Question 1 Prior to the arrival of Europeans‚ the Iroquois developed a confederation to: control violence that may have occurred over territory conflicts. Question 2 The religious dissatisfaction‚ that ultimately played a factor in the colonization of the New World by "Separatists‚" began in 1517 when which of the following men publically protested the Catholic Church? Martin Luther Question 3 Refer to the map entitled "Indian Groups in the Areas of First Contact (Map
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converting them all to Christianity. However‚ when the Spanish made the Aztecs convert‚ they believed that they were saving the Aztecs souls‚ so they could go to heaven and not endure hell. While Columbus and Cortes were converting the Aztecs and Native Americans‚ Francisco Pizarro was tackling the Incas. Pizarro’s men massacred the Incas and the ones that were saved were forced to convert to Christianity after Atahualpa was murdered. Many different explorers all had the same goal‚ convert the natives. As
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Do to the fact that Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin the South was then able to increase its cotton supply sending raw cotton north to be made into fabric. Francis C. Lowell increased the efficiency in the making of fabric by bringing spinning and weaving tools together into one factory. In 1846‚ Elias Howe created the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. All of a sudden‚ clothing began to be made in factories as opposed to at home. Rising industries and factories led
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Religious Toleration: The basic idea that a society should be tolerant (accepting) of all religious beliefs. * Quarter: to provide with lodging or shelter. * Loyalists: American colonists who remained loyal to Britain. * Boycott: to refuse to buy items from a particular country. * Patriots: American colonists who were determined to fight the British. * Unalienable Rights: rights rights that cannot be surrendered. * Minutemen: companies of civilian soldiers who boasted
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The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley
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Essay : The American Labor Movement of the nineteenth century developed as a result of the city-wide organizations that unhappy workers were establishing. These men and women were determined to receive the rights and privileges they deserved as citizens of a free country. They refused to be treated like slaves‚ and work under unbearable conditions any longer. Workers joined together and realized that a group is much more powerful than an individual when protesting against intimidating companies
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the Populist party. As shown in "The platform of the People’s party‚" the Populists believed in increasing silver to help the farmers. And although the Populists lost the election. no one remembers the "Acceptance speech of William McKinley." The American people remember W.J. Bryan’s Cross of Gold speech and his ideas of silver coinage. As the number of crops farmers had to produce increased‚ so did the amount of money the farmers had to
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This scripture led to the demolition of cultures and different groups of people all throughout history. The Bible is written and is tangible evidence while the ways of older religions held by the aboriginal people was only passed down by mouth. It wasn’t something that was tangible‚ so therefore it was inferior to that of the Bible. It was easier to
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Progression of African Americans Quinton Le Jeune HIS 204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Murphy April 6‚ 2014 Progression of African Americans When the American Civil War ended‚ all the enslaved African Americans obtained freedom from slavery. From then they were able to live their life in the land of the free. Unfortunately‚ African American’s didn’t really benefit from being set free. It was almost as though they were set free from slavery‚ but not set free
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settlers such as Columbus did not leave a positive impact on the lives for the Native Americans at this time; this controversial subject has led to a divide between the country‚ and different ethnic groups. In spite of the many controversies that surround this issue‚ European settlers from the Age of Exploration should be celebrated in modern times because of the societal concepts they introduced to the Native Americans which embarked new systems and
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