...It is the year 1676, and there has been word of dispute between Sir William Berkley, the royal governor of Virginia, and Nathaniel Bacon, a land owner. I have been told by fellow servants, who work with me at the tobacco plantation, that a shortage of land and their complicated relationships with both friendly and hostile tribes are the reasons for their dispute. After experiencing two deadly uprisings in Virginia in 1622 and 1644 by the Indians, Governor Berkley created a policy that focused on honoring alliances with friendly tribes, in hope that contact would be minimal and peace would be maintained. The population of Chesapeake continued to grow, which created a large quantity of colonists who were searching for more and more land. During their quest, these land hungry colonists started encroaching on Indian land, erupting in violence all along the frontier....
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...James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 , and died on June 28, 1836. He was born in Belle Grove, Port Conway in Virginia. He also lived there until the Presidential Election. On June 28,1836 James Madison soon dies on his tobacco plantation. James Madison was the fourth president of the United States. He is also considered as the father of The Constitution. Madison advanced his career in national politics as a member of the U.S House of Representatives from 1789 to 1797. After being homeschooled, Madison went to preparatory school and then he went to College of New Jersey at Princeton. Madison was constantly exposed to the Christian religion and was often influenced by the thought of the eighteenth century. During his upcoming graduation,...
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...The Civil War More Americans died during the Civil War from 1861-1865 than in any other war, ever. While these dates may define the period of war action, in fact the Civil War was the result of a long, history of complex issues of such things as Constitutional interpretation, economics, and the ethics of slavery. Below are brief sketches of only a few of the memorable names from that era of U.S. history. Also online at the Smithsonian is a collection of Civil War photographs by Mathew Brady. Henry Clay (1777-1852) George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) Oil on canvas, circa 1845, NPG.65.44 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of Andew W. Mellon, 1942 Henry Clay was one of the most influential congressmen of the early 1800s, with a political career that spanned nearly fifty years. Born in the midst of the American Revolution, he devoted his professional energy to the preservation of the union of the states in the stormy years preceding the Civil War. To that end, he crafted several key compromises between the North and the South, for which he became known as "The Great Pacificator." But even his legendary statesmanship could not keep war from erupting nine years after his death. Differing interpretations of the Constitution were at the heart of the Civil War. Clay and other supporters of the Union insisted that states were subject to federal authority, while others, most notably...
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...James Madison was born on March on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia, to his parents, James Madison Sr. and Nellie Conway Madison. As a child, Madison often got sick and hardly ever left his mother’s side. Nellie Conway’s father was a rich tobacco worker, and that’s how James Madison Sr. obtained his wealth. Some of Madison’s most vivid memories were his fears of being attacked by Indians, during the French and Indian war (1754-1763) and he remembered the day when his family and he moved to a big house in Montpelier. Madison also suffered from psychosomatic, or stress induced, seizures or fits, that taunted him throughout his life. Madison was the oldest of twelve children, who loved and respected him; James Madison loved to read and write, and enjoyed studying classical languages. Madison was raised on the family plantation in Orange County Virginia. When Madison turned fifteen, he left Montpelier to attend the college of New Jersey, which later became Princeton; Madison had mastered two languages while attending the university: Latin and Greek. He completed his years of college in two years, but stayed at Princeton another...
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...Slavery was the key issue for the southern states but in Lincoln’s opinion the more pressing issue was the preservation of the Union. If not the issue of slavery, than some other issue at some other time would be reason enough for the states to try and secede. Lincoln’s fervent hope was that he could avoid a war by keeping the state of Virginia in the Union. “Lincoln declared to the U.S. Congress, “The course taken in Virginia was the most remarkable-perhaps the most important.” This simple statement expresses Virginia’s exceptional place in the history of the secession movement and the eventual coming of civil war in America. Virginia was important for two major reasons: first, the especially prominent and distinguished role it played in early American history and, second, its strategic location. For these reasons Virginians were truly torn over the decision of whether or not to secede. Because Virginia was not only sandwiched geographically but also economically, socially, and culturally between the North and the South, her decision to leave the Union was a tumultuous, long-fought battle.”(Gillian Cote, pg. 1) One of the ways Lincoln hoped to keep Virginia in the Union was by offering command of his army to Robert E. Lee. Lincoln believed Robert E. Lee to be the best soldier in America, a committed, dedicated man with strong belief in the importance of the Union. Lincoln’s rationale was that if he chose Lee as his commander in chief of the Union army, this choice would send a message...
