After Alexander's death, Lysimachus, one of Alexander's more powerful generals, took over part of the Macedonian Empire. The coin with the head of Alexander on the obverse was commissioned by Lysimachus Tetradrachm during his lifetime and thereafter. The obverse shows the head of Alexander depict...

Looking back over the twentieth century, there have been many influence people. There is only one person though, who has touch hundreds of millions of peoples that was life changing, and made those people make the most important decision of their life that would last for eternity. One man and only...

Building a Strong Foundation The American Revolution was an inevitable time in history where the settlers of England's North American colonies needed to take control and break free of England's oppression. According to Thomas Paine, an island cannot rule a continent. Previously, ...

George Washington had accomplished many things in his presidency which further bettered the United States. Two precedents that Washington established for the presidency and executive branch throughout his terms were that he developed a cabinet and created a new capital for the country. George Was...

Alexander Hamilton was originally chosen to be president George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton set out to correct the economic problems that had caused the Articles of Confederation to fail. He wanted to shape the financial policies under Washington to favor the wealthier grou...

The U.S Constitution In 1787, a few years after America broke away from England, the constitution we use today was made. Before that, starting in 1777, the states operated under a government they called the "Articles of Confederation." This government basically said that each state shoul...

Flexner, James Thomas. George Washington. Little. 1967 George Wahington George Washington was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He served as commander-in-chief of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War, and later served as the first...

Tyranny. Oppression. Repression. Restriction. These descriptors illustrate British rule's impact on the colonial population. After years of unwarranted invasions, unfair taxes, and burdensome laws, people dreaded the continuing loss of their freedoms. A group of 55 men recognized that trepidati...

The most important principle on which the founding of the American republic was based on is the written constitution. With the Constitution the elite society protected rights for every American that would secure and ensure our nation's existence for hundreds of years. Our first form of gove...

Washington and Factions George Washington is the most well-known American in history. The first president of the United States, his portrait has graced the quarter and the one-dollar bill. Our capital city and even a state have borrowed his name. After Washington's second term as president...

Looking back on the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson described it as being "as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that of 1776 was in its form; not effected indeed by the sword, as that, but by the rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people." Jef...

Looking back on the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson described it as being "as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that of 1776 was in its form; not effected indeed by the sword, as that, but by the rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people." Jef...

George Washington inspired a young nation to defeat the greatest power in the world at that time. He also helped make many of the laws and set up the law making systems that we still have today. Washington had many contributions to America and I will discuss the contributions that he made. In 1774...

George Washington inspired a young nation to defeat the greatest power in the world at that time. He also helped make many of the laws and set up the law making systems that we still have today. Washington had many contributions to America and I will discuss the contributions that he made. In 1774...

Five Paragraph Essay March 2001 Taking an oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall must have been quite an honor for the first president of the United States. George Washington was elected president on April 30th, 1789. This newly established position presented many challenges for h...

Looking back on the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson described it as being "as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that of 1776 was in its form; not effected indeed by the sword, as that, but by the rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people." Jef...

Deciphering The Presidential Tapes Ever since I can remember I have always heard, whether over the news or on an educational channel, about the Watergate scandal. I never knew what the Watergate scandal was about, but I did know that it had to do with one our former Presidents. Before I read &...

In a time when America was but a wee nation, its economy struggling for stability, its people divided by lifestyle and political viewpoint, Thomas Jefferson ascended to presidency in what was said to be a revolution of politics and democracy. Creator and leader of his own political party, Jefferso...

The second president of the United States of America was John Adams. He was born on Oct. 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts. His party affiliation was the Federalist. His nickname was "Atlas of Independence." His vice president was Thomas Jefferson and he was in office for one term....

Founding of The National Bank Alexander Hamilton formally served as military aide to Washington during the Revolution. Washington later appointed Hamilton as his secretary of treasury. Congress called on Hamilton to prepare a report on the nations finances. Hamilton had many enemies, but he was a...

Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans The great country of the United States did not just appear over night. Many hours, days, and years of study and decisions have taken place to bring these country were it is today. Difference had to be settled, and dents worked out of the governme...

The adoption of the U.S. Constitution created a centralized authority giving a great amount of power to the federal government. I think that the governments powers should be reduced and more equally divided among its branches. With such things we could have specific limitations on the governm...

The United States is considered a two-party system which are the Democratic and Republican parties. There are third-parties in the United States, but are not as known the two parties the Democratic and Republican parties have been around for 100's of years. The Democratic-Republic...

One of the most famous supreme court cases of all time took place in Maryland in 1818. The case was between James W. McCulloch vs. the state of Maryland. This was around the time that the big and small state plans were being determined and national and state laws were blurry in how much power each o...

The United States of America, a young country on the world, has become the most successful, powerful and effectively country. Today, it is easy to see many symbols of the USA while traveling around the world. Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald... can be easily found even in the third world countries. The f...