Visit of Ambassador Anthony Wayne to Campeche
Ambassador Wayne Meets with Campeche Governor Fernando Ortega Bernes
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U.S. Ambassador Wayne and Oaxaca Governor Cue
Mexico City, March 06, 2012 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne today met with Governor of Oaxaca Gabino Cue Monteagudo to discuss a variety of issues
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Ambassador Wayne Hosts to Combat Violence Against Women
Mexico City, March 6, 2012 -- In anticipation of Thursday’s commemoration of International Women’s Day, Ambassador Wayne met today with Mexican government and civil society organizations
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Ambassador Wayne Praises the Inter-American Foundation
Mexico City, March 6, 2012 -- U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne met March 6 with Gabriela Boyer, the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) representative for Mexico.
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United States Ambassador Presents Credentials to President Calderon and Renews U.S. Commitment to Working with Mexico
he Honorable Earl Anthony Wayne presented today to President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa his credentials as Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Mexican States. Ambassador Wayne arrived in Mexico on Saturday, September 10, and prior to going to Los Pinos called on External Relations Secretary Patricia Espinosa to present a copy of his...
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President Calderon Meets with U.S. Ambassador and Colorado Governor
U.S Ambassador Anthony Wayne today accompanied Colorado State Governor John Hickenlooper during a courtesy call with President Felipe Calderon at Los Pinos in which they discussed important connections between Colorado and Mexico.
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Who said: "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death."
- A. Benjamin Franklin
- B. Patrick Henry
- C. George Washington
- D. Paul Revere
Responding to pleas from Massachusetts that the colonies create committees of correspondence to coordinate their reaction to the British, Henry took the lead in Virginia. In March 1773, along with Thomas Jefferson and Richard Henry Lee, Henry led the Virginia House of Burgesses to adopt resolutions providing for a standing committee of correspondents. Each colony set up such committees, and they led to the formation of the First Continental Congress in 1774, to which Henry was elected.
Patrick Henry is best known for the speech he made in the House of Burgesses on March 23, 1775, in Saint John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. The House was undecided on whether to mobilize for military action against the encroaching British military force, and Henry argued in favor of mobilization. Forty-two years later, Henry's first biographer, William Wirt, working from oral testimony, attempted to reconstruct what Henry said. According to Wirt, Henry ended his speech with words that have since become immortalized:
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
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How many stars are on the current U.S. Flag?
- A. 52 stars
- B. 51 stars
- C. 48 stars
- D. 50 stars
The national flag of the United States of America (or the American flag) consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars.
The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union.
Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory," and "The Star-Spangled Banner" (also the name of the national anthem).