1. Foreign Policy
In 1839, Spanish slave traders attempted to transport 53 illegally purchased Africans to Havana, Cuba and during this journey one of the Africans, Cinque, killed his captors and took over the ship (Jones et al. ... The vessels, and the goods on board were the property of Spanish subjects in Havana and the "Negroes" in question were certified at that time by a document signed by the Governor General of Cuba to be property of Spanish subjects (Argument of the Government). ... They were kidnapped and illegally carried to Cuba, and detained and restrained on board of the Amistad; there i...
It came very close to destroying the American government and culture for good, yet it also saved the country. ... They question whether Lincoln was justified in stopping the South from leaving the Union and whether it was hypocritical for a government to uphold democracy and yet stop people from selecting their own government. ... George Washington refused to be appointed interim King, which would have threatened the whole concept of democratic government that the United States stand for. Roosevelt ended the great depression by implementing government work programmes and helped America win W...
The Gilded-Age, Reconstruction Era and the Age of Imperialism were periods of time that affected the first half of the American 20th century, changing the face of American identity. The American Identity shows a sense of duty by wanting to show everyone else the way to live. America as well wanting...