Contents:-
1- The
Boston Tea Party
2- The
Civil War
3- The
Cold War
4- The
Cornerstone of American Law
5- The
Declaration of Independence
6- The
Great War
7- The
Legacy of Columbus
8- When
America Proved that Anything is Possible
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The Boston Tea Party Some
events happened during the historic time when America was declaring its
independence from England that is so historic, so iconic that they need to take
on the status of myth and legend the maximum amount as history. and positively
the Boston party fits that description. this is often such a stand out event in
American history that it's common to ascertain school children reenact it
during grade school plays or skits. and therefore the participant's names
including John Hancock, Revere, and Adams have similarly become classic heroic
figures in American folklore and history.
But the
events of December 16, 1776, weren't fable or myth but real and important parts
of the event of the American Revolution that was crucial to the first the foundation of this country. things of taxation that were being imposed by
Brittan on goods that were coming into the colonies was one of serious stress
on the colonists because they had no control over those taxes. which tax the situation was made more extreme with the connection between the British
government and therefore the Malay Archipelago Tea company who was receiving
tax breaks for his or her goods that might place them at a competitive
advantage within the Americas.
These sorts
of preferential treatment only aggravated the already tense relationship
between the colonies and Britain and lots of in leadership over the American
states saw the way England was handling things as conspiratorial to undertake
to harm the economy of the growing new country and to impose restrictive rule
through taxation on the colonies and therefore the colonists. that's why that
famous proclamation "No Taxation Without Representation" became one
that's historic for the outrage against the English that took the colonies into
the revolutionary war that eventually cause the independence of the American
colonies and therefore the beginning of a replacement country.
Finally, on
Thursday, December 16, 1776, decisive action needed to be taken. And our
forefathers were nothing if known for bold and decisive action within the fact
of tyranny. The Malay Archipelago Tea Company had docked the HMS Dartmouth in
Boston Harbor filled with a fresh import of tea for the colonies. it had been
time for the colonists to form a press release that this unethical and immoral use
of taxes on tea was an act of war and that they were getting to treat it
intrinsically.
Badly
disguised as Indians, the brave colonists boarded the HMS Dartmouth and her
sister ships, the HMS Beaver, and therefore the HMS Eleanor and elegantly and
efficiently dumped the whole delivery of tea into Boston Harbor. All totaled,
over 45 plenty of tea went into the water that night. it had been a shocking
blow. But quite that it had been a slap within the face of the British
government and a gauntlet laid down that their attempts to rule the colonies b
tyranny weren't getting to be tolerated anymore.
This event
was pivotal in pushing the hostilities between England and therefore the
colonies past the “nuisance” stage and setting forces in motion for war. But
quite that, it had been such a bold statement of defiance that a lot of
colonists were inspired to hitch the increasing chorus calling for war and
independence.
For loyal
Britains, the thought of separating and forming their own country was hard to
understand. But the leadership of the lads who planned and executed the Boston
party demonstrated a replacement independent spirit. This was the type of
backbone, the sense of pride and independence that was to return to define the
American spirit in years ahead. But it took the courage and boldness of this
tiny band of men to demonstrate that treading on by a far off tyrant wasn't
something we had to place up with.
It made a press release to England and the colonists at an equivalent time that revolution was possible and that they really could consider themselves as free who would bow to no king. From that point forward the independence of America was inevitable. These visionary leaders showed us an America that gave power to its people, not kings or governments, and therefore the end in how America works and our lives are lived in that the direct outcome of bold protests like the Boston party.
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The Civil War America
has been a part of some devastating battles over her long history. war I and
war II were tremendously difficult conflicts and ones that taxed the nation's
resources to the utmost. But none of these conflicts can compare to The war not
just for the brutality and devastation of human life but for the damage to the
social fabric that was caused by that terrible conflict.
America is
proud that it's never had a battle on its native soil. aside from Pearl Harbor
and 911, we've never even been attacked on our soil. So it took a war of
brother against brother, American against American to form even the likelihood
of war within the borders of America even possible.
The war’s
statistics are staggering for a comparatively short conflict. The war started
on April 12. 1861. it had been the confederacy that drew first blood attacking
Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The battles of the war and legendary. we've come
to honor the dead of each side of this bloody conflict by preserving many of
these historic battlefields even to the present day.
Throughout
the war, the North was at a plus in preparation, equipment, and supplies. But
General Lee, who commanded the Confederate Army, was an excellent strategist
and therefore the battles often resulted in massive casualties on each side.
When the ultimate tally was involved, over 970,000 Americans died from the war.
