U.S. policy towards Native Americans is one of our country’s longest historical conflicts. From the late eighteenth century continuing through today, American government has been modifying its policies toward Native Americans. The first policy was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, in which Congress declared that “the utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the ...
War in North America As England, Spain, and France struggled to obtain a foothold in the New World, they frequently fought wars with one another and with neighboring Native Americans. Warfare was an essential component of the competitive colonization process, and all of the European nations involved in the settlement of the New World recognized ...
Deborah Sampson was born on a cold, wintry day, December 17, in 1760, in Plympton, Massachusetts. She was the oldest of three daughters and three sons born to Jonathan and Deborah Sampson. Her young life was a hard, dreary one. But, a bright spot in her life was her beautiful maternal grandmother Bathsheba Bradford. Mrs. ...
COMMENTARY | The seventh President of the United States was known as “Old Hickory” for good reasons. Andrew Jackson was a fighter from the day he was born. His father had been killed in an accident before reaching 30 and it was on the way home from his burial, that his mother gave birth to ...
Francis Marion’s men often out numbered and ill equipped, would fight from behind trees and bushes. They would hit quickly and run to live and fight another day. Knowing that his troops were over matched in many cases, Marion would employ guerrilla tactics to attack the British Regulars. He was born in Georgetown, South Carolina ...
The movie Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and directed by Edward Zwick is a truly great film, a classic, and a must see for any movie go-er. The setting takes place in ancient Japan at a time when the samurai warriors controlled the country. However, the new Japanese leadership has taken over and instead want ...
Oregon has become well known for its tourism, and especially its more well know areas such as Portland, Crater Lake, or the Columbia gorge. I however have lived and traveled through out this amazing state of Oregon for 50 years now, and feel there are a few untapped areas that people need to know about. ...
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