Friday, February 6, 2009
13. Ali Baalbaki asked, "Who cares?" Good question. Should we care about the Federalist Era? Due Weds Feb. 12th
How are events from the early 19th century relevant to our lives today? In other words, will studying 1810 prepare us for facing 2010? Using your notes from our Philadelphia Street-Fair, information from the textbook and building on the rough draft you completed in class, answer the question by making specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.
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The 21st century is filled with many technical things. There are computers, clothes, medicine, vaccinations, ships, and other great inventions. Sometimes we take advantage of these marvelous inventions. In the 1810s, many people did not have a washing machine, computers, not even medicine! Imagine a world without the knowledge of remedies and vaccinations. In the 1810s, many people died of sicknesses. They did not know how to cure their sickness that can now be cured. For example, many people used cocaine, and other drugs to help solve their medical problems. Cocaine did help, but it caused many other injuries to impregnated women, and young children.
In the federalist era, people invented boats, steam engines, the cotton gin, and wrote the great constitution. We use a lot of the inventions the people in the 1810s invented. The inventions back then led us to a great country filled with factories, clean cotton, and many great improvements. The United States just basically improved these inventions. For example, the steam engine/ power was the beginning of the industrial revolution. Our first boats and train was encouraged by this act. Thanks to the engine power, we can now transport goods, and enjoy cruises, and go on vacation.
James Madison, a great leader, wrote most of the Constitution. The Constitution shows our rights to bear arms, the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and so on. To this day, we still use the Constitution. The shakers built many great inventions, such as the washing machine and the clothespin. The shakers also furbished beautiful chairs, perfect tables, and many other beautiful pieces of furniture.
Our great leader, George Washington, was also in this time. George Washington created three branches for the government. One branch was legislative, one executive, and the other one judicial. George Washington is also the first president of the United States. Our country is greatly influenced by George Washington today.
The White house, which is in Washington D.C, housed many presidents. There was Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, and many others. But who built the white house? The white houses’ building has been a past of theft. Someone made the plans for the white house. But, someone didn’t use the budget wisely, so they got fired. Then somebody else memorized the plans and built the White House. That is how we have our White House today. Our country has had a great past full of inventions, and it can only get better. Who knows what’s in store for 2010? There will just be more advanced technology built from our old inventions in the 1810s.
Events from the 19th century are relevant to ours today. One reason why I believe this is because most of the events in the 19th century are significant to us now. For example: there were 2 explorers named Lewis and Clark. They took an expedition in the 19th century to search for more land. Thanks to them the West is united with us, there was also once a deadly disease named “Yellow Fever”. Back then many people fell victim to it but eventually we found a way to heal it and now it is considered a rare disease because no one has it. There were also a group of people called the Doves and War Hawks. The Doves didn’t want people going to war and now the Doves help us create peace with other nations. The War Hawks on the other hand wanted land. When the British were occupying land we the War Hawks fought back. Now we have more land than we were supposed to have. There were also 2 patriotic men named James Madison and George Washington. James Madison was the main author of the constitution and now the constitution protects the United States of America. George Washington created the 3 branches of government. Now we continue to use this so that all lawmakers have equal rights. There was also an Industrial Revolution. 3 inventors called Slater, Lowell, and Whitney created a cotton machine that cleaned cotton 10 times faster than men. It also changed how cotton factories grew and how products are currently made. Now we have better factories and machineries. There was also steam power. This idea made trains. Now we still use trains and developed subways to transport people and goods. There was also the Erie Canal which was also made to transport. There were also a group of people called the Shakers. They created furniture. Now we still use it. This is how event from the 19th century are relevant now.
Studying 1810 will help us with 2010. I say this because our economy is literally ruined. In 1810 a man named Alexander Hamilton made an economy plan. He made the economy better by making the South and North and making the capital and independent city so neither side had a greater deal of power. This action created peace in the States. An Indian named Tecumseh united Indian tribes and he also made peace. The Doves didn’t want war and also crated peace. Because of war our economy is ruined because a lot of the countries money is being spent on this Iraq war. In this war we aren’t really gaining anything. Were just losing money and people. We need peace meaning no war. This is how studying 1810 helps us in 2010.