While this will not compare numerically to the large losses within the two
world wars later to return, this figure represented 3% of the American
population at the time. And since the large majority of the war dead were from
America's youth, the hope for her future, the set back this war had on the
event of America's economy was truly remarkable.
In times we
glance back on the war as a titanic battle to bring an end to the horrors of
slavery during this country. And to make certain, the war is and can forever
remain a central part of black history and therefore the beginning point of the
civil rights movement in America. But the causes of the war were complex and
diverse which only made negotiation and determination of the war harder
beforehand of conflict.
Part of the
difficulty that was being fought out was the rights of states for
self-determination as balanced with the rights of the federal to work out
affairs within the individual states. On the surface, this might seem trivial
compared to ending slavery but put in context, it had been a critical
relationship to iron call in light of our not very distant memory of our
revolution against England for trying to impose unreasonable controls on the
colonies.
American’s
are fiercely independent people which independent spirit was born within the
battles of the revolutionary war where America stated firmly that they might
not bow to a king or let the centralized government have such sweeping control
over individual lives. The outrage over how England tried to place the colonies
under servitude was the foal that caused the explosion referred to as the
Revolutionary War. and far effort was made to assure there was language within
the constitution and other critical documents to assure that the federal would
be severely limited from interfering with the lives of its citizens.
Beyond that,
the preservation of the union together country was also in the contest within
the war. But it had been the moral issue of slavery that made the war such an
emotional issue and one that caused people to fight with such ferociousness to
defend their side. In the end, even Lincoln made slavery the central rationale
for the war and determined that the top of this barbaric practice would be the
legacy of this horrible conflict.
But one thing that also was a legacy of the war was the determination that we, as Americans, would never turn our military on our citizens again. The war tore families apart and caused brothers to war against brother. Since reconstruction and therefore the union of America, the country has had a bruise in its national psyche over this war which bruises reminds us that we are one people and that we would always be one people dedicated to the causes of truth, justice, and therefore the American way of life.
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The Cold War When we
reminisce over centuries that represent American history, it's easy to call out
major military engagements that represent the main wars of this country. From
war II to the war to Korea to war I, America has been involved in many military
engagements and emerged victorious altogether but a couple of them. But one
among the strangest, longest enduring wars that America has entered into was
the one that was called “The Cold War”.
For many
Americas living today, The conflict was a fact of life for many years. the
rationale it had been a chilly war was that there was no battlefield, no armies
on deployment, nobody counts, and no major engagements to report. Instead, it
had been an extended period of silent animosity between us and therefore the Soviet
Union that lasted from the top of war II up to the first 1990s.
The strange
thing was that the conflict grew out of our relationship with the Soviet Union
during war II which was a relationship of friendship. But the seeds of the
“conflict” were in situ at the top of that horrible war. With the presence of
nuclear technology, the concept of a “superpower” was born. This wasn't itself
a source of tension until the Soviet Union themselves developed the bomb as
well and an extended cold standoff ensued during which both nations trained
thousands of those weapons on one another to warn the opposite that they need
to never consider firing those weapons.
It was a
staring contest that lasted almost fifty years and created an incredible drain
on both economies. Both countries had to take care of the "parity" of
their nuclear weapons so neither country got quite the opposite thus throwing
off the balance of power and giving one combatant an unfair advantage. This was
a weird logic therein both countries possessed enough weaponry to destroy the
world dozens of times over but still they insisted on "having parity"
throughout the conflict.
It was clear
that no battle between the Soviet Union and America could ever be tolerated.
The potential outcome of engaging those weapons had the facility to destroy
life on planet earth. But neither country was prepared to get down their arms
and start the method of creating peace with the opposite. therefore the weapons
continued to point at one another, day after day, year after year, for 50
years.
So rather
than conducting battles directly, the 2 countries fought one another through
small wars around the world. The Soviet Union, working with China happily
contributed to the humiliating loss in Vietnam that we endured. But for us then
rotated and armed the Afghan Mujahideen which cause the defeat of the Soviet
Union in their occupation of that country. From proxy wars, the space race, and
occasional face-offs like the Cuban Missile Crisis, the conflict continued for
many years testing the desire and resolve of both countries never to seem away
and provides the opposite the advantage.
Finally, the pressure on the economies of the 2
countries took its toll within the early 1990s, particularly within the Soviet
Union because the stress of sustaining such an upscale and unproductive war
forced the Soviet economy into collapse and therefore the empire broke up. We
had won the conflict by sheer will to endure and stubborn refusal to offer in.
this is often a seldom spoken of the element of the American spirit but it's one
that the Soviets learned to their disaster to not test. Hopefully, no other
"superpower" will ever think they're equipped to check it again.
