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American Revolution
The Colonists have grown sick of rule overseas by Britain. Being pushed around and brutally injured by Redcoats caused their thirst for a rebellion. After the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, the war had officially begun. Unfortunately, the colonists got off to a rocky starts, not winning many battles in the months ahead. -
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Common Sense to Hanging Chad
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Common Sense
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," was published on January 10, 1776. It was a pamphlet written to explain the basic need for independence. It also asked the big question,"how can an island beat a country?" -
George Washington Becomes Known For Trenton
George Washington became a war hero during the American Revolution. He was a brave and valiant general. He is most famous for his work at Valley Forge and the pivotal battle at Trenton. His rough trip crossing the Delaware River became a famous painting showing the truth about it's importantance to winning the war. -
George Washington Elected First Presiedent
Washington's strength and valor shown on the fields of battle proved that he was the most qualified person to lead us. He was deemed to be King Washington. However, Washington did not want to become what he had been fighting against throughout the whole war. So after several changes to the title, the Presidency was born and Washington became the first. -
Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson appeared to be in the clear for winning the presidency in 1824. He recieved the popular vote and the electoral vote. But he did not recieve the required electoral vote of 131. This called for the election to brought to the House of Representatives. After votes from all members of the house, John Q. Adams won the presidency. It is known as one of the most unfair losses in election history. -
2000 Election and Hanging Chads
In the 2000 election, ballots from Florida were partially punched, not making a vote clear. This called for these some 180,000 ballots to be discarded. Al Gore won the popular vote, but Bush won the electoral vote. It is known to be unfair because of the way that Bush won. His brother, Jeb Bush, was the governer of Florida at the time, gave George 25 certified electoral college votes which gave him a four vote lead over Gore and ultimately the presidency.