I believe that only some events from the early 19th century are relevant to our lives today. For example, James Madison was the main author of the constitution. The constitution is still being used today to protect the citizens of the United States. Another event that helps us today is the steam power. The steam power started the industrial revolution in the early 19th century and was the outline for boats and trains today. Another even that is useful to us today was Lewis and Clark. The main purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find land and trade with Indians. This expedition lead to the Louisiana Purchase.
Studying 1810 will most likely prepare us for 2010. I say this because I think that studying Hamilton's Economic Plan could help us today since our country is in a great debt. Maybe if we use Hamilton's Economic Plan as a guideline for us and maybe if we came together as a country to pay off this debt, we would overcome this debt not as individuals but as a whole. I believe that if we follow this plan that most of the unemployed people in the United States will become employed again. Also I believe if we followed the way of the Doves and make peace with Iraq we could focus on our issues as a country. I believe that this war will plunge America into a greater debt because the money that we do have is being used on this pointless war.
So I believe that that studying the federalist era will helps us today and in the future.
That depends. Some events aren’t as related to us as they were back then. Take Hamilton’s economic plan for example. It may have sounded great and spiffy but now we still have debts to China. You see, Hamilton’s plan was to put all the individual states debts into on bid national debt. As you may see from some of our preferences now, it may have helped us back then but we still have debts today.
On the other hand, some events were totally useful for us now. What happened during yellow fever, even though it was a dreadful event, helped us advance in our medical studies. The people who suffered during the Yellow fever stage may have died or been tortured but they "pushed" the doctors to find a cure. Now-a-days, some of our vaccine and medicine came from the yellow fever event.
So it all depends on your perspective about the events. Some were useful and some were not and some may have been just plain ridicules or uncalled for.
The events from the nine-teenth century are relevant to our lives today because they paved the way for many people from these past generations. A few of the events also led us to find more land. The War Hawks were one of the reasons that we have more land today. They thought that the British were occupying land that belonged to us and we have to fight back. Without them, the United States might have not been as big as it is in current day two-thousand and nine.
A reason that slaves are not needed is because of Slater, Lowell and Whitney. The slaves were not needed and they did not have to clean the cotton anymore. The steam power was also important. It started the industrial revolution. Thanks to the engine power, now we can transport goods and go on vacations in the middle of the ocean on a cruise. The constitution is a great edition to our history. If James Madison did not exist the constitution would also cease to exist. James Madison also helped ratify the bill of rights. The purpose of Lewis and Clark’s expedition was to explore the land and trade with Indians.
Events from the early 19th century are relevent to us today. They are relevent because withot them, we wouldn't have as much as we have now.
For example, without the serious outbreak of yellow fever, we woouldn't have great medecine to help cure it and we wouldnt have vaccinations for it. The Haitian Delegation tried to prevent iolence just like the Doves and we eventually got that kind of]. Without the creation of the Erie Canal, we wouldnt have gotten so much money for the goods we imported adn exported. We also needed the Engine SYstem. The engine system also started the industrial revolution. Without that, we wouldnt have some of the GREATEST means of transpotation.
I believe studying 1810 will prepare us to face 2010. I believe that because those events hat occurred are like building blocks. These "blocks" are just something there to help make our way up and ivent/ create better inventions. Ineventions that can/ will help our world become better.
This is a very valid question that practically anyone would ask. However, this can be answered.
Without the past there is no future. This has not just a literal meaning, but a figurative one too. Without events that have taken place in history, we would be a far less advanced nation than what we already are. Events that may not have seemed as if they would forever change a nation, such as Madison winning the presidency, the invention of the cotton gin, and the Erie Canal's building, impact us in the future more than in the present. Without progress, how is anything possible?
