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Q: How long has the American heritage of liberty been handed down for?
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What is thee chacteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?

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Has there ever been a us president with native American blood?

President Barack Obama's mother was part Cherokee on her grandmothers side. As was Sally Thompson Coolidge,the Honorable President Calvin Coolidge great-grandmother was part Native American. Calvin Coolidge was the first with a Native American bloodline. His culture and ethnicity was a makeup of Native American heritage and English immigration to America.


What are the unalieable rights?

The original unalienable rights were "Life, Liberty, and Land", but have since been changed to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".


What side did Samuel Adams favor?

First and foremost Adams was a revolutionary. He organized the Sons of Liberty and was one of the biggest smugglers in the colonies and it was his idea to toss British tea into Boston Harbor because the tax on tea had been lowered. This made the Dutch tea he smuggled into the colonies higher in price and was costing him money. He was the cousin of John Adams who was very much involved with the Declaration of Independence and the war. Hamilton was the money man for the Sons of Liberty and Adams was the organizer.


Examples of secure the blessings of liberty?

Examples of the part of the Preamble of the United States Constitution that would be titled "Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our Posterity" in the world today are: People are given the right to a fair trial. People also have the right to do as they wish within the boundaries of their rights as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of another person. An example in history is that of the Civil War, the war about the freedom of slaves. The Civil War was a fight for the Liberty (Rights) of African-American people that had been slaves at the time. The fight for Liberty succeeded, and therefor can be considered a successful example of securing liberty.

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What is thee chacteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?

heritage


Who was the first president of Indian heritage?

There has never been a president of the United States with an Indian heritage. That applies to American Indian or South Asian extraction.


Why do African Americans preserve their family heritage the most?

It has not been established that African-Americans dopreserve their family heritage more than other American groups.


Why are there so many ancient things in Ireland?

Ireland is a very old country which is proud of its heritage, and so a lot of ancient things have been handed down throug families or found.


Were there black Indians?

Of course there were and still are "Black Indians," that is people of African and American Indian heritage. This combination has been with us since the time of the Spanish in Florida and was accelerated by the practice of slavery by certain American Indian tribes in the south. It is estimated that 80% of African-Americans have Indian heritage.


How many Founding Fathers were left handers?

Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father who is confirmed to have been left-handed. Several American presidents have been left-handed, such as Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, and Henry Truman.


What countries has Marilyn Monroe been to?

Florida, Mexico, Korea, Tokyo, Jamaica, Canada and England.


Did Roy Campanella speak Italian?

Unfortunately, I have not been able to find the answer to this question. However, Campanella's father was of Italian heritage; his mother was African American.


What is the UK's main heritage?

i did a report last year and i had read that its main heritage was English meaning that the English heritage had been passed on


What impact does common law have on contemporary American Criminal Justice?

Criminal Law statutes are codifications of the common law that has been handed down for hundreds of years.


Is heritage a concrete or abstract noun?

The noun 'heritage' is an abstract noun, a word for a combination of ingredients which have been passed down from previous generations; heritage is a word for a concept.


What does the poet say about African American history in the poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'?

The poem, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, by Langston Hughes, connects African-American history to the rivers of their heritage. The rivers of the Euphrates, Congo, and the Nile as their Middle Eastern and African heritage. Then the Mississippi River as their American heritage. It also shows their journey from freedom to slavery and back to freedom.