Sentences with phrase «young republic»

A "young republic" refers to a country or government that is relatively new and has recently established its independence, usually from a colonial power. It implies that the nation is in its early stages of development and may be experiencing changes and challenges as it forms and solidifies its identity. Full definition
But Chris Edwards, vice president of the New York Young Republic Club, said that Manhattan Republicans are energized, regardless of whether or not they've been turned off by the brash Buffalo developer, whose campaign has been marred by anti-gay comments and other gaffes.
He founded (1789) a college for the training of clergy and was indefatigable in travels to strengthen his church in the young republic.
It's quite a test for our young republic as we grapple with a much closer up view of human foibles than was ever available before, thanks to social media and the ever powerful electronic communicative forces that have shrunk the news cycles to minutes and have allowed for, and disposed of surprises, instantly.
When the United States Spoke French By François Furstenberg Penguin • $ 20 • ISBN 9780143127451 While you're celebrating the U.S.A.'s 239th birthday, take a look back at the early years of the young republic, when five prominent Frenchmen settled in Philadelphia and became active participants in the life of the city and the new nation.
The «War between the States» was the great test of the young Republic's commitment to its founding precepts; it was also a watershed in photographic history.
Scheduled to open in October 2019, the traveling exhibition will be the first in the United States to tell the story of how Thomas Jefferson adapted the architectural ideals and values of Andrea Palladio to the needs of the young republic and its new social order.
In 1940, seven months before the United States entered World War II, LIFE magazine sent photographer Margaret Bourke - White, the first female photojournalist, to the young republic of Syria in order to document its pivotal role — culturally, geographically, militarily — in the region.
The American Colonies, 1730 -1776 The Young Republic, 1790 -1860 Romantic Portraits for Eastern Cities, 1790 - 1860 Country Portraits, 1790 -1860 The Rise of Landscape Painting, 1825 - 1880 The Civil War and Its Aftermath, 1860 - 1900 The Lure of Europe, 1850 - 1900 The Gilded Age, 1875 - 1900 The New Woman, 1875 - 1900
The Company's very existence was thought to be at risk — and with it the future of the young republic's burgeoning overseas commerce.
Soon thereafter, I graduated as an interpreter for English, became Honorary Consul for the young Republic of Seychelles (with jurisdiction in all of Germany).
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