Well, interesting fact, many of the words we use today in the english language is based off latin words. many people say english is the hardest language to learn because we have so many different orgins. many words have root words that are latin...
One event that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation would be Shay's Rebellion. When citizens started causing
trouble, the wealthier citizens had to pay for their own soldiers and
protection because the Articles of Confederation didn't give the country
the power to create a standing army.
The changes made in the early 1800s allowed people who had no money or land (only white men) to go and vote. As a result, more white men than ever before were able to vote.
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Henry David Thoreau was a philosopher, writer, and leading transcendentalist (Transcendentalism is a philosophy that developed in New England around 1836).
Thoreau's significance is that he is best known for his philosophical and naturalist writings, one famous example being <em>Walden</em> where Thoreau reflects upon living simply while being in natural surroundings, which he worked on while he stayed and lived in a cabin in Walden Pond (which is in Concord, Massachusetts).