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...

American Government Government is the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies. It is the agency through which the state exerts its will and works to accomplish its goals. Government consists of the machinery and the person...

Joe Bertholf Brazil was discovered in 1500 by a Portuguese navigator named Pedro Alvares Cabral. The territory was named after the dye wood trees found there. In 1822 Brazil declared its independence from Portugal. In 1890 the Emperor was overthrown and the First Republic was established. In 19...

A case for the connection of America's colonial and revolutionary religious and political experiences to the basic principles of the Constitution can be readily made. One point in favor of this conclusion is the fact that most Americans at that time had little besid...

A case for the connection of America's colonial and revolutionaryreligious and political experiences to the basic principles of theConstitution can be readily made. One point in favor of this conclusionis the fact that most Americans at that time had little beside theirexperiences on which to b...

Democratic government in the United States had its beginnings during the colonial period. The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, New England Town Meetings, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Zenger trial each was an important step in the development of our democracy. For example, The M...

"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." ---Thomas Jefferson, 1816. The issue of gun control is an age-old question that was first brought to the front by the founders of this nation in The Second Amendment. The Seco...

Canada vs America The controversy over Canada and America, and who takes after whom has been around for many years. Canada and America are puzzles, two countries that are home to millions of people, living in relative comfort and health. We both have become nations through the help of each ...