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The Cornerstone of American Law There is just a couple of truly great documents that
represent the inspiration stones upon which the American system of the state
was built. One is that the Declaration of Independence. Another is that the
Bill of Rights. But when it involves the legal girding that we always return to
check if a law during this land can stand or fall, it's the Constitution of us
of America that's that backbone that defines right and wrong for us.
Indeed you
would possibly even say that the only reason we have a Supreme Court is to
possess a living body that's here to make a decision on, interpret and enforce
constitutional law. And what's the more severe accusation anyone can make about
any act that's in question from a government agency? "That's
unconstitutional" is that accusation. that's how powerful this document is
in American life, legal definitions, and culture.
The
historical context of the signing of The Constitution was The Constitutional
Convention on Citizenship Day, 1787 in Philadelphia. That city witnessed many
such historic events which enshrine its place within the history of the country
to make certain. The framers of that Constitution would need to be considered
without question the foremost intelligent and well-educated men certainly of
their time and perhaps of any time. That document was so well crafted that it's
lasted as a legal standard for over 200 years with no signs that its power will
diminish for many years more. But therein context, the Constitution is that the
oldest document of its kind alive in the world and therefore the original is
carefully protected but on display in Washington DC.
The
Constitution reflected the simplest of a number of the oldest legal documents
of comparable intent that went back many years into history. intrinsically the
Constitution includes ideas drawn from the Magna Carta, the French political
philosopher Montesquieu, The Code of Hammurabi, the law of the Old Testament,
Ancient Greek political ideology from such writers as Polybius also as Common
Law from England. So while the core ideas of the Constitution draw from a
number of the best systems of state and ideologies from history, the result may
be a unique format for a governing nation that was so untried that it had been
considered to be “The Great American Experiment.”
The
Constitution is split into seven "articles" each of which discusses
one among the divisions of the state. Articles one through three discuss the
three branches of the state including the legislative, the chief, and therefore
the judicial. Article four goes into depth about the rights and powers reserved
to the states. it's clear to ascertain that the framers knew the importance of
leaving much of the facility of governing at the local and state level which
those rights needed to be preserved at the foundational document of the
society, The Constitution.
Other articles discuss the ratification process and
federal power. But the wisdom of the framers of The Constitution dwells in
article five which outlines a process of amendments that leaves room for extra
work to be done to stay the Constitution up so far to changes that require to
be made. intrinsically the Constitution has remained a living document for all
of those years and can still be seen therein light for several decades and
centuries to return.
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The Declaration of Independence If you had to consider one document aside from the Bible that
folks can most easily quote almost stupidly about it, that one document would
be the Declaration of Independence. The comparison to the Bible is apt. Not
that the Declaration of Independence is holy in a religious sense of the word.
But it's an area of reverence within the hearts of the American people and the
history of the founding of this great nation.
While not the
primary words of the Declaration of Independence, these stirring words have
that sort of prophetic power that anyone who hears them is immediately inspired
by the sweetness, the poetry, and therefore the deep truths that were so
beautifully expressed therein historic document.
We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that each one man are created equal, that they're
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty, and therefore the pursuit of Happiness.
This one
statement from that famous declaration so beautifully demonstrates some core
principles that show why this document has such a deep impact on the American
mind and heart. The statement that the truths during this document were indeed
truths may be profound in its title. The Declaration of Independence does
suggest that what's being declared in those pages are theories, possibilities,
even political ideology. These are truths that put them on an equivalent value
as statements of values as often taught during a religious setting. Truths are
eternal values and values that aren't changed by circumstances, by whomever or
whatever is handling the govt of the land, or by the whim of lawmakers. These
truths exist above those temporal earthly ideas and survive that plain of the
eternal.
"Self
evident" may be a powerful phrase and it reflects on the founder's belief
in what was called law. law is that the belief system that there are laws that
are a part of our wild of existence which they can't be removed (inalienable).
These laws are our rights as creations of the almighty and any government
system must recognize these laws because they're above government. it's a basic
belief system of the American system that each one person is entitled to those
rights which they can't be removed.
The mention
of a creator within the declaration of independence is extremely important
because some would maintain that the separation of church and state tells us
that the govt is at the bottom of a secular institution. The founders didn't
lay the inspiration of our country thereon groundwork. They saw the inheritance
we as Americans have in our rights and freedoms to be a part of our legacy from
God and intrinsically, above the govt and something the govt must backtrack and
leave also as prettiest and defend.