The Erie Canal connected towns and made traveling easier. However, not many looked upon it as the first step of breaking out of an agricultural system and starting mass production. The Yellow Fever killed many, but it encouraged medical studies. Nobody would have guessed that we found a cure for it. Lewis and Clark with the Louisiana Purchased expanded the U.S from "sea to shining sea". The Gold Rush developed cities in the West. All these events impact us greatly now, though we may not think about them . And though this is 19th century, Immigration made the U.S a mass producing country AND added population. All these small events add up to the glorious nation that we are today
So, yes Ali we should care. Understanding these events will not only help us understand our nation's past, but what it future holds in store.
As of today, we have high-tech devices like the computer, the cell phone and so on. Our devices inherited from the events from the 19th century. Events from teh 19th century are relevant in our lives today because the events saved us from many things like slavery, poverty, and debt. It also gave us some advantages that we have today, like sturdy furniture, Washington D.C., and steam engines. Also, the Erie Canal gave us the advantage of travel on boats and we still have that today. James Madison was one of the main authors of the Constitution and he ratified the Bill of Rights. Without this event, citizens would have no rights that we have today. Peace was created between us and Great Britain back then, too. If we didn't create peace, who knows? We might be fighting wars with Great Britain right now. George Washington was the first president who created the three branches of the government. If he wasn't our first president, our government today might be a mess. We were also able to study information from the yellow feversin 1810 so we invented the cure today. Furniture and trains were inherited from the 1810's from the Shakers' and the Steam Engines. 1810's events influenced our lives today.
Studying 1810 would probably prepare us for facing 2010. Studying the events that happened and how they arouse can help us either prevent violence or build more useful equipment. Who knows what will happen in the future , so thigns can't be exact right now. But in case if there's any war, we would know that we can build useful equipment like fast guns or, better, we can create peace.Studying 1810 can affect us in the future.
Question: How are events from 1810 relevant to our lives today? Will studying 1810 prepare us to face 2010?
Answer: Events from the early 19th century are very important to our lives today. For Example, if Eli Whitney had not made the cotton gin; slavery might still be used today to clean the cotton seeds from the cotton. Even now, the basic, same idea that cleans cotton, a wire-rotating brush, cleans cotton today but even faster. If Samuel Slater had not memorized those blueprints for cotton machinery, it would now take months to do [spinning, weaving] to cotton. If the steam engine was not created, there wouldn’t be any building blocks for most transportation today, including boats and trains.
Studying 1810 will help us face 2010. If there is a nuclear agent of some sort, the people who do not live near coasts can go to the , not much used, Erie Canal. When the world is in a crisis of pollution, we can use the same idea that Slater got from the English; water power can be used. For instance, a better understanding of the Yellow Fever, which did a number on people in the 19th Century, made it possible to find a cure.
Studying 1810 will prepare us for 2010. The events from 1810 are definitely relevant to our lives. If half the stuff in the early 19th Century wasn’t invented,
We would probably have:
•Slavery
•No evacuation route for people not near the border
•Deadly yellow fever
We wouldn’t have:
•Most forms of transportation
•Ways to not hand-clean cotton
•A cure for yellow fever
This is why I think the events from the early 19th century are relevant in our lives and will prepare us for 2010.
Have you ever thought about how do we have the things, we have today? We are so used to being around Computers and so used to just going out to the mall and buying clothes. Infact we are also overlooking the fact of how we today have many medicines and vaccinations.Many events that took place in the 1810's have great value to us today.
Such as what Slater, Lowell, and Whitney made. They made a cotton gin. which cleaned cotton faster. They also changed how factories were built and how products were built. This is relevant to our lives today by how today there are sophisticated cotton cleaning machinery. We need to know about these people because without them making a faster cotton gin we wouldn't have these cotton shirts we wear today and stores would not be selling such large quantities of things.
