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In 1860, Southern states began to secede from the Union which lead to the American Civil War between the Confederates and the Union. The Confederates consisted of eleven Southern states while the Union consisted of 20 Northern states. What caused these Southern states to secede from the Union? During Abraham Lincoln’s presidential election in 1860, he won over the free Northern states which lead him to won. With Lincoln as president the Southern states feared the government would be more control by the North which meant a possibility of the abolishment of slavery.

The colonists were justified in going against Britain as they received unfair treatment. After the French and Indian war, Britain needed to pay off a lot of debt, therefore proceeding to taxing the colonies. Feeling betrayed by the king and the government, the colonies revolted. however, since the colonies were against taxes, they began to revolt. As things started to escalate, the talk of revolution began to spread.

The Revolutionary War started in 1775. The American colonies have had enough of the British occupants and set their foot down in pursuit to freedom and independence. Each battle that happened during the Revolutionary War had its own significance and contributions to the independence of the colonies. Many brave men laid their lives in pursuit of the dream of independence from British control. One particular battle paved the way for that independence to become a reality. That battle is known as the Battle of Yorktown. The Battle of Yorktown took place in what we know today as Virginia. It was a decisive battle that turned the table during the Revolutionary War. The battle ultimately led to the liberty of the American Colonies from the

retreated as the Hessians came down from Canada. The state of the Continental army was in bad shape. They were low on many supplies such as blankets, shoes, clothes, weapons, and food. Also cold and sick, the army needed boats to get across the Delaware river and into New Jersey. They used boats from local fishermen, who were not that happy about the army taking their boats. After a day they crossed the river, frostbitten and in poor condition, with low spirits. Just six months earlier the Declaration of Independence was signed. They were in need of funds to pay for the soldiers’ enlistments, which were due to expire at the end of the month. The Hessians felt victory at their fingertips, even trying to get Washington to give up and sign a document of surrender. Washington shows leadership qualities until the end.

In 588 B.C a horrible act was started by the Babylonian Empire. The Babylonian captivity had started and was exiling the Hebrews from their land. This was a very hard time for the Jews. The exile had brought a significant amount of change to how Judaism was practiced. Before they got exiled by the Babylonians their life revolved around the temple in Jerusalem, which the Babylonians have destroyed. The Hebrews believed that this was an act of god like when they were slaves in Egypt and then freed. They believed that they have to still keep their beliefs till god saves them again. Since they didn’t have a temple to go to where they made animal sacrifices they shifted their minds to the religious side. This is what led to the rise of

I believe that Roosevelt was defining American values that he believed should be humanistic values. I think that Roosevelt was trying to show the people of the United States as well as citizens of foreign countries how we expected them to conduct themselves. This speech was very passive aggressive in the fact that it does not state the consequences of breaking these freedoms, but it does imply that the United States will fight for those rights.

The Battle of Trenton was a critical battle that occurred on 26 December 1776, during the early years of the American Revolutionary War. The battle took place in the town of Trenton, New Jersey between the Continental Army, led by Commander-in-Chief, General (GEN) George Washington, and the British contracted Hessian Army, led by Colonel (COL) Johann Rahl. The Battle of Trenton served as the first major American victory in the Revolutionary war. Prior to the Battle of Trenton, American forces had endured nearly constant defeat as the British pushed them from New York and into Pennsylvania. The Continental Congress had pleaded for a battle victory to save the cause, and had all but lost hopes of achieving victory against the British. The Battle of Trenton was more than just a needed victory, but instead served as a second chance for the Continental Army to turn the tide of war.

In Common Sense, which was published at this time, Paine argued that the colonies should seek full independence from Britain. His pamphlet convinced many who were unsure of the purpose of the war and

Among the new taxes and laws the British imposed on the colonies only made them more resentful towards their mother country causing violent revolts, boycott, and events such as the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party. This lead to the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775 between the colonies in America and Great Britain in which each side had both substantial advantages and disadvantages that impacted the eight long years of struggle.

The shots that started the Revolutionary war were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 18, 1775, the British General Thomas Gage sent out around 700 soldiers to destroy all of the colonists guns and ammunition that had been stored in Concord. They had also planned on arresting John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolution. Seven hundred British troops began their march to Concord. Britain was accustomed to outnumbering their opponents and fighting in an open area. This was where the American forces had an advantage. The American troops used the guerilla warfare tactic used by the Indians in the French and Indian War. They did not use this tactic as much as people think, but it was very effective in fighting the British.

The American Revolutionary War was a very important event in history because that's what gave the colonist's freedom. In the time period between the war the British had made these rules that the colonist's had not liked so the colonist's started these acts. For example, there was the Boycott of British goods and the Boston tea party. Those acts spark the war because King George III didn’t like the rebellion of the colonist's so he sent British soldiers to keep an eye on the colonist's. There were battles that also spark the war, such as the battle of Lexington and concord, also the battle of Saratoga those battles spark the war and the King had enough so he sent troops to the colonies and then the war started.

According to University of Notre Dame History Professor, Leo Strauss, he has stated, “Natural right claims to be a right that is discernible by human reason and is universally acknowledged”. (Leo) This statement opens up the question, what exactly is a natural right and who has access to such? Society has not been able to decide which rights man possessed as a gift from God. To define a natural right, already defined by Professor Strauss as, “equal to of all individuals born in the United States and cannot be taken away”. (Leo) The term natural rights was first introduced in the American society by a fellow named John Locke and he argued, “Man was entitled to enjoy the rights of life, liberty and property” (Leo). There has been a constitutional dilemmas between which natural rights are God-given.

“Natural rights are those which always appertain to man in right of his existence. Of this kind are all the intellectual rights, or rights of the mind, and also all those rights of acting as an individual for his own comfort and happiness, which are not injurious to the rights of others.” Philosopher Thomas Paine states a clear example of what is profound about the Declaration of Independence. This quote is an example of natural rights philosophy which is the idea that there are some rights we are born with as humans. Natural rights are rights that deem all “men” equal to each other.

In order for a society to institute a society and government, a social and political contract must be made. The social contract, according to Locke, should have unanimous consent from every party involved while the