Today I’m going to talk about Abraham Lincoln. I’m going to summarize his life as best I can, but focus mostly on his childhood and early years because I think most people don’t talk about Lincoln’s childhood and it was one of the more interesting compared to some other historical figures. I will begin by …
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H8#45: The War of 1812
After the American Revolution, Britain still didn’t really respect that the United States was a separate nation. They still attempted to impose certain restrictions on the United States that they had no right whatsoever to do. For example, Britain attempted to restrict trade between the United States and France. This was not Britain’s problem in …
H8#40: The Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana was originally a Spanish territory. It had been claimed by Spain before anybody else owned it (other than the natives of the area). A treaty was made with France during the dictatorship of Napoleon that granted the area of Louisiana to France. The city of New Orleans sat on the border between territories of …
H8#30: The Bill of Rights and Amendments to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments and were all passed at once. The purpose of the amendments was to refine the Constitution, and also make it possible to add to the Constitution later in the future. There are twenty-seven amendments as of October thirteenth, year 2023. I am going to summarize …
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H8#25: The Revolutionary War
The people of the British colonies were fed up with all the acts and taxes. The Intolerable Acts were the last straw. The Second Continental Congress was called to resolve this issue, and they sent a letter to King George III to request that the Intolerable Acts be repealed. King George laughed at this, and …
H8#35B: Slavery
The slave trade was very common before the 1800’s. It wasn’t just in America; it was also in other parts of the world. Europe and Africa were among the places heavy in slavery. The slave trade was not abolished anywhere (that had slaves in the first place) until 1807. It had a very large impact …
H8#35A: New States Added after the Revolutionary War
I’m going to talk about states added to the United States between 1790 and 1796. These states were as follows: Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee. I’ll talk about the geographical locations, as well as the origin of that state (and how it was added to the United States), as well as a few fun facts about …
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H8#20: A Letter To Congress
Dear fellow countrymen, as an honest silversmith of these British colonies, I have many grievances over the recent acts of taxation instituted by the British Parliament across the Atlantic Ocean in old England. The Navigation acts and Quartering acts in particular have really effected me, as I can no longer import my silver from other …
H8#15: The Seven Years War
The Seven Years War was, truly, the first world war. It was the first war that had conflicts across the globe. It began in North America, but also led to major conflicts in Europe, India, Africa, and other places. Although the Seven Years war didn’t create any major boundary changes in Europe, it drastically changed …
H8#10: The History of North America (I guess)
Before Columbus’ discovery, North America (and South America as well for that matter) were inhabited mostly by tribal nations. Columbus came, and with him, the Europeans. They flooded to the New World, mostly for religious reasons, be it protestants trying to escape the tyranny of Catholic monarchs and popes, or people simply looking for a …
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