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The British fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington. For example, “...I believe between 200 and 300, formed in a common in the middle of the town….As we came near them, they fired one or two shots, upon which our men without any orders, fired and put them to flight” (Document A: Barker). Lieutenant John Barker was only one person in the British Army, and it is very unlikely that he was able to see, or hear, everything that was going on from his position on Lexington Green. As he approached the Green, he could have only been in earshot when the minutemen were firing in response to the British firing and not when the British first fired, or he thought the shot or shots were from the opposing side and not his own. Also, “While our backs

In the years following the War of 1812, the “Era of Good Feelings” evolved between the years 1815 and 1825. In the first half of this period, there was a strong sense of nationalism throughout the United States. However, political changes and economic differences between the states warped this nationalism into the sectionalism that divided the country into north, south and west regions. Celebrations of unity within the United States soon turned into disagreements concerning representation within the government and the differences within the national government caused by the emergence of different Republican factions. States distanced themselves from working collectively in a united economy. They were largely concerned with

Document A: According to Article II of the Constitution, the President has the power to carry out the laws. He officially becomes commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, allowing him/her to have control over them. The President is responsible for making sure the laws are enforced.

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

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS- November of 1773 an event happened that changed the colonist’s lives forever. During this time the Tea Act was taking place. This helped the British East Tea company by enabling them to send tea straight to the colonies, whereas they usually had to send the tea to England, then on to the colonies. The Parliament thought the colonist would like this change, but because they had to pay the duty, or import tax, which did not sit well with them, they were not so gracious with this decision. They started boycotting English goods, including the tea. Later in the month of November the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and went on the ship containing the tea, and dumped hundreds beyond hundreds of boxes of tea off of the boat.

At The beginning of the Seven Year, the out coming was strongly favouring the French. They had had yet to lose on the battlefield, they occupied far more land than the English and they had the help of the Indians. The start of the war is held key to the Ohio Valley. In the beginning, the Ohio company, among this company was George Washington and royal governor Robert Dwindle, owned portions of this land and wanted to settle it, but the French believed that this land was theirs. Washington, in his 20’s at the time was sent to give an ultimatum to the french who were building a fort on their land and tell them to leave, the French refused to abandon the fort. After this came the very crucial event for George Washington and his greatest screw-up,

In 1915, the United States began its nearly two-decade long occupation of Haiti. The island nation became dominated by an oppressive military power. These conditions left many American observers outraged and opposed to the occupation. Black Americans, for example, represented the most outraged and vocal observers of the occupation. They felt a unique kinship with Haitian Natives, a kinship created by ancestral ties to Africa and a shared experience of the history of Atlantic slavery. Blacks argued that if Haitians faced oppression and tyranny, Blacks too, faced oppression and tyranny. Blacks found the treatment of Haitian Natives by American military abhorrent. They intended for the occupation to crumble through a political advocacy campaign

Upon the 1908 presidential election Roosevelt announced he would not be running for president, and his Secretary of War, William Howard Taft became the Republican candidate and won the election. Taft made antitrust prosecutions and fought for the reduction of tariffs; some of his decisions went against his cabinet members thoughts and he began to lose support and blunder. With the 1912 election approaching old and new candidates began to emerge making a competition for the next leader of America who would provide relief from tariffs and big business practices. This was a critical time in our nation and the new leader would be responsible for further advancing the development and policies of America.

In 588 B.C a horrible act was started by the Babylonian Empire. The Babylonian captivity had started and was exiling the Hebrews from their land. This was a very hard time for the Jews. The exile had brought a significant amount of change to how Judaism was practiced. Before they got exiled by the Babylonians their life revolved around the temple in Jerusalem, which the Babylonians have destroyed. The Hebrews believed that this was an act of god like when they were slaves in Egypt and then freed. They believed that they have to still keep their beliefs till god saves them again. Since they didn’t have a temple to go to where they made animal sacrifices they shifted their minds to the religious side. This is what led to the rise of

From late 1870’s to early 1900’s both Democrats and Republicans fought for power. In which Republicans controlled the senate and Democrats the House of Representatives. Where both parties supported big business and disapproved the radicalism, they had their own goals to offer public. Such as Democrats believed in limited government and states right, Republicans supported federal involvement and industrial growth. Meanwhile, where Democrats very backed by political machine and immigrants, Republicans had support of folks who believed in political morality and stronger government. Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison ruled the politics in late 19th century. In which Hayes served one term and had his focus on Reconstruction of South,

People do bad things in a group setting for numerous reasons falling under the category of social influencing. In many cases people tend to succumb to “deindividuation” in which they let go of their individual morals and mimic group behavior.

In an effort to mobilize the Arabs, the British encouraged two leaders to take charge. Sharif Hussein and his two sons were seen to the British as important Arab leaders who could provoke change within the empire and who could rally a following. Sharif was a political leader in the City of Mecca and was among those who believed in Pan-Arabism Nationalism and hoped to liberate the Arab community. Letters were sent back and forth between Shaif and the British officials. The agreement was that in return for an Ottoman revolt the British would provide aid and would recognize the independence of all the Arab territories in the region. It was made clear that any concession of land to outside Middle Easter powers was not part of the agreement. After

In Genesis, the first book of The Bible the Christian and Jewish creation story is told. God spoke and his Word was done. He made the heavens and the earth. He made light and drove away the dark. On the earth he created the waters and lands and man and beast.

The Torah, in Hebrew means "Instructions or Teaching," also known as the Pentateuch is the main reference of the Judaic religion. According to biblical history Moses while on top of Mt. Sinai, as told by God, wrote the Book of Genesis and the beginning of the Book of Exodus. Afterwards, Moses completes the Book of Exodus along with the Books of Leviticus, the Book of Numbers and began the Book of Deuteronomy. After the death of Moses, Joshua becomes his successor and completes the Book of Deuteronomy. These first five books tell of the creation of Earth, heavens, water, stars, moon, sun, mankind and animals along with the trials and hardships of mankind, establishment of the covenant as well as the civil laws and religious

In the beginning of Genesis we are introduced to God and he is beginning to make the Earth as we know it today. The first book of Genesis discusses the way God just had to speak and his words would bring life to the planet. Genesis 1 takes us on a journey through all six days of creation. Throughout the six days God manages to create the heavens and the earth, the sky, land, stars, all the creatures that live in the water, and all the creatures that inhabit the land. Genesis 2 starts out telling us about what God