Richmond, Virginia

Speech Because he set up successful colonies and set up excellent fur trade, Peter Minuit belongs in the hall of fame. He is famous for buying Manhattan for 60 guilders. He is also known for setting up two colonies, and for setting up excellent fur trade. He lived from about 1580 to 1638. Peter Minuit was born in Wesel, Germany, sometime around 1580. He was the son of Walloonian immigrants who were expatriated by the Spanish. Almost nothing else is known about his child hood except he moved to the

that lasted until 1865 fought in the United States between the Union States and the Confederate States. Eleven states were incorporated into the Confederate States which was Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee. Now what these states were, was states that wanted to continue the trade and unlawfulness of Slavery as the Cotton trade became very popular at that time being. That same year, President Abraham Lincoln wanted

North Carolina has been around for quite some time. They have had seventy five governors, and their current governor is Roy Cooper. He has been governor since January 2017. Up till 1663 North Carolina was actually called SouthVirginia. South virginia was the twelfth state. The Roanoke colony is today's North Carolina’s Dare county. The Roanoke colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. The colony disappeared as the Anglo Spanish War was going on in 1590, three years after the last shipment of

General Sir Henry Clinton, born April 16th, 1730 was a very high ranking person in the British army in during the Revolutionary War. In The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara, he is mentioned many times at the beginning of the book. Throughout the middle and towards the end, he wasn’t focused on as much as he should have been. Shaara displays Henry Clinton as a minor character in his book, in the real world during the 1700s, Clinton was much more than that. His father, Commodore George Clinton, was also

People who both love to travel and study history can bring history back to life by visiting where important historical battles took place. Traveling to historical battlegrounds can be especially rewarding when you have a knowledgeable and engaging guide. If you’re a history buff who loves to travel, here are some of the top historic battlegrounds to visit in Europe. Waterloo Waterloo is probably the most important historical battlefield you’ll want to visit. It was here, just south of modern-day

Identification The name of the community is Norfolk. It is part of the Hampton Roads area, a region of 1.6 million people located in The Commonwealth of Virginia. Norfolk has about 245,803 residents and more than 100 diverse neighborhoods (U.S Census, 2010). The government unit of the city is made up of the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, City Treasurer, Commissioner of Revenue, and Commonwealth Attorney . Norfolk is classified as the major business, financial, and educational hub of Hampton Roads

When colonists initially came to America, they were expecting an abundance of land and resources. However, many differences caused each group of colonists to evolve into different societies, especially in Chesapeake, which consisted of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, and New England, which consisted of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. These differences were primarily caused by the variations in family structures, the intertwining of politics and religion, and the contrast of crops

Fred. F Gardner, a veteran filed a case against Jesse Brown, secretary of Veteran Affairs in the year 1994. Gardner argued that after he underwent back surgery in the Department of Veteran’s facility, he developed pain and weakness in his left, possibly due to the surgery conducted at the facility. He claimed disability benefits which requires the Veteran Affairs to pay for compensation in cases where an injury or an aggravation occurs as a result of the treatment by VA. The Veteran Affairs dismissed

to me!” This is how our lives could be if the words of Mr. Patrick Henry hadn’t been taken seriously. If we hadn’t fought for freedom, we would be treated as such and would not have the rights we do today. Patrick Henry gave a speech to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775 to persuade those listening that the right of freedom was innately theirs and they would fight till death to achieve this right. He argued his side relentlessly, the good and the bad. He emphasized the efforts that they have attempted

Custis, forced him to take aleave from the military and return to Virginia in 1857. Lee took up farming at ArlingtonHouse and confronted the challenges of managing the Custis family slaves. Robert E.Lee (1807-70) served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandantand the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War(1861-65). In June 1861, Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia,which he would lead for the rest of the war. Lee and his army achieved