The
Declaration of Independence is a tremendous document especially once you
consider the "primitive" state of the state when it had been written
by Jefferson and signed on July 2, 1776, to become the backbone of our American
system of the state. It became an often referenced and quoted document, even
becoming a neighborhood of President Lincoln's famous inaugural speech when he
said with such deep conviction…
Four score
and 7 years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a replacement
nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that each one
man is created equal."
Because these
words are such a deep part of our American heritage, American history, and
therefore the American spirit, they're often an important center a part of any
study of history within the schools during this country. that's why school
children in every state are so conversant in these words.
But it might do us all well to require a while once a
year approximately and take our copy of the Declaration of Independence and
skim it either as a personal moment of reflection or with our families. What an
exquisite fourth of July tradition that might make. Then as you watch the
fireworks celebrating the birth of the country and its independence, you'll
have those words fresh in your heart to remind you that it had been our creator
that gave us our freedoms and independence and no-one has the proper to ever
take them away.
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The Great War The
history of America is decorated with several good conflicts that have ever been
fought by civilizations and for nice ideals. This was never truer than in war
II which was sometimes called the good War. As is so often the case, it had
been not a war that America wanted to become a part of. So often, it's when
aggressors bring the war to America that she is forced to reply. But altogether
cases when America responds, it's with a fury that her enemies will seldom
forget.
When you
believe it, the very idea of a war is very frightening. And in every way, war
II was a war because it trapped virtually every country and each continent
during a global conflict that went on for years. The enemies of America and her
allies were well-armed, intelligent, determined, and powerful. But America was
up to the challenge and it'll be up to the challenge again if the likes of
Hitler dare to threaten civilization like this again.
World War II
was also virtually a textbook case of flawless collaboration with our allies.
Working alongside them almost like we were one country and one army we deployed
our forces across multiple theaters of combat from Europe to Asia to Russia and
across the world. We had to fight quite one enemy. Hitler's Germany alone was a
daunting enemy because it spread its evil influence across Europe capturing
country after country and threatening to immerse the continent whole then
advance to capture lands in central Asia and even America.
But we also
had powerful enemies in German’s allies, particularly Japan. When this
frightening enemy struck our forces at Pearle Harbor, it had been a blow to
America that would not be ignored. For Japan, that they had hoped to cripple
the American military and take away all hope from the American heart to be
ready to retaliate or become a part of the conflict. They got precisely the
opposite as every man, woman, and child in America rallied to create the type
of military that might bring the Axis powers to a crashing end, regardless of
what the value.
But the
foremost important thing that America said to the planet when it took on
Hitler’s armies and defeated them was that totalitarian rule of free peoples
would never be tolerated. Hitler had dreams of world domination just like the
great kings of ancient Rome of the first Germanic empires. But America had
thrown off dictators once we founded this country and declared that we might
not become the pawn of kings or tyrants. We weren't getting to turn over that
tough fought freedom to a madman while there was fighting will leave during
this country.
It was not a
simple battle or one without cost. Thousands of America's youth gave their
lives to preserve the freedoms that had been won by our forefathers. Our
leaders had to point out resolve and unity that they might stay up within the
face of a challenge and that they wouldn't disappoint the brave American soldier
or the civilian population that stood behind them until Hitler and his allies
were in defeat.
The world saw what America was made from therein great conflict. It saw that a rustic that was gifted with great wealth and prosperity was also willing to show those resources to defend its borders and defend its allies. it had been a stern lesson for our enemies to find out that America wasn't a rustic to be trifled with in combat. on the other hand, we showed that we weren't a vindictive country when, even in defeat, we reached bent Japan, Germany, and other defeated peoples and helped them rebuild from that awful war. This too may be a testimony to the American spirit and therefore the American sense of fair play. Let's hope that an enemy never rises again to check which will because they're going to find as Hitler did, that America wouldn't fail to reply to the decision to battle or the decision to honor which is her legacy.
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The Legacy of Columbus If you thought back to the primary belongings you ever learned about the
history of America, the one that jumps out is that Columbus sailed the ocean
blue and discovered America in 1492. While the date is correct, we later
learned when our study of history became more scholarly that there's some
dispute about whether Columbus discovered America in the least. So what's the
important legacy that this legend of Columbus has given to the American culture
that has made him such a revered figure in cultural history?
So much of
the Columbus story is approximate that, initially review, we might almost
relegate the story of how Columbus discovered America to the extent of a myth
that borders on superhero worship. But Columbus wasn't a myth. There was an
explorer named Columbus who administered three bold journeys across the ocean
and through those journeys, he did indeed discover "the new world."
His ships were named the Nina, the Pinta, and therefore the Santa Maria and he
did indeed embark on one among those three voyages in 1492.
