George Washington Plunkitt

In 1775, Patrick Henry gave America one of the most inspiring speeches that will bring soon bring them together with war on the rise. “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” has become the battle-cry to the people in the colonies to take a stand against Britain’s rule and make America their own country. Even after the attempted peace between the two countries, it has been exhausted to the breaking point, and it has come to the time where fighting for their own freedom is the only viable option. Henry’s

My Cultural Identity My cultural identity stems from my countless brave ancestors that made the journey to the United States many eons ago. Since then, every generation has impacted our original customs. As the years passed on, so did behaviors and other tendencies. These have eventually made their way throughout the entire family tree and down to my generation. Now, as a social work student, I am forced to face these behaviors head on and even challenge them. Two Stories of Immigration

Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in a stone farm house in Portugal. His father's name was Dom Ruy Magellan, and his mother's name was Donha Alda De Mesquite. His father was a Portuguese nobleman and owned a large amount of land. He was also a sheriff, an honorary position awarded for distinguished service to the crown. Ferdinand's brother was named Diago De Sousa, a name he took from his wealthy grandmother, his sister was named Isabel Magellan. His family seemed to care about each other and

Evaluate the relative importance of two of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776. Parliamentary Taxation The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas British military measures Restrictions of Civil Liberty Some say that the Revolution was destined to happen ever since Settlers set foot on this continent, others argue that it would not have happened if it weren't for a set of issues that finally drove the colonists to revolt. Ultimately, Britain lost

Although building a statue or memorial seems simple- you think of something you want to build or memorialize, you choose a location, you design it, and then of course, you build it. However, the actual process proves to be more controversial and painstaking. The difficulties when it comes to building a statue or monument should arise prior to building the actual monument. The most critical stages of development are throughout the design and planning process. This is due to the many factors that have

policy in the 1770s, led to a revolution in colonial America evident in political, economic, and social issues. The Revolutionary War was caused by the British Parliament, one is because of the political issues. For example, on January 14, 1776, George Greenville explained that Britain had the supreme legislative power over America (Document 1). According to Greenville, Britain had this supreme legislative power because Parliament had provided the colonists with much of their needs (Document 1)

became negatively affected by the lack of representation in the British homeland. George Grenville believed that the colonies should be responsible for paying off the debt caused by Britain's protection (Document 1). Grenville's reasoning was that if the colonies were the recipients of protection, clearly the colonies should be paying. However, the colonists didn't all agree with this; while some, such as George Washington, agreed that the idea was fair, the concept of forcing this change without any

dispute leads to a war knowns as the French and Indian war. The French people have made the Americans mad at them because they caused the colonies and did not help them fight in the war with British. In the end, the French and Indian war cost King George III a lot of money for the weapons and for the supplies that they needed for this war. In the first place,

Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis is about the time after the revolutionary war and the people who tried to figure out the future of the early United States. Ellis talks about Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, George Washington, and Aaron Burr. He goes into detail about six different events that these men were apart of, their relationships with each other, that effected the new nation. The first chapter is about the fatal Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

the Patriots against the Loyalists. In addition, he published several papers arguing against pro-Loyalist propaganda. During the war, he became George Washington’s aid and was later elected to represent the Continental Congress. With this position, he provided advice for the Declaration of Independence and followed it up with The Federalist Papers. Washington also promoted him to Secretary of the Treasurer, where Hamilton proposed the idea for a National Bank. Hamilton’s impact on America was crafting