Category: American History

The third part of the Declaration of Independence is the indictment of King George III. In this section, the writers created a list of ‘repeated injuries’ as a basis for independence. These grievances focused on areas of legislation, judicial rule, military concerns, and failure to protect. The legislative concerns focused on the fact that King…

Freedom is often associated with having rights and civil liberties with which to exercise them without undue interference by the state. There are different forms of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of choice, freedom of religion, and freedom of economy. Furthermore, Freedom means having the opportunity to vote for a particular idea…

American Enlightenment or American Revolution The American Enlightenment was as soon as a period of mental ferment in the thirteen American colonies in the 18th to nineteenth century, which led to the American Revolution, and the creation of the United States of America. The American Enlightenment used to be influenced by way of the 17th-century…

What constitutes a right? This is a controversial topic in today’s America and one that it seems many Americans are confused by. Part of the confusion has to be credited to manipulative politicians and their influence on the susceptible. The other part, simply put, is ignorance; those who do not know better either because they…

The American comprehension of liberty has become the guiding light for the majority of countries. Thousands of people from all over the world come to the United States every year, hoping to pursue a better future for themselves and their families. However, Americans have come a long way to find themselves in the place they…

The United States of America is one of the longest and leading democratic nations in the world. It thrives among many nations socio-economically. It boasts freedom of speech, religion, and property for the citizens, and enticing living conditions for immigrants wanting a better life. Separated from the Pacific Ocean is one of the few countries…

According to Lao Tzu, when there is no desire, everything is peaceful. Lao Tzu considers people to be very materialistic and selfish; they just want to be stronger than others. He states that people are trying an easier way to get what they want. The simplest way is to use fear and greed. This materialism…

Slavery was introduced when Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619. They were known as indentured servants who would help grow crops such as tobacco. Years later, slavery became one of the most controversial events in the United States. Slavery would cause the separation of the northern and southern states of the country. It would also…

When in the course of human rights and events collide, it becomes necessary for our people to diminish political bands which have affixed me and my peers to intolerable restrictions and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which Laws of nature and of the nature´s God entitled…

The historic context in which the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence take place is the Age of Reason, also recognized as the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith. Using the power of the press, Enlightenment thinkers developed…