Whiskey Rebellion

We the people of United States established a Constitution for the United States of America in order to form a more powerful nation, protect the rights of the citizens, secure the law and justice, and most importantly, provide guidelines for people and the government. The total of 27 amendments were formed from 1789 to 1992. They address all different type of problems that occurred and possibly will occur. One of the amendments that have a great impact on the citizens and government is amendment…

Napoleon wanted to create a new French Empire in the Americas. When he wanted to crush a rebellion on the French Island, he wanted to sell all of French claims to Louisiana. Monroe and Napoleon offered Napoleon $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase and hoped that Congress and the President would support their decision. When Jefferson heard about…

George Washington is a very prominent and significant person throughout the United States, despite the fact that he lived over two hundred years ago. He is most well known for being the first president of the United States, but there is much more than just his presidency that makes him a significant person in history. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father was Augustine Washington. Augustine was a prosperous tobacco farmer in Virginia…

Huck vs. Family A person’s family has the ability to make them a great or terrible person. In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, relationships affect Finn in positive and negative ways. The beginning of the novel, portrays Huck as a very rebellious, rude and inconsiderate person. However, as the story develops, Huck transforms into an entirely different person. All of his relationships, improve one of his bad qualities and transform him into a new person. The first relationship that Huck has…

Plato states in The Republic that “[u]ntil philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophize, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide…cities will have no rest from evils…there can be no happiness, either public or private, in any other city” (473c-e). People have known for thousands of years about Plato’s concept of philosopher kings, so why hasn’t there come to be more societies under such rule? George…

Alfred F. Jones He was a mistake, that's what his father told him. He just wanted to be a hero, to have his name written into history. And everyday while the slaves were being slaughtered and carted away. Across the harsh waves he struggled and kept his guard up. Inside he felt empty, he would do anything to survive. Whether he beg, steal, borrow, or bartered. Than a hurricane came and devastation reigned he saw his future slowly dripping down the drain. He put a pencil to his temple, connected…

Powderly William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The…

I had a bright path ahead of me in high school and beyond. The reality of the situation was that high school was a bigger change for me than anyone had anticipated. My previous routine with my father had been rocked by the introduction to friends and a social life. Instead of my father picking me straight up from school and tutoring, however, I was beginning to hang out with friends and do things after school more frequently. This soon had adverse effects on my grades and my father took notice.…

Athulya Ajoykrishnan 2 September 2014 Second Hour AP Literature Invisible Man Reduction Title: Invisible Man Author: Ralph Ellison Date of Publication: 1952 Genre: Literary fiction, Bildungsroman, existential Biographical information about the author: He was born March 1, 1914 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as a grandson of slaves. He was named after Emerson. His father died when Ellison was young, and he grew up with his mother and brother. A good musician, he attended Tuskegee…

Both were members of Washington"'"s cabinet¡ªJefferson was secretary of state and Hamilton was secretary of treasury. Hamilton was somber and haggard, a mood unlike his personality. The reason for this mood was because his financial plan for recovery of public credit was trapped in congressional gridlock. Congressman James Madison managed to block its approval based on the key point of assumption. Assumption is when state debts are assumed by the federal government. Hamilton thought that if…