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The Embargo Act of 1807 After the Chesapeake Affair, Thomas Jefferson served two terms as the president of the United States from 1801 through 1809. Furthermore, Jefferson took responsibility as the third president of the United States to release the Embargo Act in 1807, to pursue foreign powers such as Europeans to respect American rights and neutrality. “The First Barbary Acts,” was a result that led to the main cause of The Embargo Act of 1807. The First Barbary Acts was an undeclared war…

Thomas Jefferson once said “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Jefferson wrote these exact words in the document that is the foundation of this great nation. We all know this man’s accolades the Third President of the United States, the writer of the Declaration of the Independence and the founder of the University of…

American Social Issues and Revolutionary Ideas “The distinction between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders, are no more. I am not a Virginia, but an American,” Patrick Henry declared in his 1774 speech at a meeting of the First Continental Congress (“Patrick”). This rhetoric illustrates the sense of society Americans felt. According to Gordon S. Wood in “Rhetoric and Reality in the America Revolution,” there is a link between American social issues and Revolutionary…

the Declaration of Independence, the colonists promised and declared many things. These things included all men being created equal, the promise of a republic government, and our unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit happiness. Thomas Jefferson’s tone in the Declaration is very scholarly, showing the seriousness of the colonists about their new independence. However, even though the colonists sound extremely serious about the promises they make for their new country, in…

The idea of manifest destiny is without a doubt one of the most influential philosophies in American history. It called upon Americans to establish an empire from “sea to shining sea.” Even if it was coupled with strife, the movement helped more than hurt those involved with territorial expansion, the relocation of inhabitants, and the prosperity of the nation. The idea that America could expand to the Pacific was an impossibility before 1800. However, after the purchase of the Louisiana…

The Social Contract The purpose of the social contract is to bring people together in a society, and then to decide the positions of people in their society. They do this by transferring their rights to another person through a social contract. Once a person leaves the state of nature and is brought into a society, a social contract is the only way for the individual to benefit from what a commonwealth and partnership can bring but also have some sort of obligation to contribute to that society…

from contrasting views between Thomas Jefferson’s Republicans and Alexander Hamilton’s Federalists due to different beliefs in regards to the Constitution’s power and the impact of foreign policy and economic growth on the young United States. The Federalists were the first group to control the government of the United States and the accomplishments of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams defined the party. On the other hand, distinguished men like Thomas Jefferson and James…

find it and you go and get it.” This is a quote that many people live by and represent in their daily lives. Three people that really stood out to as living determined lives are; Thomas Edison, Carrie Underwood, and my mom. All of these people had a goal that they were willing to work and make sacrifices for. Thomas Edison was not a man that gave up easily. Once he knew what he wanted, Edison made sure he worked to accomplish it. He didn’t care how long it was going to take him, he was…

“We are all stories in the end. Just make it a good one.” The Doctor from Doctor Who. This quote states that even if family and friends are gone, they will still be remembered by what they did when they were alive. Family will never loose thought about that person even friends. This quote may relate to young adults, they don’t have to be something great when making their story, young adults just have to know that they are something great inside. 2 people were researched that have followed this…

Book Review The book “The Presidency of George Washington” by Forest McDonald mostly concentrates on presidential organizations. It talks about how the presidency of George Washington was one of the most significant events in the history of the United States of America. Also, it discusses social factions, national opinionated politics, war debt, and the regulation of the state and federal governments. McDonald, proclaims that, the office of president may have not existed today if not for…