… movements, the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, changed American colonists’ views on reason and wisdom. The Enlightenment, led by philosophers such as John Locke, emphasized abstract thought to acquire knowledge. The European and American…

… States of America has taken drastic steps in taking away the American peoples God given rights and Constitutional rights. The United States government is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people, for the people. There are very clear…

… Commission’s (SEC’s) primary duty is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. The laws and rules that govern the securities industry in the United States derive from a simple concept: all investors, whether large…

… cultures?” The information and knowledge that archeologists and historians have gathered about the Shang and Zhou cultures come from archaeological sites as well as from ancient literal texts. The two largest sites for the Shang culture are the…

… in South Africa there were many movements made by the political activists to create equality among the blacks and the whites. Many of these movements were peaceful and did not cause much chaos, however many were just the opposite. At almost any politic…

… In the times of urbanization, changes and improvements occurred hand-in-hand with the arrival of immigrants. Anti-immigration acts, problems that resulted from overcrowded cities, political machines, and the Civil Service Commission, are just some…

… Americas were those of the Aztecs and Incas. The Spanish looted fabulous hordes of gold and silver after these conquests. This made them long for more valuable goods. So, they ventured north where they were reluctant to colonize because of the lack…

… Americas were those of the Aztecs and Incas. The Spanish looted fabulous hordes of gold and silver after these conquests. This made them long for more valuable goods. So, they ventured north where they were reluctant to colonize because of the lack…

… event. In the North, social conflict arose between the rich and the poor. In the South, slavery was abolished after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves were to be free. The war shattered the bonds that society held…

… the Frontier in American History", was and still is an important American document. In this article Turner discusses all aspects of the frontier, and what it means to many different types of people. He explains American development as the movement…