Thirteen Days

The American flag is seen as one of the largest icons of America still to this day. The American flag we see today consists of thirteen stripes and fifty stars, and it was created in 1777 on June fourteenth. In this version, the thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies and the stars represent the fifty states. The colors on the flag also have their own meanings; white stands for innocence, red stands for valor, and blue stands for perseverance. The flag was created by the Continental…

The thirteen British colonies developed a unique American society by 1763 as a result of numerous socioeconomic and political factors. From sculpting an economy that worked for the colonies’ individual interests, crafting a government that reflected the radical ideal of self-governance, and eventually building a religiously free environment, the thirteen colonies were products of their environment, generation, and geographic circumstances. The thirteen colonies’ ability to develop a unique…

to the harsh winters of New England, the thirteen original colonies grew and prospered in completely different ways. All thirteen of the original colonies were settled for different reasons, and as a result had different tactics for survival. They developed different types of industry, economies, government, agriculture, and religion. Not everything went according to plan, but in the end, they are the reason modern day America is the way it is. The thirteen original colonies realized soon…

clear answer rang from under the covers. “Of course you are going” Topanga insisted and pulled the comforter off of Riley and the bed. “Get up, or I’ll send your father in here.” Topanga warned before she headed downstairs to go start breakfast. The thirteen year old huffed and remained in bed. She was not going to leave her bed for anyone. Ten minutes passed, and there was no sign of Riley. Topanga glanced at her husband and nodded towards the stairs. “Your turn.” she indicated while…

sanctioned by Congress June 14,1777. Since then June 14 has been deemed “Flag Day”. The American Flag was first flown at Fort Stanwix, which is now a site in the present city of Rome, New York, on August 3, 1777. It was later under fire 3 days later in the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777. It was said for the Flag to have one star and stripe per state. Making thirteen stars and stripes on the flag because of the original thirteen colonies that existed then. The colors of the Flag stand for…

Rights Now,in modern days our government is democratic,but back in the 1900’s the king ruled, and this would lead to problems with the people.The American Revolution began in 1775 when the thirteen colonies started to rebel against England because they felt the monarch government was taking unfair advantage of the colonies.However,the King disagreed with the colonist opinions over the way they were being treated and these actions eventually led to tensions between the thirteen colonies and…

Fathers of the nation, Paine advocated for independence from the British by writing a pamphlet know as “ Common Sense” to the thirteen colonies in 1776. Great Britain held power over the United States from 1607 until 1776 because of their powerful government and military. The commonly known document, “The Declaration of Independence” was an official paper that the thirteen colonies used to proclaim their freedom. John Locke’s “Two Treatises of Government” and Jean Jacques Rousseau “Social…

England had thirteen formative colonies in North America. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Bay were some of the prominent founding colonies. The two I choose to analyze are Massachusetts Bay Colony and Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the first English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, they arrived in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan colonists from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley. In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Company received a charter…

The American Revolution The American Revolution was the beginning of a new country. The thirteen colonies come together attempting to develop a plan, and argue their rights not knowing it would lead to independence. Beginning of a rag-tag group of militias, undertrained men took on the world’s greatest military of the time. Boston, Massachusetts 1765 the American colonist are on edge and enraged over the newest tax placed upon them by the English crown. The Stamp Act was a law designed to…

class whether it was for academic instructions or disciplinary reasons, she addressed her students as “friends”. This simple act promoted a sense of community and friendship between the teacher and the students themselves. After my first initial day of observing the classroom environment, I focused on aspects that affected school culture. The most obvious to me was the difference of race and how it affected the individual students learning experiences. This is the most diverse classroom I have…