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“From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” This statement is quite bold considering that the Articles lasted only eight years. In some ways this form of government was effective and in some ways it was not. It did provide the newly formed American colonies with the means to govern themselves in the manner that they wished to be governed and set the rules for operations of the United States government. On the other hand, it was ineffective because there was no president or executive agencies or judiciary, nor was there a tax base or even a way to pay off state and national debts from war years. They could also be called ineffective because of their limited scope and the

What if you were in a country where you were forced to overpay on everyday items, but were not able to change this in any way? If you would feel angry, and frustrated, then you would have sympathized with the American colonists in the mid 1700s. America had grown tired of being taxed relentlessly because of the heavy payment of the French and Indian War. One-sided acts and laws such as the Intolerable Acts and the Stamp Act treated the colonists unfairly. Thoughts drifted toward rebellion, and the people were empowered by acts of defiance against the British. The Boston Tea party and the speech by Patrick Henry made the Brits pass more laws and acts, causing an uproar in the colonies. Many unreasonable laws and acts of defiance led the country

Topic title: The difference in executions under the different reigns during the Tudor and Stuart states in the 16th, 17th and 18th century.

In the late 1700s, people moved to the United states wanting a better life. They wanted to separate from Britain. The United states were running by its first president George Washington. The french helped America do this. The United States borrowed money from the french to pay for the war. They paid the French back later.

Lincoln’s plan in 1863 involved issuing Ten- Percent Plan, to offer amnesty to any southerner if they would proclaim their loyalty to the Union and also supported the emancipation of the slaves. If ten percent of the state’s voters in the election of 1860 took this oath to the United States only then could they develop a new state government required to abolish slavery. After this then the state could reenter into the Union with complete privileges such as crucial apportionment to the Senate and House of Representatives (Schultz, n.d). However Republicans within Congress wanted to punish the South so they passed the Wade-Davis Bill which required fifty percent instead of ten percent taking an oath of loyalty. Also if southerners wanted to serve in the constitutional convention or earn the right to vote they would also have to take a second oath called the iron-clad oath which stated they had never

his public life, again opted for the presidency as a candidate of the republican faction, in a

In 1820, a politician by the name of Henry Clay decided to help work out a compromise that would keep the balance the North and South. Clay suggested that Congress should admit Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. The official proposal was passed in March of 1820 and prohibited slavery from any territories in the Louisiana Purchase that was North of 36°30’ latitude. (The American Journey Page 320,437, and 438) Almost thirty years later, a dispute over slavery broke out in Congress because a bill was introduced by Illinois senator Stephen Douglas. Douglas originally wanted to run for president but in order to do that he needed the support of the Southern Democrats. With Douglas trying to win over both northerners and southerners, the Kansas-Nebraska act proclaimed that Kansas and Nebraska territories would have the choice to be a free or slave state. Douglas was basically saying that “they” being Congress would repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and would rely on “popular sovereignty” which is letting the people decide. He figured that because Kansas and Nebraska becoming slave

What makes a person’s spirit triumph ? Love,Laughter, and Nature are all what make a person’s spirit triumph.

From the colonial era until the late nineteenth century, the United States was a producer-oriented nation. Simply, most Americans produced what they needed, generating only what their immediate families or villages could use. Farmers—sometimes inaccurately called "subsistence farmers"—grew a variety of crops and vegetables on small acreages, stored what their families could use, and peddled whatever surplus there might be in the nearest town. The raising of livestock usually centered on one or two family dairy cows and some swine and fowl for slaughter. Few large commercial herds existed.

In the post-Civil War United States, corporations grew significantly in number, size and influence. During this time period, big business impacted the economy politically, economically and the way Americans responded changed over time. As business started to grow, some companies monopolized other companies while some companies also started to lose their business. Furthermore, people started to have more leisure time and business played a role in providing entertainment for its people. These changes over the past thirty years were molded by the actions and development of big business.

The relashonship between the peasants and the chinease communisit and wealthy land owners was a complicated one that changed through different events. Examples of this are the rich loosing their valuables, the strength of peasants that was reconized by the communists, and gathering support for fighting the Japanese

America at the time adopted an isolationist stance; its leaders were not interested in involving themselves with Europe and its problems. Their policy was to ignore the rest of the world and to focus on their own politics. This seems like abnormal behavior for modern America who is usually willing to send aid to anyone in need for the sake of democracy, but in those times the American government chose to not meddle in other countries’ problems (Breitman and Lichtman 83). They were coping with the impact of the Great Depression and felt that the country had to stabilize itself before the rest of the world.

While Europe was being attacked from almost every side, America was keeping its head buried in the sands of isolationism. After World War I, America was a little less than enthusiastic about getting involved in any foreign affairs, therefore isolationism seemed like the best possible policy to follow. Despite this policy, people will pick sides. Due to the alliance America had in the last World War, the sympathies of most Americans were with the besieged Allies. Although, this favoritism America showed was clear Americas still wanted no part in the war.

In 1944 many Jewish leaders, domestically and internationally, begged President Roosevelt to bomb Auschwitz’s gas chambers or the rail lines leading to the concentration camp. By November 1944 the report on Auschwitz from the two escapees Rudolph Vrba and Alfred Wetzler had reached Washington DC informing the War Department on the exact setup of the concentration camp and the details of the procedures that took place there. This brought about the last round of requests for a bombing on Auschwitz (Wyman, 287). The War Department however continued to refuse these suggestions time after time.

On may 13th, 1939 the S.S. St. Louis departed from Hamburg Germany. The ship contained 937 passengers, nearly all were Jewish and were planning to escape the rising power of Hitler and his Third Reich. These Jewish refugees arrived in Cuba on May 27th, 1939. However, they were not afforded the asylum they hoped for. Only 22 of the 937 passengers were granted entry, they had obtained valid U.S. Visas. The rest were refused to even disembark from the St. Louis. Once the press was alerted of the refugee crisis news spread throughout the Americas and Europe. While the plight of the refugees was portrayed rather sympathetically very few journalist suggested that their countries admit the passengers. The St. Louis remained docked in the Havana harbor while Lawrence Berenson, an attorney who worked to represent the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee negotiated with Cuba's President Federico Bru. Berenson was unable to reach an agreement. The St. Louis was then ordered to leave Cuba on June 2nd. The ship would sail towards Florida, many were sure that America would grant refuge. Some passengers went as far as the contact U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself. They were met with denial. The state department issued a telegram that stated the refugees must wait their turn as well as meet the qualifications and obtain a visa in order for U.S. entry. A final effort by U.S. diplomats to convince Cuba to grant entry to the Jewish refugees was perused to no avail. The refugees would ultimately sail back to Europe. Jewish Organizations, however, intervened and the refugees were granted asylum in other European countries, 288 refugees entered Britain, the rest were sent to landlocked Europe. This asylum would be temporary, however, in May of 1940 Hitler invaded Western Europe. 254 of the 620 passengers that returned to continental Europe would die in the