Ibn Khaldun: Wrote the history of the Arabs and of the Berbers from North Africa. Sima Qian: First Chinese historian to separate history from astrology. Simon Schama: Wrote several books on cultural and intellectual history. Gerda Hedwig Lerner: The founder of women’s history who also studied anthropology and archaeology in America. Herodotus: Regarded as the “father of history” because he was the first person to systematically study and write about historical events. It's good that you're studying historians! Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is an important field for us to explore as we consider what history means and how it is reported.
The main way in which a desire to build a stronger nation might affect a ruler's decision to become a protestant or a catholic is because he or she would want to "become" the religion that is favored most in the country, as to eliminate any political dissent by the people.
The Ordinance of 1785 put the 1784 resolution in operation by providing a mechanism for selling and settling the land, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed political needs. The 1785 ordinance laid the foundations of land policy until passage of the Homestead Act in 1862.
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A statement in the Declaration of Independence confirms that with these statements:
We hold these truths (Natural and Individual Rights) to be self-evident, that all men created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.