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- 381: George Washington
- ... until he was appointed adjutant for the southern district of Virginia by Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddle. The next year he became the adjutant of the Northern Neck and Eastern Shore. In 1753, Dinwiddle warned the French to stop their infringements on the Ohio Valley land that was claimed by the king. Dinwiddle sent one messenger, but he failed. He gave Washington the order to warn the French on October 31, 1753. His party consisted of an interpreter, a guide, two men that were experienced traders with the Native Americans, and two others. Washington left in November from Cumberland, Maryland, and traveled to Fort-Le Boeuf. When he arrived, he discovered that the French would fight for their land. The party nearly escaped from the French. Washington was next appointed lieutenant colonel to an expedition to the Ohio Valley. In April, 1754, he set out from Alexandria with ...
- 382: The Effects of the French and Indian War
- The Effects of the French and Indian War The colonists of the late 1700's were occupied by many fears. These fears were produces from many unfair circumstances forced upon them from England. The paranoia that fell upon the colonists ... this essay is to explain where these fears came from and to prove that the colonists had fair reason to be worried of loosing their rights as Englishmen. The struggle with England began with the French and Indian war 1752. This was a fight between England and France for control over the Ohio river valley. This war caused England to increase the number of troops in the colonies due to the ... judicial branch of government because they wanted state law to be supreme over national law, therefore the states would be responsible for a judicial branch. As shown in this essay it all started from the French and Indian war. From here on out the political struggle worsened as the colonists fears increased. These rising fears led the colonists to declare their independence from England. The writing of the Articles of ...
- 383: Morocco
- ... areas. Arabic is the official language of Morocco. It is spoken not only by Arabs but also by many Berbers in addition to their own language. A large number of Arabs and Berbers also speak French or Spanish. Islam is Morocco's official religion. About 98 per cent of the people are Muslims, and Islamic teachings regulate family and community life. Morocco also has some Christians and Jews. The traditional Moroccan ... about 25 colleges and technical schools. The largest university is Muhammad V University in Rabat. Moroccans have long been known for their fine leather goods, rugs, pottery, and metalware. Many Moroccan arts reflect Spanish and French influences as well as Arabic and Berber traditions. For example, traditional Moroccan folk music and folk dances are often combined with the styles of the Andalusian region of southern Spain. French influences can be seen in painting, sculpture, and drama. Modern Moroccan authors, whether writing in Arabic or French, have often dealt with problems of cultural identity and have protested continuing French influences in Morocco. ...
- 384: Industrial Revolution 3
- The second industrial revolution started in the late nineteenth century and continued through the 1930's. The revolution provided great opportunities as well as troubling times. The United States citizens struggled to gain control over their lives in an industrialized economy. Moreover, the second industrial revolution changed the lives and attitudes of the working class. The American working class benefited and also fell victim of the rise of industrial capitalism. Most of the workers even experienced a rise in the ...
- 385: Thomas Jefferson
- ... literature, law, architecture, science, and philosophy. He also had a great deal of influence on his ideals that came directly from the European culture and thought because he had been a diplomat and friend of French and British intellectuals. Jefferson was born on the thirteenth day of April of the year 1743 at Shadwell in Goochland (now in Albemarle) Co., Virginia, which was at the time considered a western outpost and ... Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and the others on the floor or the Congress. During Jeffersonˇ¦s first term as president, a major presidential achievement sparked because of his lifelong interest in the West and in American-French relations. This achievement was the Louisiana Purchase in the year 1803. This was the greatest land bargain in the history of the United States. The results from this purchase doubled the size of the United ... River, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, nearly all of Kansas, and portions of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Rock Mountains, and Louisiana west of the Mississippi River but including New Orleans. The French originally settled the land in the early 18th century, the area west of the Mississippi and the ˇ§Isle of Orleansˇ¨ was ceded to Spain by a secret treaty in the year 1762. Soon after ...
