Treason

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was the first company to manufacture domestic supply of high quality gunpowder .In 1802, the DuPont family began their industrial business in the United States by building the Eleutherian Mills on the Brandywine Creek in Delaware. This was the beginning of an extensive scale gunpowder production in the United States. Guncotton, also known as nitrocellulose, was invented in 1845 by German chemist Christian Schonbein. The purpose of this invention as to create…

politician, became the leader of this committee. He believed that the only way to achieve a "republic of virtue" was through the use of terror. "Terror is necessary to achieve the goals of the revolution!!" "My poor neighbor was falsely accused of treason, and was executed the other day..." The guillotine was a fast falling blade used as a more humane way to execute…

overthrown torture was inflicted on anyone who dared to commit treason. Treason as well as matricide, murder, robbery, larceny, rape, conflicting religious views, and arson were all considered to be capital offenses and were given the highest form of punishment-- torture leading to death. All accused of these crimes were given a trial; however, the trail was often unfair and the accused rights were limited. Those accused and convicted of treason were to be hanged, but not killed by hanging, then…

Abraham Lincoln assassination was by John Wilkes Booth on April 14,1865 while attending the play “Our American Cousin’’at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. because he was in the Civil War. John Wilkes shot Abraham Lincoln shortly after 10 p.m. while he watched a play at this theater. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was unjust because played an important role in the 13th Amendment which ended slavery in America and was also successful in preventing other countries from intervening in…

America has had many problems since the start of the country, with all of these the country has stood strong. The causes and effects of the Whiskey Rebellion was a long lasting effect on America. The thing that caused the whiskey rebellion was, a tax protest that then later became know as the Whiskey Tax. Because of this people started to revolt due to the “tax on whiskey”. The tax on whiskey was basically a fundraiser to get the money back from the revolutionary war. There was many people…

criminal law, the burden of proof falls on the defendant. Also in criminal law, it requires that the judge or jury is without any doubt sure of a guilty verdict. Criminal law is comprised of mainly three types of cases: misdemeanors, felonies, and treason. Of the three types of cases, misdemeanors are the least offenses. Misdemeanors are typically punishable by assessing fines, but there are some more serious misdemeanors that can be punishable by receiving jail time which is usually less than…

Socrates made a very thorough and seemingly honest account of the charges held against him. He provided an in depth explanation as to why he has so many accusers but also how their reasons to accuse him were made up and driven by hate and jealousy. Having many accusers as well as accusations, the main charges brought up against him are of corrupting the youth and how he is an atheist by teaching of divinities that are not by the state. First, I will explain, from his account, how he did not…

Boleyn and her brother George were arrested. On the 4th of May, several nobles were arrested being charged with treason conspiracy do with relations with Queen Anne. A grand jury was summoned on the 9th of May. The next day, all the nobles tried with the exception Thomas Wyatt and Richard page were indicted for treason. On May 15, 1536, Anne Boleyn and her brother were tried for treason and found guilty. On the 16th May, letter to the King asserting her innocence and to the sacraments claiming…

lesson. Greed is described in many ways. Learning about greed can help you to become less desirable of wanting to have everything and becoming superior. However, there are many ways to show greed. Greed is a form of being disloyal, betrayal. or treason. For example, If someone wants to have something so bad that they will hurt the people around them just so that they can have it. Lion King shows a tremendous amount of greed. In the story Lion King there was two brothers named Mufasa and…

without falling like at the 9/11 memorial in New York City. Some people think she is fit even through her and her husband’s scandals. Hillary Clinton should not be president of the United States of America. She has committed numerous crimes including treason and murder. Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in 1946 in…