America 's Founding Of The United States Of America

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Most Americans nowadays like to think that they have the American Revolution pretty well figured out. Conventional wisdom starts the saga in 1763 when Britain, saddled with debt at the close of the Seven Years' War, levied new taxes that prompted her American colonists to resist, and then to reject, imperial rule. Having declared independence and defeated the British, American patriots then drafted the constitution that remains the law of the land to this day. With George Washington's inauguration as president in 1789, the story has a happy ending and the curtain comes down. This time-honored script renders the road from colonies to nation clear, smooth, and straight, with familiar landmarks along the way, from Boston's Massacre and Tea

History outlines the role that different people played in the establishment of the present-day America. In the British North America, several men were engaged in the exploration of the land with some of them end up being termed as heroes in the long run. The activities which they were involved in during that time influenced the way the region came to be through personal attributes or even exploiting the native groups to ensure that they either benefited their country or themselves eventually. Most of the men were involved in the leadership of various groups, and their roles made an impact that even in the present day can be appreciated by all in the society. The history of the world is but the biography of great men who were also part of the America's history (Carlyle, 1993).

History is a major part of a country and its citizen’s heritage. However, America’s heritage is a short yet confusing one with different events and opinions argued as its true beginning as a sovereign nation. Although historians argue that the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine in Florida marks the start of American History, the written Constitution and development of a government more accurately reflects the beginning because this shows the beginning of an organized, connected and strong nation.

From the beginning of European colonization, America built up many events such as conflicts and discoveries that occurred throughout history. The retold descriptions of these events vary in many different viewpoints. Having both the people and patriot’s interpretations of the same America’s history helped to perceive what happened during the colonial America. A Patriot’s History of the United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen was written in a conservative viewpoint with deep patriotism in America’s past from its development through European colonization. Schweikart argued that no society is free from corruption, and America’s history should be remembered in a nationalistic viewpoint with virtue. A People’s History of the United States

We are learning about how America was created. We were asked to create a summary of what we read in Chapter 3. Below is my summary.

History is indubitably vital to the world’s existence. It displays both human failure and triumph. Cold-heartedness and compassion. Corruption and Innocence. In specific, prominent times in history, one can see the ramifications of a single event that changes the very composition of our world forever. Other instances occur more gradually, over an extended amount of time. Whatever the event, it is significant in what the world has come to be today. One of these times is the early 1800s, as new beginnings are forming in America. Through reducing reliances on other countries, becoming a nation founded on Christianity, and establishing a unique capitalist government with opportunity, the United States institutes itself as the great country it is revered as in modern times. To glimpse at the beginning of America taking form through hard work and determination would be an amazing time to witness.

Americans are very curious about their history and how the United States was first formed. Although the Americans currently lack basic knowledge about what had happened in their past, they still have evidence about what may had happened to cause the things that are here today. Simple items such as books, tablets, oral stories, artworks, and genes could be evidence on what had happened in the past. David A. Price’s novel Love and Hate in Jamestown introduces greatly about the first successful colony that was established in North America. This novel presents about the first English settlement in the new world, Jamestown, and the events that took place in this new area. Adapting to a new area could be a difficult task to do, but overtime people would learn how to adapt to their new environment. The novel Love and Hate in Jamestown, by David A. Price, is about British sailing to the new world to seek gold, but instead they found land in the new world. Now they’ll have to face hardship and learn to adapt to this new area they have claimed. This new territory would be lead by an unpopular but an enterprising leader, Captain John Smith. The author’s purpose in this novel is to present to readers the love and happiness of the settlers, struggles and fear of survival, and the major theme in the novel.

“What we learn about the past doesn’t give us absolute truth about the present, but it may cause us to look deeper than the glib statements made by political leaders, and the ‘experts’ quoted in the press,” states author Howard Zinn (684). Throughout this book, Zinn portrays to the readers the history of the United States from the viewpoint of the people, not just from the rich, but also from the destitute.

The birth of The United States of America brought together a very diverse group of people. All of these people belonged to eleven different nations. Each nation had a very different culture it was known for. However, one similarity between the majority of these nations is that they aligned themselves with one of two political parties. These parties were based off the cultures of the two major nations: Yankeedom and the Deep South. In American Nations, Colin Woodard explains how Yankeedom and the Deep South struggled for power in the past and will continue to in the future.

Ever since America gained its independence there have been various factors that have immensely contributed to economic, social and political development. These aspects took place at different times and each of these events contributed to development on its own special way. Generally the development we have in the United States is a result of various occurrences that have happened in the past centuries that influenced and changed peoples’ way f thinking and also influenced their behavior thus the development. These particular period were characterized by influential political leaders and also strong statesmen who able to offer the right leadership and guidance in these periods. These period are; American Revolution, Jefferson Era, Americas Economic Revolution and the Civil War.

I look at the progress of American History through the works of Voltaire in his formulation of cultural history. As Breisach stated, he gave superiority of the West over other cultures as different stages in the universal human progress in history (Breisach, 2007, page 206). Not linking that concept to his polygenist views and that all races have independent origins I move forward to the founding fathers and a land where all men are created equal and we the people legislate. I would argue that the founding fathers also believed they were further advanced as a people do to the natural develop over time. What our ancestors failed to predict and prepare the people for was the massive cultural invasion, ending of slavery, and extreme wealth that our nation would obtain. There was simply no historical equivalent that would have given guidance in the organization of the new world. Whereas Voltaire described the West as superior over the Chinese, Indian, Persian, and the Islamic civilizations from a worldview, America ultimately developed rapidly as a single nation of state run governments that included all these cultures. People came to America for many reasons; escaping persecution or oppression, exile, hopes for a better future and in the slave trade as a product. Most immigrants came in waves and developed isolated societies within the country and ultimately

At any given moment in the judicial history of the United States one has witnessed where the Supreme Court has rendered decisions based upon the learned jurisprudence of its constituent members and their respective backgrounds. Each of the individual Supreme Court Justices bring with them an ideological perspective whether be it conservative or liberal of their view of the interpretation of the Constitution.1 With that ideology comes their application of the law with respect to the myriad and complexity of cases that are heard before the Court. Two such cases in which there was witnessed a distinct ideological change in the opinion of the Supreme Court with respect to the Sixth Amendment include Betts v. Brady (1942) and Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).2 These two cases pondered and deliberated the argument over the course of twenty-one years as to whether defendants in a criminal case are entitled to court appointed counsel under the guarantees of the Sixth Amendment should they not be able to afford one. During the time period between these two landmark Supreme Court cases there were other factors which helped contribute to the change in Court’s opinion. These factors include a change in Supreme Court membership, the change in the political and cultural environment, as well as the change in interest group involvement between the two cases. The purpose of this paper is to show how the ideological leanings and perspective of the Supreme Court

When America was a young nation, it believed that it was not plagued with the past that would hinder itself. It was as if having ruins and a bloody history muddied the present and future. During the late eighteenth-century until 1870’s this began to change. Americans began embracing ruins and the past that had been connected to, such as burial mounds, abandoned houses and whole towns, and the natural antiquity of America as a way to be superior to Europe.

The early history of America begins with the journey of Christopher Columbus in 1492, when he first discovered the lands of America along with the residing few Native people. These indigenous American Indians were a vital component of the society of the United States.