- 386: Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation
- Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a long time coming, with the influences of John Hus and John Wyclif. However, Martin Luther’s attempt to reform organized religion in Germany, especially, was far more ... increasingly disapproving of the church and were desperate for a new means of worship and religious power in Germany. The political situation in Germany during that time was also favorable for those desiring a religious revolution. Germany was not a centralized monarchy, but “a collection of semi-independent territories loosely combined into a political unit called the Holy Roman Empire” (Wiesner, p.301). Each of these cities were ruled by different ... choose between Catholicism and Lutheran Protestantism (thanks to the Peace of Augsburg in 1555) and gave them further power to enforce unity in their respective territories. Thanks to the methods and tactics of the protestant revolution, we have learned how to fight back against crooked leaders and Christianity has become one of the largest religions in the world. The Protestant Reformation may have even given Europeans the courage to travel ...
- 387: The Rise of the Manchus
- ... the pioneers, establishing a foothold at Macao ( or Aomen in pinyin), from which they monopolized foreign trade at the Chinese port of Guangzhou ( or Canton). Soon the Spanish arrived, followed by the British and the French. Trade between China and the West was carried on in the guise of tribute: foreigners were obliged to follow the elaborate, centuries-old ritual imposed on envoys from China's tributary states. There was no ... suddenness and ambitiousness of the reform effort actually hindered its success. One effect, to be felt for decades to come, was the establishment of new armies, which, in turn, gave rise to warlordism. The Republican Revolution of 1911 Failure of reform from the top and the fiasco of the Boxer Uprising convinced many Chinese that the only real solution lay in outright revolution, in sweeping away the old order and erecting a new one patterned preferably after the example of Japan. The revolutionary leader was Sun Yat-sen ( or Sun Yixian in pinyin, 1866-1925), a republican ...
- 388: Alexander Hamilton
- ... a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was Alexander Hamilton, of Grange, Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock, the Laird of Cambuskeith. Hamilton's mother was Rachael Fawcette Levine, of French Huguenot descent. When she was very young, she married a Danish proprietor of St. Croix named John Michael Levine. Ms. Levine left her husband and was later divorced from him on June 25, 1759. Under ... a clerk or the like … and would willingly risk my life, though not my character, to exalt my station." During adolescence, Hamilton had few opportunities for regular schooling. However, he possessed a commanding knowledge of French, due to the teaching of his late mother. This was a very rare trait in the English continental colonies. Hamilton was first published in the Royal Danish-American Gazette with his description of the terrible ... 579, 4 Wheat. 316 (1819). Hamilton sometimes overstepped the limits of his office in interfering with other departments. For instance, serious differences between Jefferson and Hamilton developed in the field of foreign affairs. When the French Revolution turned into war against all of Europe, and the French Republic sought to involve the United States, Hamilton advocated strict neutrality, which Washington proclaimed on April 22, 1793. Hamilton defended the proclamation in ...
- 389: Minority Rules
- ... consider when thinking of Lucie and her several relationships. Gaspard's purpose in the novel is dissimilar to that of Miss Pross. Gaspard is used to help the reader understand how the majority of the French population was feeling prior to the revolution. Gaspard and the other peasants were treated, by the aristocracy, as if they were disgusting rodents. When Gaspard's son is run over by the Marquis, all the Marquis is worried about, is if his ... of how he is being treated causes him to rebel and kill the Marquis. The one murder symbolizes the animosity of all the peasants and is a taste of what is to come with the revolution. Gaspard was therefore used to foreshadow what is to happen in the future, this is auvioce especially after Gaspard is captured and hung. He is left hanging with a knife in him so that ...
- 390: Events Leading To The American Revolution
- Events Leading To The American Revolution During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditions of rights of the colonists will slowly be changed as the constriction of the parliament becomes more and ... should be destroyed, thus separation from England. A new society would follow, where the people of the society would have these rights necessary for self-autonomy. The Declaration of Independence was a strong justification for revolution. The Revolution follows the Declaration of Independence, where a transition occurs. The transition has to do with the rights of the colonists. The colonists acquire their rights through resistance to british imperial conformity, by resisting certain ...
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