Another event from the 19th century was Steam Power. Steam Power was a new type of power that got trains on the rail. Many steam- boats and steam engines were made. Never the less Steam Power was one of the few events that started the Industrial Revolution.
We all know the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C, and we all know that it still exists today. But do you know who designed Washington D.C? Benjamin Banneker's plan for Washington D.C. He built the infrastructure of Washington D.C. And as we all know Washington still exists today with only a few modifications from how Banneker planned it.
What lies in up state New York, near Albany. The Erie Canal! yes, the Erie Canal was built in the 19th century it was used to transport goods and still is to some limit today. Have you ever thought of what Western America would be today if in the 19th century Lewis and Clark had not gone on an expedition. We would not have the Western States we know today. This is why Lewis and Clark's expedition has value to us today.
Something that many of us can connect with today is Hamilton's Economic Plan. Although Hamilton's plan was very local we can connect it with our country's current crisis. Hamilton's plan got states out of debt. That itself shows you its significance today.
So as you can see many events that took place years ago have an impact on our lives some way or the other. And as Emily Lau of class 723 stated "Our country has had a great past full of inventions, and it can only get better. Who knows what’s in store for 2010? There will just be more advanced technology built from our old inventions in the 1810s."
In the early centuries, things have been made and has gave us these top technologies today. Also this kind of presidency was upgraded, even made because of the
past. For example, George Washington had fixed the presidency after being the first president. This made future presidents think of George as an role model and that's how our presidency keeps getting better. Presidents would have ruled longer if George didn't make this a presidental rule/law. Another example is the Yellow Fever. Back in the days, people died from this disease and no one could stop it. Until one day people knew they had to fine something to stop it. So people created medicines. This stopped the sickness and cured them. This made the doctors think that if they dont find out about more sickness and make more medicines, the same massacre will come again. This lead to good treatments today. One thing about slavery,violence, and poverty is that no freedom is in hand. So, a group called Haition Delegation decided to stop this. Even though this only counted in Haiti's, many people today have freedom now. Haition Delegation was a group in Haiti's that helped prevent slavery, violence, and poverty. Without their help, we would still have been segregated. Also many crime's would have not been stopped. Haition Delegation is still helping in Haiti to prevent all these things.
Without Hamilton's economic plan, the thing of debt loaning wouldn't have came up. Also our society would have been filled with people in debt and that would make our society fall to poverty. This plan has helped and is still going to help. Now,people who is in need of money won't have to shark loan and just loan from the bank. Another thing that has helped and will still help is
the idea of steampower. This gave people in the past a faster way to travel. Without the idea for steampower, there wouldn't have been idea's for subway's and other fast transporter's. Without these past excellency's, our world today would have been wayyyy different.
Events from the early 1900's are relevant to our lives today beacause there were events that happened that were very important. If these events hadn't happened, then the world we know and love would b very different. If Lewis and Clark didn't feel so adventurous, then we might not have had as much land we have today. We might not have owned most of the west.
The Haitian Delegation helped prevent poverty, slavery and violence. If there was no delegation, Haiti would probably have more hoboes. They would still have slavery. They would also have much more violence than today. If there were no War Hawks, then the U.S. would be mostly under British rule. We would also have less land.
If George Washington hadn't become president, then federalists would probably not have so much freedom. George Washington is a role model for current/future presidents. If James Madison hadn't made rights, most laws would be unethical.
If the Erie Canal wasn't established, transporting goods and people by boat would be much harder. If the steam engine was never made, we wouldn't have airplanes, cars, most goods, ect. If there weren't any shakers, then there probably wouldn't be cloth pins, washing machines, ect.
All of these events were needed to establish the world we have today. They were all important in their own special way.
