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It is important to be able to show how the Boston Massacre and the Storming of the Bastille affected America and France after they occurred. An article published on Marxist.org provided some useful information about the consequences of taking the Bastille. I have used Marxist.org in the past, for other projects, and find the information…

            James McPherson’s book, Crossroads of Freedom is a war account of the battle in Antietam, deemed to be the most violent, bloodiest day in American history. There are hundreds of books that talk about wars in America, and a few of them have already talked about Antietam. Despite this, McPherson’s Crossroads provides a different…

On its inception, social media was seen as the perfect tool which would serve as the voice for the marginalized masses. However, as time goes by this hope and reputation is sadly fading away where social media has been used as a manipulative tool. Social media is being used by those in power to tune…

In the writer for the most part addresses how the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) played the major role in President Roosevelt’s New Deal Era. What Neil Mayer attempts to argue is the connection between U.S politics and the subject of conservation is the United States. There was a successful attempt to argue that the CCC…

The Boston Massacre occurred on March fifth 1770, when a group of British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians. Beyond this there has been much dispute to what happened or if the British soldiers were justified in their actions. Some say the civilians were armed with bats and hitting the soldiers, some say the…

The American Revolution sparked a new era of change in America. America was viewed as a “rising empire” by its people (Foner 258). Americans desired freedom and economic prosperity, but the reality was far from these goals. It was a struggle for independence within America and led to great conflict over how to govern the…

The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution which grant us basic civil liberties which the Founding Fathers did not want to leave up to interpretation in the Constitution. The Bill of Rights protect essential rights of every citizen such as the right to free speech, a fair trial, and the…

Enough was enough twenty years ago at the Columbine massacre yet hardly anything has been done to prevent it. It’s time to review our bill of rights and reconstruct our amendments for the well being of America . Although our 2nd amendment right states that we have the right to bear arms, we need to…

Before the American Revolution, various events occurred that would cause troubles for the then british owned colonies, some of which sparking ideas for the Revolution. One of the most important events that happened was The French and Indian War, which would cause British control to increase and damage the colonies for many years to come….

Every nation has symbols —specific objects that, values or traditions which make that country unique. The United States has many such symbols: the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, Uncle Sam, and the American flag, but the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor stands out above all as a symbol of freedom and opportunity. The…