I believe that people are not as good at making observations, discoveries, and decisions if they are impartial. Partiality is also an interesting topic on its own. If one is completely unbiased in everything he does, and remains objective with every decision he makes, where is the character of that person? If I treat everything …
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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was called to resolve this issue, and they sent a letter to King George III to request that the Intolerable Acts be repealed.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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E8#39: Claiming to be Independent
America was built upon the foundation of this one word: Independence. There is, however, a problem with this mentality. Everyone is dependent on one another. We need other people in our lives. There is no scenario where one person isn’t dependent on another. We should not be ashamed to hide that fact, because the reality …
S8#38: Layering to Keep Warm in Cold Climates
Depending on where you live, there will almost always be below freezing at some point during the year. In order to stay warm, you can’t just wear normal clothing. You have to “layer up” in order to stay warm. Four layers is the most reasonable amount for many cold climates, although when it is warmer …
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E8#30: The Most American Dessert
“As American as apple pie”. The phrase is used to describe something that is “typically in American character1“. Apple pie is clearly an American food. It has long held this title, its first recorded appearance being in 1924 in the Gettysburg Times newspaper. The origin of this stereotype of apple pie dates back to the …