Events from the early 19th century are still relevant to our lives today. For example, the Shakers helped make our lives a lot easier. In the early 19th century, they created tools and machines to make every day life easier. Those creations are still here today. They might be more sophisticated, but the basic invention and idea came from the mind of the Shakers. Another creation would be the Erie Canal and steam power. Back in the 19th century, the Erie Canal was used as a route for manufactured goods and settlers. This route provided settlers to flow into the Midwest without passing through Canada. Today, we use the Erie Canal to travel to Albany and Buffalo. It is an all-American route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast. There is also the invention of the cotton gin created by Slater, Whitney, and Lowell. Their plans cleaning cotton a lot easier. Today, we still use these machines in a more sophisticated way as well.
Of course, there we people who made our lives as it is right now as well. Thanks to James Madison’s Bill of Rights, our rights are still protected. George Washington was our very first president. He created two of our precedents, the Cabinet and the, somewhat, rules of presidents only allowed to serve two terms. Those precedents are still used today. Events such as the Yellow Fever took thousands of lives. But today, we found a vaccination.
Events from the 19th century do help us with our lives today. However, better machineries and ideas will keep improving from those basic ideas and creations from the great minds of people in the 19th century.
Should we care about the Federalist Era? Of course we should, it was then when our constitution was written, and when our Declaration of Independence was written. And those documents made the U.S.A. Shouldn’t we be grateful?
During the federalist era, people made the Erie Canal. But we don’t need it know. Know, we have pipes and drains and plumbing. So, some of the inventions people made are useless. Now we have more technical stuff like computers and TV. Who knows, maybe these inventions are also going to go waste. Does that mean we shouldn’t study them? Same thing with the Erie Canal and other inventions that were made before and not used know. If we study their ideas, we just might come up with even better ideas.
Yes, we should study the Federalist Era. Maybe in a couple of years, we will be even smarter, thanks to studying the past. “To improve your future, you must study your past”
- Anonymous
Yes, I believe we should care about the Federalist Era. History repeats itself over and over again. Take the Yellow Fever as a fine example. The Yellow Fever was a disiese that could not be treated. It killed hundreds of thousands of people, just like cancer today. Many versions of this disiese can not be destroyed with the technology we have today.
Many forms of transportation were invented during the early 1800s also. The Erie Canal and the Steam Powered Train. The means of transportation revolutionized our world. The Erie Canal made it easier to transport food and people from town to town. So did the Train. Now with a steam Engine, it was a lot cheaper to get around. Becuase of these new ways of transportation, we have ferries and the subway. We also had our first presidant. He established the roots of America as we know it today. He helped with the economy and government. This is similar to what Presidant Obama is doing in present day. The cotton Gin was an invention that saved slaves from the gruiling pain of seperating cotton from the plant. This was one of the inventions that made some slave owners realize that slaves were not needed. We also had the War Hawks and the Doves. During the War of 1812, the British were occupying the lands that America had won. The War Hawks were persuading people to start acting against the British. We now have a lot more land thanks to the efforts of the War Hawks. What would have happened if the British were able to start taking us iver again. This is the same story with the War in Iraq. WThere are people that say that this move was smart, and others that say we should have never done anything. Hopefully history repeats itself meaning we made the right move. So many things happened during the Federilist Era that you would seem naive to think that it was not important. So many things were created that revolutionized America.
Are events from the 19th century actually relevant to our lives today? My answer is yes. Events from the 19th century are relevant to our lives today. The Erie Canal, James Madison, the expedition of Lewis and Clark, steam power, and even the Shakers and the yellow fever are all relevant to our lives today.
The Erie Canal is important to our lives today because it was a route for manufactured goods and settlers. In fact, it is because of the Erie Canal that more towns were built and they prospered. The Erie Canal also provided a route for settlers to flow into the Midwest without passing through Canada. It was all-American route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Coast. Today, people can travel through the Erie Canal to Albany and Buffalo, and enjoy nature. In addition to the Erie Canal, James Madison is significant to our lives today. He helped write and ratify the Constitution. He proposed the Bill of Rights, which helped protect the state and people’s rights.
