Western Pennsylvania

excise taxes, as well as contention over land between Native Americans, frontier settlers, and eastern politicians and land speculators, who the author shows were frequently one in the same. In particular he looks at the personal interests held in western land speculation by that most revered of all the founders, George Washington himself, who he clearly paints as having a substantial personal stake and by inflection Slaughter concludes the “father of our country” very much acted upon his own self-interest

impose taxes and to make laws in general. The Whiskey rebels did not only act in opposition to the whiskey tax, “some of them were planning an insurgency against the government itself” (“Whiskey Rebellion” par.2). Neville Craig who resided in west Pennsylvania supported the government and claimed that he had “a strong suspicion that some at least of the leaders were not influenced by a mere desire to get rid of whiskey, some of them were perhaps secretly hostile to the existing form of government” (“Whiskey

January 20, 1944 in Grenada, MS but grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Lezera and Rosetta Marbury. Nathie had many siblings; she was the 16th of 17th children. Her parents for some reason did not believe in education, but Nathie as a child who was born deaf enabled her to better her education. She attended Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, and graduated in 1962. An interesting fact about The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf was founded in 1869, and is a non-profit

Western Pennsylvania Friday Night Lights A Fond Farewell I watched my husband, Mike, take the field during the Freeport High School Football alumni night as part of the farewell season for Swartz Field. The school district for the tiny town along the Allegheny River recently voted to construct a new facility since the renovation of the 93-year-old stadium would be too costly. This is not my hometown mind you. But on this Friday night, I felt a sincere sense of loss. Maybe not as deep and personal

R GA and Adelburger defense of eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania had finally fallen by the 17th of November. By this point, with the Underground continuing their push from the west, the FYC-YCHS alliance continuing their push from the south, in addition to the Union and the other factions following in the wake of the advance, this has resulted in the Union having the opportunity to launch a series of subversion and swaying of RGA and Adelburger control of the other school systems on the surface

Assignment Two Butler County is a predominately Caucasian county, located north of Pittsburgh, in Western Pennsylvania. The culture of Butler County is shaped by the limited diversity of the area. Much of the population residing in Butler County are also somewhere between the ages of 18 and 65 (Census Bureau 2015). “The social conflict approach is a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change” (Macionis). Even though society is

The Delaware River creates a natural boundary between western New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The river serves as a recreation attraction and a major source of drinking water for many areas in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. In the upper part of the Delaware River Watershed, oil and gas companies are attempting to drill for natural gas by method of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking). Many residents in New Jersey have protested the proposition of hydro fracking and have gone to the internet

activities, as well as a way to control and address unsanitary environmental conditions. In 1682, William Penn–an English real estate entrepreneur and devoted of the Quaker religion–had additional reasons that drove to the establishment of the Pennsylvania colony. One of the reasons was the need of a place where individuals could enjoy the freedom of religion. Another reason, it appears to have been influenced by the need of rebuilding a city that Penn highly admired and which he witnessed being

They 're there, there, there with Earth immortal (Citizens, I give you friendly warning). That the things that truly last when men and times have passed, they are all in Pennsylvania this morning! Rudyard Kipling   1. The Commonwealth They Served The weather was seasonally cold in Pennsylvania’s Capitol late in 1914. On Sunday morning, December 27, the temperature was 1 degree Fahrenheit. This reading was the lowest ever registered in the last month of the year during the almost three-decade history

Nevertheless, once they got a taste of the western world, there was no stopping. In 1493 Spain led the popular discovery of America when Columbus first settled in the New World. While England's first colony was Jamestown, established over 100 years later in 1607. After the settlement of Plymouth, in 1620 America's eastern sea board soon became over crowded. Establishing the first thirteen colonies was no easy task. In Foner's