The Roanoke Colonies were an ambitious attempt by England's Sir Walter Raleigh to establish a permanent North American settlement with the purpose of harassing Spanish shipping, mining for gold and silver, discovering a passage to the Pacific Ocean, and Christianizing the Indians.
The Battle of Salamis was one of the most significant battles in ancient Greece
1. limits the government to the powers which the Constitution delegated to it (strict construction)
2. gathering for the purpose of creating a Constitution which laid down the laws for running the U.S. (Constitutional Convention)
3. Republican President during the Civil War (Abraham Lincoln)
4. began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held in the Midwest in 1854 (Republican Party)
5. free interpretation of the Constitution, allowing the government all powers not denied it (loose construction)
6. started the Democratic Party
(Andrew Jackson)
The school of thought that would most likely agree with uncle John is behaviorism.
Behaviorists believed that every type of action and behavior should be observed so as to be researched. If it cannot be directly observed, it doesn't require particular attention because it is not as relevant. Some famous behaviorists are Skinner, Watson, Pavlov, etc.