The legacy of
Columbus then is quite just the facts of his exploratory journeys and their
outcome. there's reason to believe that Columbus’s fabled “discovery of
America” didn't occur on North American soil but somewhat further south of
here, somewhere within the Bahamas. But the legacy of Columbus lies in his
spirit and therefore the challenge he took thereon is a component of the
American spirit and one we identify with so strongly.
Part of the
legend was that Columbus began this trip for the new world despite the
prevailing "scientific" belief that the planet was flat. Now research
in recent times has surfaced sufficient documentation to point out that sailors
of that point never did believe that teaching. Their extensive knowledge of
navigation and astronomy, which is crucial for any successful sea voyage, was
sufficient for sailors to understand that the world was round which they might
never “fall off the sting .” However, the image of these brave men launching
bent sea, against the recommendation of public opinion, to seek out something new
and exciting so connects with the American spirit of discovery and adventure
that this myth persists as a part of the legacy of Columbus.
Americans do
have an incredible sense of discovery and adventure and a deeply seated got to
conquer new lands, to succeed out beyond their grasp, and to try to do the
impossible. This was the spirit of imperialism that gripped the state long
before there was any reason to believe that this meager band of colonists had
the resources to settle an excellent nation. Americans always have had such a
firm belief in themselves and a core faith that they might do the impossible.
That a part of the American spirit is what connects to Columbus's beginning on
these bold missions facing certain dangers so he too could discover new lands
and have great adventures.
The legacy of
Columbus also lies within the American desire to explore. albeit the source of
the quotation is merely a fantasy show, the “mission” of the fictional space
ship “The Enterprise” sums up a deep desire within the heart of all Americans.
Space, the
ultimate frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her
five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. to hunt out new life and new
civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before.
For Americans, the mission of James Kirk may be a
perfect restatement of the mission of Columbus. And it's the mission of America
that has driven this country and its citizens to discoveries and achievements
that haven't been done before. it's that spirit of Columbus altogether
Americans that's one among the items that have made this country great.
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When America Proved that Anything is Possible It was one of those moments in
American history that the people that were ready to watch it for the primary
time felt like they were in a fantasy movie. But with televisions cameras on
every move, the state and therefore the world watched on July 20, 1969, as
three American astronauts landed on the moon.
The project
had been within the works for years to make certain. you've got to wonder with
the exceptional amount of labor, expert engineering and therefore the amazing
genius that created the rocket ships and everything that might be needed to
form the flight possible, if even those in NASA sat in mute wonder and had
goosebumps when “Buzz” Aldren was the primary man in history to place his foot
on another world and pronounce those famous words –
“That's one
small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
That phrase,
which itself was carefully prepared, features a lot of wisdom in it. Sure,
touching another world for the primary time in human history was an incredible
accomplishment for America. But quite that, it signaled a replacement era for
humankind everywhere. All of a sudden, the moon wasn’t a distant myth, filled
with mystery and magic. All of a sudden, people everywhere felt like they too
could touch the celebs if they put out their best efforts too.
It was also
an enormous moment for the unity of all people. Few things cause the planet
population to return together and link arms and be one people, not separate
countries. Most of the time, it's a terrible global disaster that creates us
all bond together. But this point was different. this point was a flash so
phenomenal that everyone stopped and watched and everybody knew that this
wasn't just an excellent accomplishment for 3 astronauts and scientists that
put them there. This was an excellent accomplishment for mankind.
American
history is populated with tremendous events, both bad and good. But it’s worth
a flash to take a seat back and reflect on what the primary moon landing meant
and continues to mean for Americans and therefore the American spirit. you've
got to wonder if the other nation would have had the power, the creative
powers, the powerful minds, and therefore the collective will to ascertain this
type of wonderful accomplishment through to success.
It's even
more amazing once you remember that just a couple of years earlier, on
September 12, 1962, that Kennedy challenged Americans to rise to the present
challenge during a speech at Rice University. It takes tons to form something
as historic and earth-shaking as landing on the moon a reality and visionary
leadership like Kennedy showed that day was an enormous part of why this
landing made history.
This amazing
achievement points out something outstanding about the American spirit.
Americans are a nation that dream big. And to land, a person on the moon took
big dreams. But we didn't just dream to place a person up there, it had been
not acceptable unless we got everybody home safely also.
For the
foremost part, the American program has had an outstanding history of success
in breaking through barriers that no-one had ever done before. Yes, there are
setbacks and tragedies along the way. But Americans aren't quitters and thru
all the struggles we face, we face them together. But we always remember to
seem up at the celebs and dream of the day that once more we see an American
set foot in another world and plant out flag therein soil to be signal forever
that America was here!
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