The Third of May 1808

The Making of the Constitution The Constitution of the United States, the fundamental law of the United States of America. Drafted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pa., between May 25 and Sept. 17, 1787, it is the world's oldest written constitution still in effect. The document presents a set of general principles out of which implementing statutes and codes have emerged. As such, it embodies the essence of constitutionality--that government must be

Background Andrew Johnson, the 17th president, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 29th, 1808. At the young age of three years old, Andrew's father. Jacob Johnson passed away while drowning in an attempt to save the life of Editor Henderson from the Raleigh Gazette in 1812. Andrew's mother, Mary Johnson, worked hard as a seamstress and washerwoman in order to support Andrew and his three brothers, and her; but she was unable to afford to send them to school. From the age of 14 until

Erin Tran Period 4 Founding Fathers Reflections Preface: The Generation In the first few pages of this chapter, I thought it was interesting that Ellis really goes into detail about hindsight and far sight saying that because of hindsight, many of the founders could only see the goal of being independent. However there were some that saw the plentiful amount of resources and the potential America had to form a government. But all of the Founding Fathers were not sure that they would win

000 of those deaths were solely from infection and disease (African). Leading up to the time of the American Civil War, there were 34 states and a number of territories in the United States. The American Civil War happened between April 12, 1861 and May 9, 1865. The American Civil War was the North fighting to abolish slavery in the U.S. The Northern states were driven by industry, while the southern states were driven by slavery and farming. At this time roughly 30 million people were in the U.S and

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven are one of the most famous composers known in western music. Both Mozart and Beethoven music are known for its harmony and melodies. Not only were they inspired by other composers to create such music, their music inspired people from all over the world. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a German composer who was also deaf and known for his musical figure in the traditional period between the classical and romantic era. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was an Austrian

Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. However, in spite of his supposed beliefs, Thomas Jefferson himself was a slave owner that had owned more than 100 slaves. Slaves accounted for about one-fifth of the population in the American colonies and most of them lived in the Southern colonies, where slaves made up 40 percent of the population. Many colonists have even admitted to hating slavery. Now you may be asking yourself how someone could

When property laws apply to people, Slavery exists. Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy said, “Our new government is founded upon … the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the white man; that Slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.” Slavery was the backbone on which the United States, especially the South, was built. It began in America when the first African born slaves were captured, and forcibly brought to the North American

1805. With the arrival of Lucca's new leader, the national orchestra of the Republic of Lucca was dissolved into a chamber orchestra.Paganini became second violinist for the Baciocchi court and then became a solo court violinist in 1807. On January 1, 1808 he played in the court string quartet after the chamber orchestra was dissolved. While doing so, he was giving lessons to Elisa Baciocchi's husband, prince Felix. Although Paganini was part of the princess' entourage, he was not satisfied with his

The United States Constitution is a document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed, sets limits on what the government can and cannot do, as well as defines the natural rights, liberties, and freedoms of American citizens. It is arguably, the most important document ever crafted in American history and the one document that affects every single citizen within the United States every single day. It is thanks to this document that the United States

Jefferson did not present his candidacy for a third presidential period, but he helped elect the Democratic-Republican candidate from Virginia, James Madison, as president in 1808. Madison was the 4th president who also presided for two periods, from 1809 to 1817. During these years he had to confront serious problems. The worst of them was the continuous confrontations with Great Britain. Neither English nor French were in disposition to cede to American petitions. The United States wanted to have