Washington led the revolutionary war which began the birth of a new nation which goes under foreign policy, helped with the constitution that had much to do with equal rights, and dealt with the whiskey rebellion. Also Washington set the standards for all of the other presidents which was very important. The 3rd best president based off my criteria is Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy built the Panama Canal, built up the navy,
ZINN CHAPTER 4 1. What is the thesis of this chapter? Around 1776, certain important people in the English colonies made a discovery that would prove enormously useful for the next two hundred years. They found that by creating a nation, a symbol, a legal unity called the United States, they could take over land, profits, and political power from favorites of the British Empire. In the process, they could hold back a number of potential rebellions and create a consensus of popular support for the rule of a new, privileged leadership.When we look at the American Revolution this way, it was a work of genius, and the Founding Fathers deserve the awed tribute they have received over the centuries.
The Ideals of the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is the most important document in the history of the most influential nation in the modern world – The United States of America. Many other nations and societies that have gained their independence since this declaration was drafted in 1776 have used the four key ideals contained within it as a guide for their own independence. This document did much more than achieve independence for the U.S; it would drastically change the thinking of the entire world. The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of North America wanted independence in July of 1776. The British colonies wanted independence from Great Britain due to a number of practices that they felt were unfair; high taxes and lack of government representation were the most important.
John Locke is one of the most influential Enlightenment philosophers of the seventeenth century. His philosophical writings of individual rights and role of government to secure these rights were a major influence on the founding fathers of the United States of America. The founding fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison used many of the tenets of John Locke's philosophy to construct the American political ideology of liberal democracy. John Locke's view of what a civil society and popular sovereignty inspired the founding fathers and the colonists to develop a political and social discourse which fueled the American Revolution. Locke's influence can be seen in documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist Papers.
Period 4 9/14/11 Have you ever wondered how life was like in Early American society? Or even how European ideas influenced our Declaration of Independence? How America’s greatest tragedy which was the Civil War started? Moments in history like these should be known by everyone. It’s important to know about the past lives and how around the 1800’s the United States started expanding.
Authors, Howard Jones and Donald Rakestraw, published the nonfiction book, Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840’s, during the year of nineteen ninety-seven. The thesis of the book is that if the United States and England had not of resolved the crises that occurred between the two nations, by negotiating instead of war, the growth of the United States during the Manifest Destiny period might not of developed how it did. The book centralizes around the different crises that occurred and explains how the crises were resolved, thus setting up the United States for the period of Manifest Destiny/Expansion in the West. The points in history that the authors focused on were the importance of national honor for both nations, the affects of the Caroline, the case of Alexander McLeod, the Creole, the negotiations of national interests between Webster and Ashburton, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, disputes of boundary to the northwest of Oregon, and the outcome of the Oregon Treaty. All negotiations that were caused by these events were the major reasons of why the United States was able to focus on expanding into the West at the rate that the nation did.
What helped industry grow in the early part of the century? What area of the country thrived?) * Missouri Compromise (1820) & Tallmadge Amendment * Monroe Doctrine Court Cases – the Marshall Court (all of these are about strengthening FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POWER) John Marshall Marbury vs.
The Lewis and Clark’s expedition: purposes and achievements Being founded in 1776, the United State is labeled as a young nation with a large area of land. With a passage of time, the history of the country has been accompanied by numerous trail adventures, which have made connections between many parts of the massive continent. Being known as the Crops Discovery of Expedition, the Lewis and Clark Expedition is one of the most successful explorations that help America turn over a new leaf. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, based on the ground that the United State was in the need of getting valuable minerals and plants, finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, establishing trade with Native Americans,
The phrase "Manifest Destiny" is connected with the territorial expansion of the US in the 19th century. Manifest Destiny was the American belief that the United States was destined to expand westward. The expansion was thought to be not only good, but also apparent ("manifest") and definite ("destiny"). Many believed the mission to be divinely inspired. Originally a political catch phrase of the nineteenth century, Manifest Destiny became a historical term, often used as a synonym for the territorial expansion of the United States across North America.
Shortly after the discovery of the New World, Europeans began sailing across the Atlantic ocean, bringing across with them the acquired knowledge that has since been known to man at the time. Architectural traditions and construction techniques for buildings were brought over as well. However, as the young country continued to grow fairly quickly in size, population, and power; independence from the mother country, the Kingdom of Great Britain, was proclaimed in 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Shortly after, the United States of America reached with the victory of the Revolutionary War. It is that inspiring storyline that influenced the