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1794 Swanwick vs. Fitzsimons In the year 1794 John Swanwick won a stunning upset victory over Thomas Fitzsimons. This victory was for the 1794 Philadelphia congressional election. There were a large number of different economic as well as cultural issues that swayed the way in which voters made their selection. This essay intends to explore…

I. Du Bois as SociologistA. Du Bois’ survey of the Philadelphia Negro community published in the ‘nineties stands out even today as a most valuable part B. It was because of the nonsubjective conditions of the Negro that Du Bois. intellectually a merchandise of this period. seized upon sociology with such built-in belief and urgency….

George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States “a kinder and gentler nation.” In his Inaugural Address he pledged in “a moment rich with promise” to use American strength as “a force for good.” Coming from a family with…

The Articles of Confederations’ Failure as an Effective Government During the American Revolution the French needed some security before they would ally themselves with the Colonists, and thus the Articles of Confederation was created. Between 1781 and 1789 the United States used the Articles of Confederation as a guide to governing the country. With that…

He is a writer who has won many awards and published a total of 3 books. He applies his dual-culture life experiences to telling stories both from his Mexican and American backgrounds. His book ‘The Devils Highway’ is a non-fiction account of immigrants from Mexico who get lost in the desert of Arizona. Three years…

In August 2002, Michael Fix and Laureen Laglagaron from the Urban Institute – an independent non-partisan organization that analyzes problems and policies in America and other countries – published a special report titled Social Rights and Citizenship: An International Comparison.” The report examined immigration policies in liberal democratic states such as Australia, the United States,…

In 1494, stories about Columbus and the new world across the Atlantic Ocean spread throughout Europe. The teller of the tales was not Columbus himself, but a Taino Indian from the Bahamas. He was baptized and renamed Diego Colon, which was the name of Columbus’s son. There were also other Native Americans that were similarly…

In the United States black people were treated differently depending on where they lived. Black people were spread out across the North, the South and the bordering states. The black American people encountered different situations depending on where they lived in America. The North included states such as Connecticut, the South included states such as…

Geronimo Introduction The first substantial interaction of the indigenous nations of America with White colonizers occurred in the 16th century with the advent of Spanish contingent who moved Northwards from their base in Southern Mexico. By the end of the 16 th century, the Spaniards had reached the borders of New Mexico and California, while…

Directions: The following inquiry requires you to build a coherent essay that integrates your reading of Documents 1-7 and your cognition of the period referred to in the inquiry. High tonss will be earned merely by essays that both cite key pieces of grounds from the paperss and pull on outside cognition of the period….