Hampden, Maine

Dear Mr. President, Dorothea Dix was a woman of many passions. She was fond of helping others and always put effort into everything she did. Many found this odd because it was told that she had a “cold” personality and was anti-social. Dix was a dedicated teacher, leader of female nurses in the Army, and an activist.However, Dix was most famous for advocating better treatment for the mentally ill in prisons. Born in Dix 1802, had a troubling childhood with her parents not

Dorothea Dix was born on April 4, 1802. She was born in Hampden, Maine. Even though she grew up less fortunate and in a broken home, she managed to get an education and become internationally known for her kindness and assistances to the mentally ill population. She started off as a simple school teacher but ended up changing the world by contributing to the medical field. Her work was known international. Dorothea Dix’s early years can be described as miserable. She had 2 brothers Joseph and

‘Charles’ ability to finance his government effectively and without too much resentment during the personal rule was a remarkable achievement.’ How Far Do You Agree? For the greater part of the 1630’s Englishmen paid their taxes, most likely grumbling whilst doing it, but they were paid. During his personal rule 1629-40, Charles I needed to raise revenue by using non-parliamentary means, i.e. in ways he would not need a parliament’s permission to collect. In order to do this, Charles changed

Benjamin Tallmadge was born in Setauket, Long Island on the twenty-fifth of February in the year seventeen-fifty-four. He attended Yale College in seventeen-sixty-nine and graduated in seventeen-seventy-three, determined to study law (White). While in Yale, Tallmadge became close friends with Nathan Hale, who would “also be involved in American espionage” (White). After graduation, he superintended a school in Weathersfield, Connecticut. His dreams to study law were shattered when American blood

February 15th, 1898, the USS Maine was hit with a mine as it sat in the Havana Harbor. There is large speculation to whether that is the truth or not. Over the years it is still a topic of debate as of what caused the explosion. Some believe that the Spaniards did it, others believe it was a clumsy mistake of misplaced ammo, others believe it was a spontaneous coal fire that caught a box of ammunition on fire. No matter the cause, the loss of the ship and 260 of her crew was devastating to America

traditions. The Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe of Maine, resisted no less

In hopes to pressure the president into declaring war with Spain, a group created the slogan “Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain.” The Pulitzer was in need of readers so the staff decided to exploit the story of the explosion of the Maine in order to advance the number of sales they would receive. “Not only was the story over exaggerated, but photographs were as well (Manning 423).” The power that media possessed began

Zinn Chapter 12 1. Why might Teddy Roosevelt have thought that the United States needed a war in 1897? a. The United States was struggling politically and economically. It was believed that opening up markets overseas would relieve a lot of the problems that the United States was having in its depression. 2. In what sense was expansion overseas “not a new idea”? If it was not new, then why did it not begin until 1898? a. The Monroe Doctrine moved the US down south into the Caribbean even before the

In 1996, the United States was struggling with the Iraq Disarmament Crisis, as Iraq continued to deny inspectors access to a multiple of sites. The U.S. fails in its attempt to build military support to investigate Iraq and aid the United Nations Council. From this event many people seen flaws in the department of defense and decided they wanted a reform in the chain of command. Many believed that the department of defense needed a lot of changes since it was created in 1947. William Cohen decided

for our labor.” The theory to search for new land had become a reality when opportunity presented itself in the form of Spanish conflicts. After the combination of various causes such as intervention in Cuban affairs and the bombing of the USS Maine, The United States under the leadership of President WIlliam McKinley declared war against the Spanish Empire. The Spanish-American War resulted in purely American domination in as few