Official documents of the United States

the United States, the World would still be held under monarchy rule where the country dictates their citizen’s religion, finance, and liberty. To begin with, the United States is an exceptional nation because of the opportunities and…

By the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, thirteen loosely formed colonies in the New World had transformed into The United States of America. The process of creating a permanent government for the young nation fell to a group of statesmen which included the foremost thinkers and philosophers of the time. The recognizable names of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison were joined by a multitude of others – politicians, jurists, soldiers, diplomats and ordinary citizens – to…

in the United States. As more people from non-English speaking countries flood across our open borders, it is likely that English will become the second language in America. Many Americans believe that English should be the official language of the United States. There are a growing number of immigrants that differ and feel that Americans should learn to speak the language that they speak. On the other hand, I firmly believe that people who live and work here, and refer to the United States as…

their own government, they drew up an agreement on how they would run their new colony. This compliance became known as The Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact is significant because it was the first self-governing document for the Plymouth Colony and is the framework…

to the United States of America for many different reasons. They wanted to come here to make more money. Upon their arrival, the immigrants were interrogated and had long medical checks at Ellis Island. Even after they moved to America, they still face many challenges that made it difficult to live in this country. One reason that immigrants came to America was to have better jobs and make more money. “A worker in Greece made about five dollars a day, when a worker’s pay in the United…

Kaur Jagroop Ward Anderson Transition to college 14 August 2015 The World Power: United States of America The Superpower is the nation which has dominant position among the relationship with other countries on the earth. The United States has ability to impact on the trade globally with its economic strength and dominant with military power. “A country that has capacity to project dominating power and has influence anywhere at the world, and sometimes,…

Project Description: What role did the United States foreign policy play before, during, and after the Cuban Revolution, 1952-1963? Why did the United States government feel it necessary to intervene in the Cuban Revolution, which changed power from Fulgencio Batista to Fidel Castro? The island country of Cuba has always drawn attention from its neighbor to the north, the United States. The United States played a role when the country first formed to break away from its Spanish colonial…

During the Civil War, conflict was at its peak. After four years of bloodshed, President Abraham Lincoln wanted to swiftly end the war. Lincoln ended the war by giving his famous Emancipation Proclamation speech, which freed slaves across the United States. The 13th amendment was later passed, officially signified the end of slavery. Since African Americans were now freed, they advocated for equal rights and the right to vote, which they got in the form of the 14th and 15th amendments.…

Classical China was composed of several major schools of philosophy that generally associated with life on earth rather than spiritual values. These philosophies emphasized a good life on earth and focused on the virtues of obedience to the state rather than speculations about God and heaven. Confucius, or King Fuzi, preached Confucianism, which was a system of ethics stressing virtue and reverence throughout society. Additionally, during the Qin and Han dynasties, an alternate system of…

The Constitution was one of the most influential documents in the United State’s history, it established rules of the new country. Even though America was established in order to restart and get away from the British, they stole some parts of their own documents for the Constitution, such as the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and the English Bill of Rights. The Magna Carta influenced the constitution by introducing the British’s idea of limiting the king from having too much power. The…