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...HISTORY 1301 United States History: Discovery to 1876 Handout # The Folkways of the Distinct English Groups that Colonize America David Hacket Fisher author of Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America (1989) wrote his book to answer the great questions: “Where do we come from” Who are we? [and] Where are we going?” (Fisher. p. 3) “The answers to these questions grow more puzzling the more one thinks about them. We Americans are a bundle of paradoxes. We are mixed in our origins, and yet we are one people. Nearly all of us support our republican system, but we argue passionately among ourselves about its meaning. We live in an open society which is organized on the principles of voluntary action, but the determinants of that system are exceptionally constraining. Our society is dynamic, changing profoundly in every period of American history; but it is also remarkably stable. The search for the origins of this system is the central problem in American history. It is the subject of this book.”( Fisher. p. 4) The answer is to be found in the “folkways” which four specific groups of Englishmen brought with them to the New World. These folkways provide an empirical measure of the differences in their societies which have blended to form the “American way.” “The interplay of” the folkways of the four English speaking immigrant groups, especially their “ ‘freedom ways’ has created an expansive pluralism which is” peculiarly American. “That is the central...
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...VIRGINIA HISTORY Virginia Introduction and General Statistics “We are all Americans; we are all Virginians.” These were the words of Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during his 2012 campaign for Senate. Kaine was trying to appeal to the Virginians’ desire for bipartisanship in the incredibly negative election, but his words have a larger meaning. Virginia is a special state. Throughout its fascinating 400-year history, Virginia has had special influence in establishing and developing the cultural and political values that have shaped the country at large. Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in America. It was home to the first representative government in the New World. Many of the nation’s founders, whose words and actions have de- fined the American spirit, came from Virginia. Virginia has produced eight Presidents, more than any other state. Virginians led the way in filling America’s western frontier, spreading their way of life to the South and Midwest in the early nineteenth century. Virginia was the site of the most important battles of the Civil War. From its founding in 1607 to the Civil War, Virginia held more influence than any other part of the country. Virginia’s influence faltered, however, in the mid-nineteenth century. As the authors of Old Dominion, New Commonwealth: A History of Virginia, 1607-2007, one of the most important recent works on Virginia history, argued, the state lost its way due in part to Page 2 VIRGINIA...
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...Patrick Henry was a great man and some people say that he was the voice of the Revolution. At the Second Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry gave a speech to his fellow Virginia’s for a call to action. This action was for the Virginia leaders to agree to send men to help form the colonist militias. Patrick’s speech cover all aspect of why they should revolute against English rule and laws on the American colonist. Even as some of his fellow countryman favor to try to reason peace with England. Patrick knew that peace was long gone. In his speech, he asked, “Why does Great Britain, in this quarter of the world, call for all this accumulation of navies and armies” because he knew that what every England decided and the American colonist didn’t agree with would be forced upon them by rule of the crown. Patrick Henry was so strong in his patriotism that, at the beginning of his speech, he asked that the men before him not get offend by what he was going to say.That his view of the ideas that wht to do were going to be total different from what he was about to speack about. That he asks the house “This is a question do we want freedom or slavery.” Patrick believed that if they didn’t band together that they would be enslaved by England. Asking his countryman if they are to sit by idly and let the English lords and governs do as they please. We should stand up for what we have worked so hard to build; only be taken away by the crown when it wish. This same crown that taxes everything...
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...Formation Documents Assignment Articles of Organization of a Domestic Limited Liability Company COMFORT AND CARE DAYCARE, LLC Pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia the undersigned states as follows: Article I Name of the Limited Liability Company The name of the Limited Liability Company is Comfort and Care Daycare, LLC (hereinafter the “Company”). Article II Initial Registered Agent and Office The name of the Company’s initial registered agent is Jennifer A. Stevens. Jennifer A. Stevens is an individual who is a resident of Virginia and a member of the Virginia State Bar. The Company’s initial registered office address, which is identical to the business office of the initial registered agent, is 116 W. Beverley Street, Staunton, Virginia 24401, which is physically located in the City of Staunton, Virginia. Article III Principal Office Address The Company’s principal office address is 113 E. Beverley Street, Staunton, Virginia 24401. Article IV Member-Management and Limitation of Member Authority The Company is and shall be managed by its members. The members only have authority to bind the Company as provided for in the operating agreement. Further, no member of the Company may execute, sign, or deliver any instrument transferring or affecting the Company’s interest in real property without authorization as provided for in the operating agreement. Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-1021.1(C). Article V Written Operating...