On top of that, the expedition of Lewis and Clark is important to our lives today. You see, the expedition expanded United States’ territory. Moreover, part of the United States today is the territory Lewis and Clark explored. In addition, steam power is also quite relevant to our lives today. Steam engines were the beginning of the Industrial Revolution; steam power was a reliable source of energy to accomplish work. Beside, steam engines led to railroads which led to trains. Without steam power, we wouldn’t have the trains we have today. Even the Shakers, a group that developed from the Quakers, are relevant to our lives today. Without the Shakers, we wouldn’t have any clothespins or washing machines. After all, the Shakers were the ones who invented them. The yellow fever, crazy as it sounds, is also relevant to our lives today. Although the yellow fever was a deadly disease that killed thousands, it did start medical thinking. Today, there is a cure for yellow fever as well as medicine and vaccinations for many other illnesses.
As you can see, events from the 19th century are significant to our lives today. Without them, life would not be the same as it is today. Hopefully, by studying the past, we can improve life in the future.
You might be wondering how it’s possible that an event in 1810 lead to something in our lives today. This probably means you haven’t had Ms. Frederick as a teacher. Because if you had, you would know all the contributions from 1810 that we’re using today.
The Shakers were a group of people who made furniture back then. These people led to the invention of the clothespin and washing machine. James Madison was also a good contribution to the US. He helped write and ratify the Constitution. He also proposed the Bill of Rights. Without his help our country would be in total crisis because the state’s and people’s rights won’t be protected.
The clothes you are wearing today probably are made mostly with cotton. Slater, Whitney, and Lowell created the cotton gin. The cotton gin cleaned cotton ten times faster than man. They also brought the industrial revolution to America. They changed the lives of workers and how products were made.
Yellow Fever started medical thinking. A lot of people died from this plague. Today, there is a cure for yellow fever. This disease led to the medicine and vaccinations for many illnesses.
So as you can see, there are many contributions that lead to almost everything today.
“Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it,” a philosopher and poet named Georges Santayana said. I agree. Studying the Federalist Era is important so that people don’t repeat the mistakes made then.
The Federalist Era is significant to us today. The Erie Canal transports goods and people. Steam engines in the Federalist Era started the Industrial Revolution, which resulted in having the boats and trains we have now. The U.S. has more land because of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Shakers had the blueprints for the first washing machine. George Washington started the precedent that the president should only serve two terms, and he helped the colonies win the Revolutionary War. Without him, the U.S. as we now know it probably wouldn’t exist.
In addition to these examples, I have a few more. We have medicine and vaccinations for yellow fever now because it killed many people then. The War Hawks got the U.S. money. People built on the ideas of Slater, Whiteney, and Lowell (inventors). Indian tribes are in peace now because a man named Yecumsen united all of them. The Doves suspended war action between Britain and the colonies, which created some peace between Britain and the colonies. Hamilton created the idea for a national bank. This gives the U.S. a safe place to deposit its money now. Washington D.C. would look different today if Benjamin Banneker hadn’t helped to lay out the U.S.’s capital. Lastly, American people and states’ rights are protected every day under the Constitution and Bill of Rights that were created during the Federalist Era.
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In 1809 and 1810 many extraordinary events happened that are
and were relevant to us and the people of the early 19th century.
These events include the once deadly disease, yellow fever, the invention of the steam engine and others.
Yellow fever was known as a deadly disease that killed
thousands of people around the U.S. Yellow fever caused liver failure
which caused the skin and eyes to turn a yellowish vomit color. Yellow fever was a deadly disease that we know can treat with simply taking a pill. This can help us in preparation for 2010, because we can study the factors we learned from treating this disease. These factors can help us prevent diseases from affecting our lives. We can also learn many new cures from studying this disease.
The Steam Engine was a revolutionary machine that we still use today.
The steam engine ran engines of boats and trains. Both of these items influenced our history. The steam engine can help prepare us for 2010 by teaching us about using clean coal. Clean coal is a concept not yet explored. We can use the Steam engine to help us conduct experiments to filter the smoke from the waste to eventually create clean coal engines that we could use to power all of our polluting items. This could eventually help us with our pollution problem.
