Samuel Alito

French and Indian War Despite what its name claims, the French and Indian War was one of many conflict between Britain and France, specifically over the Ohio River Valley territory. From rich soil to quality trading grounds, the Ohio River Valley was sought out by many groups due to the abundance of benefits. The British and the colonists fought the French and the Native Americans for 7 years (thus, “The Seven Years’ War”). Although the French surrendered and the British gained the land in the…

The Crucible is a story based on a true that happened in history. The play is based in a place called Salem, MASSACHUSETTS in the wood where a guy named Reverend Parris find his niece and daughter plus other girls dancing and later finds out they were conjuring spirits to hurt people Abigail was making a spell to kill goody Proctor. They also found out that Abigail had an affair with MR. Proctor. When they get back Reverend Parris’ daughter Betty and some other girls become sick and the doctors…

In the “Mapping the Nation” seminar presented by Lisa Kasmer, many different aspects of mapping in relation to British imperialism were discussed. Another way Britain showed their assumed superiority over other nations was through mapping. One example Kasmer discussed was the mapping of India. This map was just one of the many in King George’s topographical map collection. Since the British made the made, only their territories were identified through the color red, shading, and titles, etc. In…

(October 26, 1697 – July 28, 1746) was a German American printer and journalist in New York City. Zenger printed The New York Weekly Journal. He was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the governor of New York, but the jury acquitted Zenger, who became a symbol for freedom of the press. . In 1733, Zenger began printing The New York Weekly Journal, in which the journal voiced opinions critical of the colonial governor, William Cosby. On November 17, 1734, on Cosby's orders, the sheriff…

In 1765, two years after the end of the French and Indian War, Parliament passed the Quartering Act; the act stated that the colonies in America were to provide British soldiers with anything that they needed, such as room and board. However, a seven-year war had just ended for the colonists, the conflict between Britain and France over. Keeping British soldiers in the colonies was unnecessary, and an excessive requirement during peacetime when the colonies would have to pay for the provisions…

Witchcraft took place in many places around the world, including Salem, Massachusetts, England, and Scotland. Most people that were accused of being witches rejected Jesus and holy sacraments. Also, they were said to have made pacts with evil spirits. Although Witchcraft occurred in some places earlier than others, it had the same concept everywhere. One of the many places where witchcraft was popular was in Salem, Massachusetts. Witchcraft accusations started when people started…

Although the Creoles made up only 23% of the population, they were the ones who lead the fight for Latin American independence. The Latin American revolution took place between 1810 and 1826. The Revolution was lead by the Creoles, people born in America, but of pure Spanish blood. The Creoles led the fight for independence because they wanted more power and to break free of Spain’s economic control all while maintaining their social dominance over the lower classes. The Creoles wanted to…

The constitution is the backbone of the United States because without it where would were we be in life. The Bill of Rights, or first 10 amendments, was created to define our civil liberties as American citizens. There is quite a history that surrounds the founding of the Bill of Rights with almost 200 years of hindsight that gave us what we have today. The major parts of the Bill of Rights are the amendments, the federalists versus the anti-federalists and how our world would be different if we…

Great Britain, the Motherland, the power, the Monarchy! Great Britain controls all of the thirteen colonies, but how do they control them? Think, think about how you're being treated, is it fair? Are you even a fellow citizen to the British? Great Britain has taken too much control of our colonies and is not helping us in any way. In fact, Britain is stripping us of our freedom and justice in these many ways: emitting excessive taxes on goods, using the Church to gain loyalty, quartering of…

In the early 13th, the English Barons forced their tyrannical monarch, King John, to sign the revered Magna Charta. Their justifications for revolting against the crown originated with the ideas if protecting and defending the rights of loyal British subjects by providing due process and representation for the subjects. The principles once fought for, went largely unheeded by the colonists contemporaries in Parliament. Although the colonists made numerous requests to be treated as loyal subjects…