was in charge of writing many papers for the general such as letters to Congress informing them of the current whereabouts and conditions of the army. Hamilton’s writings for the general were very significant to the war as they gave great insight to what the war was actually like due to Hamilton’s impressive skill in composition. Although Hamilton’s work as an aide-de-camp was mostly desk work‚ Washington occasionally entrusted Hamilton with other important tasks such as recruiting reinforcements from
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missouri compromise which itself would have been an odd numbered state and that wasn’t allowed so it came to Maine balancing the power out by Northerns decision. What the missouri compromise said was anything below the missouri state line would be a slave state and anything above
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a Independent America over the top. Washington’s contributions were the primary reason to America becoming a independent country and breaking away from the reign of king George III. Washington through his lifetime proved he was all for America and did not want anything in return‚ but instead for America to be a better place as his presidency reign finished. Evidently‚ Washington is the greatest president in Americas history and will influence most great presidents in the future for the better.
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The Haitian revolution is a long and complicated event that involves many aspects to understand its birth and success. The various rivalries‚ class struggles and calls for freedom allowed the slaves on this island to gain an upper hand against their European oppressors. It was not a single event that created change but‚ like the French revolution‚ consisted of a timeline of situations that ultimately led to this result. A great amount of credit is given to the French Revolution and the declarations
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Analyze the influence of humanism on the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance. Use at least THREE specific works to support your analysis. The Renaissance produced new ideas that were reflected in the arts‚ philosophy‚ and literature. Humanism was a literary movement that celebrated the individual. It also stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture. Petrarch and many other humanists would try to recover many of the classics‚ and soon realized how much classical heritage was
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the Romans. The ancient Greeks and Romans made many contribution that we still use in our every day lives. The Greeks and Romans have made contributions to our world such as art‚ literature‚ architecture‚ law‚ and religion. Many people don’t realize how big of a difference the Greeks and Romans have made in our lives. If it weren’t for the Greeks and Romans a lot of materials that we use today would not even be around. The Greeks maintained a religion but began to separate the conduct of
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Mussolini’s Fascist Italy The rise of a new ideology often means a destruction of the old or previous one. After World War I‚ many countries such as Italy faced social discontent due to a staggering number of deaths that occurred and had left the economy weak. The working class believed in opposition of the liberal government‚ which led to other political ideologies taking the stage. Italy’s move toward fascism was due to the people’s fear of a socialist revolution. Fascism is a political ideology
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William Shakespeare contributed an abundance of words that people still use in the modern era. He invented over one thousand and seven hundred words in the English language. Without these words‚ the language as people know it would be very bland. For example‚ Shakespeare created the word congregation. The definition of a congregation is a gathering or collection of people. Another example is the word addiction. An addiction is to have a dependency on something. Shakespeare also created the word worthless
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was the play meant to pay tribute to the new king‚ but it was also to continue what Queen Elizabeth had left off with; she was a patroness of the arts and Shakespeare wanted this patronage to continue‚ so he saw
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On the fourth of October in 1957‚ at approximately 2:29 pm‚ the Soviet Union did something unheard of. They launched the first artificial Earth satellite into a low-Earth orbit. This satellite was Sputnik‚ the Russian word for traveler. Although the Soviet Union launched this satellite‚ its impact on the United States was tremendous. For instance‚ the launch of the Russian Satellite‚ Sputnik‚ lead to the creation of NASA. Contributing factors like the U.S.’s continuous strive to come out on top‚
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