“The British American: William Byrd in Two Worlds” 1. How did William Byrd’s life in Virginia reflect British influences? How did it reflect American characteristics? (Mention pertinent customs‚ interests‚ institutions‚ and objects.) 2. In view of William Byrd’s great wealth and influence in Virginia‚ why didn’t he simply stay in America? 3. In what respects was colonial Virginia an aristocratic society? In what respects was it democratic? 4. The author suggests that in England
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Why Men Fought in the American Revolution “Why Men Fought in the American Revolution‚” explains the reasons that American men decided to fight and risk their lives for their families and their beliefs. Robert L. Middlekauff lists his opinions in this excerpt of the many reasons men chose to fight against the British in the Revolutionary War. In “Why Men fought in the American Revolution‚” MiddleKauff makes the argument that the American soldiers fought because their beliefs were reflected through
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in 1787‚ the rebellion was broken up by a militia‚ ending Shays’ Rebellion and the four thousand men who were in the rebellion with Danial Shay was convicted and sentenced to death. Because of the rebellion‚ many national leaders‚ including George Washington‚ were called for a stronger national government to put a halt to any other rebellions in the future‚ thus resulting in the Constitutional
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fought the British at the Battle of Yorktown also known as “The Siege of Yorktown”. The Americans and the French fielded a combined force of roughly 16‚000 soldiers to defeat the British force estimated at 7‚000 soldiers. American General George Washington and French Lieutenant General de Rochambeau led the American and French soldiers. The British commanding officer was Major General Lord Cornwallis. The battle occurred from September 28 thru October 19‚ 1781. Cornwallis lost his dominance
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J ohn Adams had one of the most difficult tasks in American presidential history‚ replacing the beloved George Washington. Adams’ presidency however was not his only contribution to the American political scene. Adams began influencing the course of American politics when he was a lawyer in Boston. Adams defended John Hancock against charges of smuggling brought upon him by the British. Perhaps his most famous case was his reluctant defense of Capt. Thomas Preston‚ who had been in charge of the
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In the 1790s‚ the United States was burdened by both domestic and foreign affairs. As the new nation began to develop‚ the relationship with France would fuel foreign affairs and the rise of political parties that would dominate domestic affairs even though the affairs at home were much more significant. The most important domestic issues were the struggles between the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Republicans wanted states’ rights and power to the people; whereas the Federalists
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Democratic-Republicans. The conflict between Jefferson and Hamilton gave rise to the two political parties by polarizing factions on opposite political sides. The parties were shaped during the administration of the country’s first President George Washington. Issues of disagreement arose from these two politicians in national government versus state government‚ views on the Constitution‚ the French Revolution‚ and Hamilton’s economic plans. Through these developments two political parties came to
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social diversity Those who migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area as indentured servants were c. normally single‚ lower-class males in their teens or early twenties. The individual largely responsible for Maryland’s settlement was Select one: a. Sir George Calvert. Which one of the following was NOT a factor that stimulated English migration to the New World? d. government laws that forced the migration of the poorer classes The first three years of Jamestown’s history witnessed Select one: terrible
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To answer the question about what freemasonry is one must first find the origins of the order and look at some members that have been involved in its mysterious material. Many facts about the Freemasons are those that are thought up by people that dislike the order. Though some considerer it a religion or cult‚ others look at the order as the ones who helped build and shape our country into what it has become today. Looking at how Freemasonry has had its hand in the development of the United States
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passing through their neighboring Mediterranean Sea. They employed this practice for centuries and after a while‚ world powers like France and Britain started “paying tribute’ or bribing these pirates with money to get them to stop. America under the Washington and Adams administrations were forced to do the same. In 1801‚ short after Jefferson was elected‚ the pasha or leader of the Mediterranean island of Tripoli demanded to be paid in the way that America was paying other nations of Barbary pirates
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