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- 411: The Life of Alexander Hamilton
- The Life of Alexander Hamilton Before earning such a glowing acclamation from the French statesman, Alexander Hamilton would have a rocky road to travel. He was most likely born on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies in 1755. The exact date of his birth is unknown ... the action for the 1778 campaign got underway, Hamilton pined for battle. He wanted to be in the fray, not behind a desk. Other developments pointed to a much more successful year of war. The French had officially recognized the United States as an independent nation, and pledged military support. As Hamilton was fluent in French, probably learned from his mother very early in life, Washington entrusted him as interpreter between himself and Admiral D'Estaing as they planned the Franco-American campaign. Baron von Steuben also stepped into the ...
- 412: 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 ...
- 413: 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 ...
- 414: The Borderlands: 1880 - 1940
- ... actions of the United States. Actions that affected the cities in Mexico were Prohibition and the Great depression. Events in the United States were not the only economic factor to effect the region. The Mexican Revolution had great social and economic influence to the region. On November 10 1910, the Mexican Revolution began and did not end until President Diaz was overthrown. The United States and its border towns were heavily involved in the conflict. The fighting was mainly in the north and they need supplies. The majority of the weapons and supplies for the Revolution was brought in the United States. The border cities in the United States became the chief suppliers of guns to the Revolution. This form trade was illegal and mainly done on the Black Market. ...
- 415: Karl Marx
- ... 1847, a group called the Communist League. At the leagues request, Marx and Engels drew up the Communist Manifesto in 1848. This is one of the most well known works of the pair. Once the Revolution of February 1848 took place, Marx was again banished, except this time from Belgium. He returned to France for the March Revolution, and then traveled to Germany where he published the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, from June 1, 1848 to May 19, 1849. Again Marx was banished from Germany, and again he returned to Paris. After the demonstration ... himself involved in political activity in the 1850's and 1860's with the revival of democratic activities. Most of the important works written by Marx can be summed up by the results of the revolution in "The Class Struggle of France." In these works Marx shows for the first time materialist dialectics to the study of an entire historical period. Marx tells the entire tall of causes, character, and ...
- 416: Napoleon's Career
- ... was usually allied with. The turning point of Napoleon's career also came in 1812 when war broke out between France and Russia because of Alexander I's refusal to enforce the continental. Even the French nation could not provide all the manpower and supplies needed to carry out the Emperor's grandiose plan for subduing Russia. Throughout 1811, he worked to mobilize the entire continent against Russia. He not only ... was inconclusive. At its end, Napoleon found himself the possessor, not of a victory, but of a barren hillside and an increasingly compelling commitment to advance further into the east. Well into the battle, the French had almost cracked the left side of the Russian Army. Several French generals had requested that Napoleon would commit the guard infantry into battle. This would create the final blow and insure the Russian defeat. After 14 hours of intense combat, the fighting died out at ...
- 417: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... unconstitutional—actions that Theodore Roosevelt took benefitted America by making it a more equal and progressive place. Theodore Roosevelt had several negative examples for commanding the counTheodore Roosevelty. In 1798, in the wake of the French Revolution and to stave off Republican criticism, John Adams’s Federalist adminisTheodore Rooseveltation passed some of the most resTheodore Rooseveltictive acts in the United States’ history: the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Naturalization Act mandated that ... the President could order the deportation of “citizens of any counTheodore Roosevelty with which the United States was at war” (Brown 122). These fed on early nationalistic sentiments and fear of “Jacobins” from the bloody French Revolution at a time when war with France looked probable. The Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes, which went down in history as the Sedition Act, was the most criticized of the bunch. ...
- 418: Biography of Rasputin
- ... Neva River, where he finally died by drowning. The murder only strengthened Alexandra's resolve to uphold the principle of autocracy, but only a few weeks later the whole imperial regime was swept away by revolution. It is said that the czarina went nightly to Rasputin's grave to pray. With the death of the Romanov dynasty, one of Rasputin's many prophecies proved to be true. Rasputin was most definitely one of the main causes of the overthrow of the czarist government and the rise of Bolshevism. One is reminded of the great French Revolution which began in 1789. When early acts of violence were reported to the weak French king, Louis XVI, he is to exclaimed, “Why, this is a revolt!” A more discerning rejoinder was, “No, sire, ...
- 419: Assassination Of Martin Luther
- ... with the help of the state's speedy ratification of the constitution. Another nickname for Delaware is the Blue Hen State for the pet gamecocks carried as mascots by a Delaware regiment during the American Revolution. 9 Florida Florida's official nickname is the Sunshine State, for its many sunny days. Other nicknames are the Orange State, the Peninsula State the Alligator State, the Southernmost State, and the Everglades State for ... seal, flag, flower, and tree. 20 Maryland The popular nickname for Maryland is the Old Line State, supposedly suggested by Gen. George Washington in admiration for the performance of the Maryland troops during the American Revolution. Anther nickname Free State is used to honor Maryland s long tradition of freedom, especially religious freedom. 21 Massachusetts It is nicknamed the bay state for the early settlement on Cape cod bay. Like other ... nicknames Wolverine State may have originated in a reference to wolves since there is no evidence that wolverines ever roamed the Michigan forests. 23 Minnesota Is called the North Star State, a translation of the French motto on the state seal. It is also nicknamed the Gopher State for the striped gopher common on the prairies. 24 Mississippi The State takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along ...
- 420: History Of Lacrosse
- ... Creeks where declared the winners a violent battle ensued. Most matches ended peacefully though. On occasion a game was set up to honor another tribe. Conover describes account of this kind, In 1794 after the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution whites were once again threatening Indian lands in what is now Ohio and New York. Chief Joseph Brant of the Mohawks, who sided with the British during the Revolution, was negotiating for land in Canada. The site offered by the British was unacceptable and would have separated them from the rest of the Six Nations, to which the Mohawks belonged. The Seneca, also ...
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