In my opinion, studying and reviewing events from the early 19th century and the Federalist Era are significant to the lives of people today and in the future. I feel that because people invented a great amount of inventions and created many things, they were very imaginative and creative. We could look back at how they created their inventions and what techniques and skills they used. Nowadays, people could learn from other people’s mistakes and built on from where people from the past started. By learning from people’s mistakes and by considering their steps, we could create many more interesting and useful things.
One reason of why studying the events from the early 19th century is because we can understand how events from earlier times are helpful and what functions they serve for us today. For instance, if people hadn’t been inventing and studying new things in the past 2 centuries, relevant and essential things, like the Erie Canal, wouldn’t be known and open to people internationally. In the present, people can enjoy the beauty of the Erie Canal and learn more about its history, while Attending festivals, visiting the old canal towns, and sailing pleasantly in history. For example, many tourists and citizens wonder what America would be like if the canal had never been built. George Washington also made a difference. For example he was the first president and he created the three branches of government. Since these branches are still used today and help organize the government, they are another example of essential events in the 19th century. In addition, James Madison ratified the Bill of Rights and he was one of the important writers of the Constitution. These two very important documents helped bring peace in America. Also, the Shakers invented their amazing furniture that helps bring beauty and helpfulness in the present. Lastly, because of the steam engines and steam power, we got to the part of the Industrial Revolution.
There are many key benefits of the Erie Canal that touch on economic, political, and social things. For example, the Erie Canal has many advantages, like providing a route for manufactured goods and settlers in large numbers. In addition, more towns began to be built and began to prosper, as more people settled there and as the canal traffic grew. For instance, Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo became major cities because they are located near the canal. Also, the Erie Canal provides a route, where settlers could flow into Midwest without passing through Canada. Lastly, the building of the Erie Canal suits people’s wishes. The people, after the American Revolution, wanted an all- American water route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast.
In addition, by studying 1810, people would be prepared for facing 2010. For instance, if people study the events and the inventions that people discovered, maybe there would be more inventions in the future. I believe that if people would pay more attention to how architects and inventors build and sketched in the past, the people now would get more ideas and would improve in the future. An example might be, that people and inventors who built the Erie Canal, like Dewitt Clinton, never gave up in building and supporting people’s wishes. DeWitt Clinton went and asked the government many times to support his idea of a new water route. Even though he was unsuccessful, Clinton raised more and had petitions to make his dream come true. As a result, studying the past may bring the best inventions and improve events in the future.
The events from the early nineteenth century are relevant today because the inventions, plans, and diseases are the foundation of life today. For example, Yellow Fever took over the nineteenth century and people found a cure. That led to finding cures for other diseases. The transportation of steam engines led us to build today’s gas engines and the foundation of the electric engine. The transportation of goods of the Erie Canal led to docks, cargo ships, sea routs, ect. The plan of Washington D.C. had helped us figure out what mistakes the original plan had, and we should learn from that. We also know how to build buildings, houses, and how to arrange streets.
I think studying 1810 is really not necessary for 2010, because we already built on the ideas of 1810. Now we have to build upon the ideas of today. Today’s life will be very advanced with new inventions transportation, and cure of new disease. We can’t keep on to 1810, we have to move on. That is how America will grow and grow.
For Ilda Katana:
A couple of events that occurred in the 19th century are relevant to us today. For instance, the Haitian Delegation they prevented poverty, slavery, and as well violence. The significance of this topic helps many people understand that violence, and slavery were down right wrong. People are just people and everyone deserves to be treated equally and no one by any means should be considered a slave, or be involved in serious violence.
