As explained above, Chinaâs One Child Policy is one of the largest attempts to control the population. Although there are and have been many humanitarian concerns over such a policy, it has been effective at slowing population growth and stabilizing Chinaâs population.
Andrew Lewis (October 9, 1720 â September 26, 1781) was an American pioneer, surveyor, and soldier from Virginia. He served as a colonel of militia during the French and Indian War, and as a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War.
Early years Edit. Lewis was born in County Donegal, Ireland to John Lewis and Margaret Lynn. In 1732 John Lewis had fled to America after killing his landlord in an altercation. He brought his family to Virginia, including his sons Andrew and Thomas. The family were among the first settlers in western Augusta County. Andrew Lewis received a basic education and learned the skills of a surveyor.