Francis Marion 1732-1795 Also known as: Swamp Fox Born: WINTER‚ 1732 in South Carolina‚ United States‚ Berkeley County Died: February 27‚ 1795 Occupation: General Source Database: DISCovering U.S. History Table of Contents Biographical Essay | Further Readings | Source Citation Hero of the southern campaign in the American Revolution‚ who was known for his mastery of the small-unit tactics necessary for effective guerrilla warfare. BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Francis Marion was born in the winter of
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this because of his victory in the Battle of 1814 and due largely to the fact that he was a very competent and driven General. Immediately following the Scott Massacre‚ General Calhoun had ordered General Andrew Jackson to move‚ him and his troops‚ to Fort Scott to prepare for war against
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Southern Elemental Guardians Six Book Paranormal Romance Bundle *** A deal of mythic proportions! *** “A brilliantly clever series with a unique blend of Southern humor and mythology” from award-winning author D.B. Sieders. Southern Elemental Guardians has everything you love in a paranormal romance series: incredible world-building‚ a fresh and modern take on myth and legend‚ characters that leap off the page with humor and heart‚ and red hot‚ steamy romance! Follow the Southern Elemental
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seen through the eyes of a young girl. One of the situations is a big angry mobs of white men. This relates to the KKK. She doesn’t fully understand they are very racist and are out to kill blacks for little to no reason. The KKK originated in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. They were created as a vehicle for southern resistance to the republican parties. The reconstruction era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks. The KKK made this hard as everyone was terrified of them
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throughout the story there are examples of white supremacy and group think. The Ku Klux Klan heavily influenced this attitude of hate towards blacks at the time‚ and therefore had a huge impact on the novel. The KKK was founded on December‚ 24 1865 in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. By 1870 the KKK had spread into all the southern states. Many of its members were Civil War veterans of the Confederate Army. The group became an advocate for white southern resistance to the Reconstruction policies aimed at allowing the
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Crispus Attucks Look out for a runaway slave! He is of American Native and African blend‚ his knees are particularly close together‚ has curled hair‚ and he stands about six feet two inches tall. He is clothed in blue stockings‚ buckskin pants‚ and skinned beaver coat. This was how William Brown- a slave owner in Framington‚ Massachusetts described his runaway slave‚ Crispus Attucks on October 2‚ 1750 in an ad in the Boston Gazette. After he ran away from his master‚ Attucks became a sailor and landed
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was the cause for division between America in 1861. When several of the Southern states broke away from the Union the Civil War was starting to fuel. From there one of the bloodiest wars in American history took place when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter‚ the Federal military base in South Carolina. Through all of the battles and deaths‚ one of the greater aspects of the war was the courage and involvement of African-American soldiers and sailors of the Union army. In 1861‚ the United States
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Chris Garrido Case studies #4 Business Law- Ralli 22.3 pg 352 A. William ha bailey executed a note payable tp California dream strett B. four years later dreamstreet negotiated the note to cooperative central raiffeisen-boerenleenbank C. cooperative filed a suit against baileyto recover on the note 23.3 pg 368 A. Wilson was the office mangaer of palmer and ray dental supply B. james frank ray would take the checks reciebved from customers and place them on wilsons desk] C. wislon
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entering the Battle of Verdun German troops approached Fort Douaumont. This fort was one of the largest and highest forts on the ring of 19 in Verdun (Holstein). The Germans wanted to get Fort Douaumont under their control. When they entered‚ only 57 men were presently guarding it (Cowley). This was surprising‚ knowing this was one of the biggest forts in Verdun with all the resources that were needed. The Germans knew how many that were guarding the fort and went through underground chambers to attack
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The Westing Game‚ a book and movie of the mystery genre‚ is an exciting book by Ellen Raskin. The Westing Game book and movie contain many similarities and differences that are worth watching or reading. The book and movie are different and alike in many ways. The Westing Game starts out at a place called Sunset Towers‚ even though all of the windows are facing west. Many heirs of the great Sam Westing are called over to live there for many purposes‚ one being to play a game to find out who will
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