Another event that I considered relevant was the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Both Lewis and Clark discovered as well as explored the west. They encountered many Native American tribes and understood their traditions. Many of the whites at that time were cruel and they had hatred toward the Natives. They considered the Natives completely different people. But, why? Was it because they celebrated their religion differently? Was it because they lived differently than whites? Everyone had a different reason for putting up with this nonsense. Lewis and Clark learned to except these people and also learned that there is more to them. If Lewis and Clark didn't travel or explore, a lot of people would be clueless about the Natives. We would never understand the importance of their culture. It helps is all see our history through someone else's eyes.
The third topic that was relevant to our lives was the Steam Power. It helped create the first boat and train by steam. Just look at America, look at the whole world. How were people possibly able to use transportation? With creating the fist boat and train, it made everyone's life easier. It helped people get to the places they wanted to be. If we didn't have anything around taking us to places, who knows we probably would still be riding horses.
History is important, without history people wouldn't know many things. Events wouldn't change, we wouldn't know how our country kept on improving economically and politically. We also wouldn't recognize some of our greatest leaders. That's why history is significant to me.
At the beginning of the 21st century America enjoys a privileged position as one of the leading countries in the world. Many people and events in American history have contributed to make America one the most powerful and advanced countries. Certainly each period in history has helped to make America what it is nowadays but, undoubtedly, the Federalist Era has made the biggest contribution. The Federalist Era was a period in American history from roughly 1789-1801 when the Federalist Party was dominant in American politics. This period saw the adoption of the United States Constitution, the expansion of the federal government and many inventions that would change our lives forever.
One of the most important figures during this time was George Washington, the first president of the United States, who created the three branches of government. He set an example with his good politics and challenged other presidents and politicians to follow his ways. Today he is still a good reference and our government is a strong one due to the legacy of George Washington.
James Madison was the main author of the Constitution and ratified the Bill of Rights. He also helped to get America’s independence from Britain. Today our rights are equal and fair because of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Another example would be the inventions of Slater, Lowell and Whitney. One the inventions called the Cotton Gin has made people’s work and farms much easier by cleaning the cotton ten times faster than if it had been done by hand.
During the Federalist Era the Yellow Fever was a main disease which killed many people. Doctors didn’t know how to deal with it. Nowadays we have a cure for Yellow Fever and doctors have more background knowledge to cope with other diseases.
The Steam Engine also has made a huge impact on our lives. The first trains and boats were made with steam engines and now we can travel anywhere thanks to this important invention.
Finally, I think that studying 1810 would prepare us for 2010 because we may face some of the problems they had. If this does happen we can see how people in 1810 solved it.
For Jimmy Hakramaj:
Studying the 1800's century is important to us citizens today because of the work we get from the past. For one Hamilton's Economical Plan, the economy was in crisis back then and it is today, Barrack should get an idea to use this on our economy today. Another significant idea was the Steam Engine Invention, most of our stuff or rather most of our stuff used to run on steam and it was a great help for those who could not use electricity. Yellow Fever is a big one, back then they didn't have the money we had today, if they did they wouldn't suffer the consequence they had before. Now today we can easily cure one of the big diseases. One last one Lewis and Clark my favorite, They went to the west and discovered more land and traded with Indians which eventually lead up to the Louisiana purchase. Everything that happened in the 1800's is significant to us today.
We should care about the Federalist Era because it is when the Federalist Party was dominant in American politics. This period is when the adoption of the United States Constitution and the expansion of the federal government took place. Among the most important events of this time period were the foreign entanglements between France and England and creation of political parties. Even though it killed many people, the Yellow Fever did encourage medical studies. The Erie Canal gave us the advantage of travel on boats and it still exists in present day. Steam Power got trains on the rail. Many steam- boats and steam engines were made. Benjamin Banneker's built the infrastructure of Washington D.C. And as we all know Washington still exists today. The Shakers, a group that developed from the Quakers, were the ones who invented clothespins and washing machines. The Doves suspended war action between Britain and the colonies, which created some peace between Britain and the colonies. George Washington helped the colonies win the Revolutionary War. The reason the U.S has more land is because of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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