disease and lack of food. They also did not have a government. They made relations with the Indians to trade with them. Eventually they decided they needed a leader and Captain John Smith became the colonies leader in 1608. Smith provided food to only those who worked. He had a strong “no work, no food” policy. He then died in 1631 and his departure led to…

social structure of Virginia, which was based on the ownership of land and property more so, than race. Whereas, Morgan’s article “Slavery and Freedom”, laid into “the American paradox,” which is explained by “the rise of liberty and equality in this country was accompanied by the rise of slavery [of blacks].” This does not mean they completely contradict one another, but instead shows the unfortunate direction Virginia took by the 1700s. Breen and…

attend to the William and Mary College in Williamsburg, the capital of Virginia. While he was studying in college, he was in a circle of old elites; and he received his real education from them. After three years he decided to learn law. At the time, there was not any law school; hence, he studied law under very strict supervision of George Whyte- prominent jurist in law school- in five years. He practiced law successfully in Virginia (Gale, U.S.…

a delegate for another area . There, his studious upbringing was prominent and he was dubbed painfully shy. Through this position, he was appointed as a delegate to the constitutional convention for the state of Virginia. This constitution created a declaration of independence for Virginia as well as a bill of rights. Madison himself contributed very little. He was still a junior politician and nervous, and, although he did suggest a few amendments, he had little impact on the creation . It…

My interviewee knew very little about the American colonial period, for he never took an interest to learn about it throughout his life time. In high school my interviewee learned that there were many colonials in North American who got their freedom from Britain because they were differences. He also learned about all of the battles that the American colonists fought against the British Empire, and the colonist being the first ever Americans. The American revolutionary war fascinated my…

In January 2016, 637,067 homeless citizens were accounted for in the US. Out of those 637,067, 4,000 were accounted for in Virginia. Homelessness in Virginia has gone up 4.2% in the last three years. Aren’t those facts just a bit unsettling? When I heard we had to a Capstone Project, I knew homelessness in VA had to be incorporated into my project. The project is called Project HOHRVA. Project HOHRVA consists of two drives at RRES & PVES and volunteering at HomeAgain, a small homeless…