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...A. The Rise of Colonialism The rise of colonialism in North America began in the early sixteenth century when cartography reawakened after years of stagnation allowing for the exploration of New World. (Goucher, LeGuin, and Walton, 1998). Opening up an exciting new adventure for Europeans who were seeking economic gain and religious freedom from Europe. The first colonists sailed to the Atlantic seaboard in 1584, giving them the opportunity to explore the New World and establish their own colonies (Annenberg Learner,2013b). The consequence from this first undertaking of colonization dissipated without a trace in1590 and was dubbed, The Lost Colony of Roanoke (Annenberg Learner, 2013b). Seventeen years later, in 1607, Captain Christopher Newport would sail the Atlantic ocean landing on the shores of Chesapeake Bay and establishing Jamestown on May 13,1607 (Annenberg Learner, 2103b). Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America and the inauguration of colonization in North America ( Annenberg Learner, 2013b). Although the colony of Jamestown began to decline, new colonist still arrived yearly, nearly 80 percent of them died over the next three years, a result of starvation and attacks from the Indians (Annenberg Learner, 2103b). Captain Newport left Jamestown and Captain John Smith, a dictator, was placed in charge of the colony. In order for the colony of Jamestown to prosper, Captain Smith gave the settlers an ultimatum, to work or starve...
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...Henry A Wise was born in Accomack County, Virginia on December 3, 1806 to John Wise and Sarah Cropper. Henry A. Wise was a lawyer, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. During the American Civil War, Henry also served as a general in the Confederate Army. Henry A Wise died on September 12, 1876 from natural causes, he was 69 years old. He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. Henry A Wise was married three times throughout the span of his lifetime. In 1828 he married Anne Jennings, while married he and Anne conceived 5 children together. Unfortunately in 1837 she died in a fire along with one of her children. Although his wife and child were dead that didn't stop him from marrying a second time. In November 1840, he married Sarah Sergeant. Henry Wise managed to have fourteen children in the span of 19 years, but only seven survived to see adulthood. Henry and Sarah also had 5 children together....
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...2012 Catalog Volume 20 Issue 1 March 5, 2012 – December 31, 2012 This Catalog contains information, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements that were correct at the time of publication and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Enrollment Agreement entered into between the Student and ECPI University. In keeping with the educational mission of the University, the information, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements contained herein are continually being reviewed, changed and updated. Consequently, this document cannot be considered binding. Students are responsible for keeping informed of official policies and meeting all relevant requirements. When required changes to the Catalog occur, they will be communicated through catalog inserts and other means until a revised edition of the Catalog is published. The policies in this Catalog have been approved under the authority of the ECPI University Board of Trustees and, therefore, constitute official University policy. Students should become familiar with the policies in this Catalog. These policies outline both student rights and student responsibilities. The University reserves the right and authority at any time to alter any or all of the statements contained herein, to modify the requirements for admission and graduation, to change or discontinue programs of study, to amend any regulation or policy affecting the student body, to increase tuition and fees, to deny admission, to revoke an offer...
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...OFFICIAL CATALOG This Catalog contains information, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements that were correct at the time of publication and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Enrollment Agreement entered into between the Student and ECPI University. In keeping with the educational mission of the University, the information, policies, procedures, regulations and requirements contained herein are continually being reviewed, changed and updated. Consequently, this document cannot be considered binding. Students are responsible for keeping informed of official policies and meeting all relevant requirements. When required changes to the Catalog occur, they will be communicated through catalog inserts and other means until a revised edition of the Catalog is published. The policies in this Catalog have been approved under the authority of the ECPI University Board of Trustees and, therefore, constitute official University policy. Students should become familiar with the policies in this Catalog. These policies outline both student rights and student responsibilities. The University reserves the right and authority at any time to alter any or all of the statements contained herein, to modify the requirements for admission and graduation, to change or discontinue programs of study, to amend any regulation or policy affecting the student body, to increase tuition and fees, to deny admission, to revoke an offer of admission and to dismiss from the...
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...in the majority of elections. Be it resolved that the United States presidential election be decided by the electoral college. (Pause…) We support this resolution on these four contentions. First, rural areas are constantly ignored by the electoral college and secondly, the electoral college fails to represent the national will. Also, the distribution of the electoral college votes per state is not equally dispersed. (Pause…) Lastly, the electoral college depresses the voter turnout. Be it. Resolved that the general population determines who wins the national election, not the electoral college. (Pause…)...
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...founding fathers were afraid of direct election to the Presidency. He feared a tyrant could manipulate public opinion and come to power; basically the common men were not smart enough to make a correct selection or a select few elite “most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station.” The second reason; as part of the structure of the government that gave extra power to the smaller states. The Electoral College is also part of compromises made at the convention to satisfy the small states. The slave holding states did not want a direct election for president because slaves were not counted as population until 1783 then at only 5/8 of a person. A direct election for president did not sit well with most delegates from the slave states, which had large populations but far fewer eligible voters. Under the system of the Electoral College each state had the same number of electoral votes as they have representative in Congress, thus no state could have less then 3...
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