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(Reprint from Philadelphia, 4 July 1776) In the words of John Adams, a delegate from Massachusetts, this was the most memorable epoch in the history of America. He spoke as fellow delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies approved a moving document, which declares these colonies independent from Great Britain. Only New York has abstained…

Many of the American colonists brought with them from Europe a belief in witches and the devil. During the seventeenth century, people were executed for being witches and follower of Satan. Most of these executions were performed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Mostly all of the accused were women, which makes some modern historians believe…

Ancient Egyptian AgricultureThere are many valid points to be made in Ancient Egyptian Agriculture. Essay Irrigation, ploughing and planting, harvesting, and of course, crops. These will be some of the subtopics I will be touching upon in this essay of ancient Egyptian agriculture. IrrigationWhen the Nile is overflowing, it floods the Delta and the lands…

When Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States in 1801, he dreamed of sending an expedition to explore the little-known territory west of the Mississippi River. Between 1783 and 1792 Jefferson has encouraged plans for three expeditions. All three expeditions failed. In January 1803, he asked Congress for $2,500 to pay for an expedition…

The Columbian Exchange has been called the “greatest human intervention in nature since the invention of agriculture” (Grennes 2007). The exchange of diseases, plants, and animals lead to a global cultural and economic shift throughout the Old and New Worlds following Christopher Columbus’ ‘discovery’ of the Americas in 1492. The Eastern Hemisphere saw an influx…

The French and Indian War was fought on July 9, 1755. This battle took place at Fort Duquesne, in western Pennsylvania, which was one of the many french forts in the Ohio Valley. The fight was between the English army, which was led by General Edward Braddock and the French army, which was led by…

i. One of the most ignored innovators of educational psychology, Leta Stetter Hollingworth has immensely impacted our knowledge pertaining to children with exceptionalities. ii. Leta Hollingworth was born on May 25, 1886 in Dawes County Nebraska to Margaret Elinor Danley and John George Stetter (Silverman, 1992). Being the oldest of three sisters, Hollingworth’s mother died…

On December 7, 1941 the U.S. troops stationed on the island of Pearl Harbor were not waken up by the familiar sound of a bugle but instead by gunfire and explosions. This is what it might have been like if you were one of the troops at Pearl Harbor. This attack was important because it…

At the end of the Civil War there was a period of time in the United States known as the Reconstruction period, that lasted for about a decade. During this period the country was in a state of rebuilding. Money, bonds, and stocks were worth nothing. Forty thousand United State citizens were dead or gone,…

Anthropology encompasses four main aspects in the field: archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology. All four areas must collect data and find a way to interpret the data collected. Data is then interpreted with the use of theories. The data would be useless to any anthropologist without any meaning. Theory helps an anthropologist choose…