Southwestern United States

in 1783, which helped the United States expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The second map shows the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of the country. The third map shows that the western part of Florida was added to the United States and eastern part of Florida was given by the Spanish as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. The fourth map shows that Texas was added to the United States in 1845, which led to…

quality American education is supposed to be. Although this country is built up of people from nearly every corner of the world, the dominant cultures and practices have always emerged as the standard for what should and would be taught in the United States.…

Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States. He was not considered to be the best president ever. Carter accomplished more during the time after his presidency than he did during his presidency. He is considered to be a humanitarian person and president. James Earl Carter, also known as Jimmy Carter, was born on October 1st, 1924. His Birthplace is located in Plains, Georgia. He was the oldest of four children. When Carter was young, he moved to Archery with his family. Archery was…

The United States Constitution was created to replace the weak Articles of Confederation. John Adams understood and was restrained from taking action to secure and enforce a commerce treaty with Britain in 1783. Even levying taxes seemed almost impossible as it took unanimous approval from all states to ratify laws. It took three years of waiting for Congress to abandon a tax of five percent on all imported goods which was blocked by Rhode Island. This was a common problem as Rakove points…

Treue der Union by: Matt Whelan German Teacher: Ms. Sarah Smith James E. Taylor High School Katy, Texas In the tiny Texas town of Comfort stands the Treue der Union monument. This monument marks the burial ground for the 35 German Texan Union loyalists killed by Confederate forces during the Civil War. The Treue der Union monument may be the most interesting piece of German history in Texas. As Frank Kiel (292) points out in his article debunking several inflated claims about the monument, it…

these thoughts do accurately describe what slavery was, there is a great depth to this concept that remains quite unclear. There is so much to how slavery impacted the United States that isn’t too often elaborated on. Edward Baptiste; the author of the book The Half That Has Never Been Told informs readers on how the United States of America managed to gain an economic standpoint throughout the 1600’s and 1800’s and also goes into the slavery system and how it grew. This book has dense amounts…

frequent. Such was the situation in the case of Michael Gilliland, a former United States Border Patrol Officer. According to the webpage, Border Corruption, in calendar year two thousand five, Gilliland was personally approached by Mexican human smugglers, commonly referred to as Coyotes. Coyotes make an unlawful and unethical wage by facilitating the illegal immigration of Mexican citizens across the shared United States and Mexico…

Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act benefited all of the Native Americans. Andrew Jackson warned the issue with the Indians during his inaugural speech that was held on March 4, 1829. He declared that the removal would strengthen the southwestern. Andrew Jackson believed that the Cherokees would be better off in the west; without the influence from local authority and white men. Monday, March 23, 1829, Andrew Jackson gave a memo to the creeks that he was the father leader of his children…

Slavery is known to be one of the most significant contributions to the United States. The colonies thrived off of slavery because of labor forces which gave them more resources and opportunities. In the 1800s slave owners thought it was reasonable to force African Americans to work with no pay because they believed that this particular group of people were created by God for this type of work (233 Oshatz). In Molly Oshatz’s article, “The Problem With Moral Progress”, she breaks down the…

"The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence." Jimmy Carter was the 39th presidential of the United States of America. During his presidency he gave this speech to address an energy issue the nation was facing. In his speech he states the issues, gave points, and suggested solutions which he practiced throughout his presidency. Background of Jimmy Carter Carter was born at the Wise Hospital in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. As a kid Carter went to public…