Pearls of Wisdom: PART TWO

And so it continues ...

1. The Romans are famous for developing inventions that disappeared with them until centuries later, after the Middle Ages. Concrete, Roman roads, and aqueducts, are some of the technologies.
2. The puritans were a group of “super Christians” that took Christianity to the next level.
3. {Salem Witch Trials} The reason I think this is so important is because it was the one time in history where as a society we gave into our fear. We were afraid of God’s wrath and the evil of Satin so much, that we actually killed 18 people.
4. In 1789, George Washington was elected as the first president of the US by the electoral college. This is important because he was he first of many presidents of this country.
5. George Washington believed in being a neutral country, he strongly warned against entanglements with other countries … he helped the United States gain alliances with other countries.
6. The constitution was and still is our form of government.
7. But that’s also the great part of the United States, we rise from the ashes and although we are not superhero strong, we are courageous and brave.
8. {The Civil War} It would leave the country in a state of destruction, railroads were derailed, farms were burnt, and streets were littered, all of these things in an effort to win the war on both sides.

And this is only the second of my five classes, can't wait to hear for the other three!