Burr was toxic because he murdered Alexander Hamilton. Burr‚ motivated by years of political rivalry murdered Alexander Hamilton. After the Revolutionary war‚ Hamilton and Burr became lawyers and Hamilton knew Burr was a better lawyer than himself‚ this caused tension between the two because Hamilton was always asking Burr questions. Then Burr ran against Thomas Jefferson in the presidential election. Jefferson was also Hamilton’s rival‚ but Hamilton respected him for having beliefs unlike Burr
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the Democratic-Republican candidate‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was elected as president. Well-known as a supporter of states rights and an agrarian society‚ Jefferson felt the need to reduce the differences between the two parties and did much to accomplish this through his two terms. Although Jefferson was elected as a Democratic-Republican‚ through his term he adopted many Federalist’s views in order to do what was best for the common good. In a way‚ Jefferson did out-federalize the federalists by taking
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have made the successes that they did. I believe that George Washington‚ our very first President‚ had the biggest of successes. He had to figure out how to run a country. He had no one to look up to. He did everything on his own. Being the first‚ and not having experience‚ I think he didn’t do that bad of a job. Another one of Washington’s successes was that he led the Continental Army. He led the army into victory. Winning a war is a major success. Not only did Washington participate in the war
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Technology has been a very big contribution to this generation. Like everything in this world‚ things age as well as evolve and change. One aspect that has begun to change is where and how we use technology. Three major examples are in the work place‚ how we monitor our elderly parents or siblings‚ and how it improved our medicine. While these three topics may seem very different‚ after reading two articles from the New York Times and one from The New Yorker‚ “Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor
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Designer clothes‚ Hollywood‚ and actors are the priority of many people today. The book that explains all this is J.D Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye. This novel is about a teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who notices the world around him. He sees how a materialistic view on life has dominated over a spiritual view. The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger indicates that ways of a material world is present‚ just the way it is today. When parents are not there for their children‚ they will often buy
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Triangle Trade) What items did North America sell to Europe/Africa in the Triangle Trade? What items did England sell to the rest of the world in the Triangle Trade? Describe‚ in detail‚ the conditions of the Middle Passage. How far west did the British colonies extend in colonial America? Why? Did most people live in the cities or the country? What did they do for a living? Roughly how many people lived in the British colonies during this time? Why did more slaves live in the South
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How did equality become a stronger component of America freedom after the Revolution? The revolution released public debates and political and social structures that expanded the scope for freedom. It also challenged inherited structures of power within America. In result of rejecting the principle of hereditary aristocracy‚ Americans also rejected the society of patronage‚ privilege‚ and fixed status. Men who led the revolution from start to finish were considered the most prestigious men of the
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Thomas Jefferson Jane Randolph Jefferson‚ was a member of the proud Randolph clan‚ a family claiming descent from English and Scottish royalty. His father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ was a successful farmer as well as a skilled Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia.Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at the Shadwell plantation located just outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia -- near the
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Adams and Thomas Jefferson was one of the most iconic and symbolic relationships in American history not only for its many ups and downs‚ but also for its great effects on the founding and governing of America. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams met for the first time in 1775 and almost immediately developed a friendly liking toward each other. For the first two decades of their friendship‚ Jefferson and Adams constantly exchanged praises and affection to one another. Jefferson described Adams as
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and other publicly aided workplaces (Sterba 12). President Clinton‚ while in office‚ stated‚ "It is in the nation ’s best interest to create a more inclusive society that provides genuine equality of opportunity" ("AAAA" 3). This is exemplary of how equal opportunity establishes its emphasis on
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