The World As We Know It

When looking at American History, it is amazing to see how a colony could defeat the mother country, draft a document that explained why the breaking up had to happen, plus, create a new government of its own. Who would have thought that not only an event like this but also its historical document would be remembered for years to come? According to David Armitage, the Declaration of Independence was remembered as an inspiration for other nations coming into existence over the next 200 years. What is most remarkable is how many nations took the experiences of the American nation and used it to reform and create their own sovereign nations. From an already well established country like France to small colonies like Haiti and Venezuela, these

Spanish Colonization- Beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 Spanish Colonization continued for centuries. The Spanish Empire eventually would include half of South America, most of Central America, and a lot of North America. The Spanish used the Encomienda System to control and use Native Americans. Spaniards received grants of Native Americans from the Spanish government who they could take tribute from in the form of goods or labor as long as they tried to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism. This system worked out horribly for the Native Americans with many treated harshly and forced to do hard physical labor. The Natives were not willing slaves though and rebelled numerous times which contributed to African slave labor replacing the Encomienda System. The Spanish intermarried with the Native Americans leading

The Spanish began exploring America with “gold, glory and God” large in their minds. Cortes and the

Before the English ventured to Roanoke Europeans explored and settled the New World. The Spanish were the most successful in settling the New World. They conquered most of Central and South America. Their main objective was to convert all of the Indians to Christianity. “Spain’s claim to posses the Americas was based on discovery, conquest, and settlement, but even more important, it was founded on the sacred enterprise of extending the Catholic faith to (in Spanish eyes) “barbarous” native peoples” (Horn 12).

During the early stages of North America, the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the English colonies contrasted from each other as a result of different resources, religion, and various other factors. In the 17th century, North America was just beginning colonization. In 1588, the Spanish attacked the English but were defeated because the English used different tactics that were swifter. Both the Spanish settlers and English were devoted to their religions. While the English were trying to decide what path of religion to follow, the Spanish had already choses Christianity as their dominant religion. Some Spanish missionaries were founded in California and Texas with the goal to Christianize the natives. The English

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries American colonies increased their religious tolerance. This started when Puritans and Separatists traveled to the Americas specifically for religious freedom. Seeing that America was a tolerant place, many others who had different thoughts on religion went to America as well. One of these groups were the Quakers who started a wave of change and many immigrants moved to places with high Quaker populations because they were tolerant. Roger Williams was also important in the extent of religious toleration and he founded Rhode Island.

The United States is one of the strongest nations in the world. We, as a nation, have learned a lot from other nations. For example, in the 1760’s we learned a lot of what not to do from Britain. America came to be because of citizens, who were known as patriots, that were unhappy with the British government. America gained their independence because of unfair laws passed by the British, such as, the Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, Townshend Act; and violent acts such as the Boston Massacre.

Since the sixteenth century, the Spanish expanded their religious, Catholicism, to the America and settle their belief into the Native American. During the time period of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the religious upheavals caused many changes in the society not only in the America but also some Europe countries. This put a huge impact on the life of people in many countries.

The history of religion in the United States comes a long way dating from the early 1600s when the first pilgrim settlers came to this country. It has been noted that these settlers were highly influenced by the Protestant faith which led to a community level of influence in this country as well. The faith of theses settlers were motivated from the New World of Europe where they practiced their religion in a peaceful environment. Later in history, it was noted that people of Spanish decent started the famous network of the Catholic missions in California. When California became a part of the United States, Catholic churches and institutes were formed. These churches and institutes were also formed in New Orleans and Louisiana.

Religion has formed a place in the New World putting everything in more of a perspective was coming together. Even through Europe forced religion on the Native American living in the colonies Christianity as their first religion. The release of the theory of the Word of God through the eyes of the Protestant and Catholics. Franciscan “apostles “encouraged the people of Mexico to relinquish their faith and follow Christianity under the New Jerusalem. Apostles Franciscan realized the coming of Christ and he was known also as the Holy Trinity of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. PFernan Cortez brought a distinctive of hope and life back to the church during the twelfth-century.

The founding of religion gave birth to quite a few contentions between separate groups, raising moral dialectics. These moral bickers from religion fueled groups to spread their specific beliefs or ideals. For example, in the year 1769 Spanish Missionaries, led by Junipero Serra, attempted to christianize those Native Americans who habited California. The missionaries accumulated thousands of semi-nomadic Indians to strong missions which taught ideas like horticulture. Missionaries fiercely shoved the idea of christianity down the throats of the natives, yet they did so with retaliation. It was common for the natives to violently rebel against the religious influences pushing into their private, peaceful lives. Also, French-Catholic Missionaries called Jesuits, attempted to "save" Native Americans and convert them into Christianity. Jesuits went as far as to try and convert Native Americans even though they were rebellious to the point of violence, like the Native Americans in California. A majority of the Jesuits' attempts failed because copious amounts of the conversions were not permanent. In the small world of politics and religion, philosopher John Locke emphasized the separation

History has changed throughout time and has created a long term impact on how we view ourselves and how our story came about. We’ve moved forward and since the 18th century. Americans had written themselves off as a united nation that share common values and beliefs. Especially on Independence. As we open the history books, America 's growth and development counted on the constant failures and hardships it went through. The nation has grown in power, morality, and size. Americans had grown significantly due to our failures and successes we’ve had in the past, along with the determination and strive for a better nation, while we learned from the conquering and enslavement of our own people.

From the very beginning of American history, a prologue was presented of what was to come for the new nation. During the Revolutionary War where the colonies, that had settled in America, battled for their independence to become their own and be finally free from the heavy hand of Britain. Actually, when all the facts get laid out, the Americans had so much against them and should have never been able to win any battles against the

You are dying! As we speak, we are all dying! You may die in an hour, maybe a decade or more. How do we know? The answer is that we don’t. We don’t know what life has in store for us. Today I am in the United States, safe; a week from now I could be in Syria. No one can be absolutely sure what is going to happen to us. The reason for this is because of the ever-changing world we live in. A perfect example of this is in “The Story of An Hour.” In the story, the main character goes from being miserably married to being happily single, then to married again and eventually dead; all in one day. I would say that her life changed quite a bit in a small amount of time. Wouldn’t you say the same? The story also says that after she found out her husband was deceased, she whispered, “Free, free, free.” See, back in the 1800s and early 1900s, a woman’s entire life was ruled and dictated by her husband. A woman’s husband worked to earn all of the money they had, the husband built their house, and he had the last say on every matter. You see, the point is that Mrs. Mallard wasn’t herself while she was married. She was Mrs. Brently Mallard. But once her husband, Brently, died she was free. Free to be herself and do whatever Louise wanted; it was a new and great world for her to explore. A world where she was in charge of herself and she could make her own decisions. Her

Is it not silly to assume there is one intangible object in this life that everyone thirsts to grasp, and yet refuses to see how important it is? This element continues to be simply, knowledge. As an impressive human species we believe knowledge is the key to life. This is why throughout history so many have attempted to eradicate this fortunate part of our life. The Babylonians sabotaged the library of Assurbanipal in Nineveh, which was the first and finest known library of the ancient world, and it held the Epic of Gilgamesh as well as countless alternative tablets that may have occupied the answers to today’s conflicts. Another example confirming knowledge is everything is when Adolf Hitler threw books into the scorching fire to destroy the works of Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Erich Maria Remarque, and unfortunately countless others to try to rid the people of Germany of the ultimate power, knowledge. If various examples throughout history validate that knowledge is the explanation for existing, to such an extent that various members of society would attempt to eliminate it, then why do we not recognize that knowledge and education is important. I perceive that knowledge is a resource that the world takes for granted. I know that our education is one of the most important tools that we will ever possess, and this can be proven in the way it affects us today, and not only tomorrow, but for our future as well.