Woman’s Rights Convention‚ planned by Lucy Stone‚ Lucretia Mott and Abby Kelley‚ is held in Worcester‚ Massachusetts. It draws 1‚000 people‚ and women’s movement leaders gain national attention. Annual national conferences are held through 1860 (except 1857). March 1851: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton first meet‚ on a street corner in Seneca Falls‚ New York. May 28–29‚ 1851: Sojourner Truth’s spontaneous "Ain’t I a Woman?" speech electrifies the woman’s rights convention in Akron‚
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Jacinto fault responsible for constant activity throughout history‚ as have the San Andreas fault‚ where earthquakes with the magnitude of 6 or above happen every 20-30‚ the most recent being in 2004. The largest recorded earthquake in California was the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake‚ with an estimated magnitude of 8.0. This earthquake ruptured 225 miles of the San Andreas Fault. However this was not the most destructive‚ in 1906 a earthquake reading 7.9 on the Richter scale in San Francisco. Loma Prieta
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The Supreme Court first heard the case of Dred Scott vs. Sanford in 1857. Dred Scott was a slave who lived in Missouri with his owner. His owner took him to Illinois and Minnesota‚ two states that prohibited slavery. After the owner died‚ Scott proclaimed himself a free man and his family free due to the fact that he had resided on “free soil” for several years and that his four children had also been born on “free soil”. He sued the man’s widow and won and lost his case in several courts over an
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Bill of Rights-1791 In the United States‚ the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of articles‚ and came into effect on December 15‚ 1791‚ when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. 11th Amendment-1795 The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution‚ which was passed by the Congress on March 4‚ 1794 and
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Affecting the environment Describe natural factors that have changed the surface and atmosphere of the Earth. Natural factors such as volcanic eruptions‚ changes in the Earth orbit and the amount of energy released from the Sun which can affect the Earth climate. Also human activities can be another reason why atmosphere is of the Earth is changing. When we burn fossil fuel such as coal‚ oil‚ and deforestation have caused the concentrations of heat-trapping “Greenhouse Gas” will increases significantly
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Narcisa was very close to Rizal and could recite all of Rizal’s poem from memory. Olympia Rizal (1855-1887) Olympia was married to Silvestre Ubaldo who was a telegraph operator from Manila.Olympia unfortunately died from childbirth in 1887. Lucia Rizal (1857-1919) Lucia was the fifth child and was married to Matriano Herbosa. One important fact to know is that Lucia’s daughter Delfina‚ was the first wife of Gen. Salvador Natividad and Delfina helped Marcela Agoncillo to make the first Filipino flag in
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world. In recent years India has been well known the world over for its achievements in several fields‚ particularly in the arena of Information Technology. The struggle for Indian independence began with the first war of Indian independence in 1857. Although not fully a success‚ this revolt sowed the seed for a new force‚ which was to take this struggle to its rightful end. As British oppression strengthened so did the urge to attain the freedom from it. This urge found voice in the form of many
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ambition. ("Learning Zone." How the British Gain Control of India. BBC‚ n.d. Web. 7 Jun 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/how-did-the-british-gain-control-of-india/13349.html >.) In 1857‚ a large majority of Indians revolted against this despotic British regime. The Revolt of 1857 is often‚ also referred to as the First War of Independence‚ “The Sepoy Rebellion” or the “ The
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Outline and Thesis Statement: In my paper I will be discussing a story about a man name Dred Scott. I also will outline and discuss Mr. Dred Scott life and what led up to the case in which we know as Dred Scott v. Sanford he is a slave sold to Sanford by Emerson. Emerson took Dred Scott from Missouri slave state to Illinois free state and to Louisiana Territory (free)‚ then back to Missouri slave. Dred Scott argues that he becomes a free citizen by way of his travel through Illinois and also his
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Juárez was born in the village of San Pablo Guelatao‚ Oaxaca on March 21‚ 1807‚ located in the mountain range now known as the "Sierra Juárez". His parents‚ Marcelino Juárez and Brígida García‚ were peasants who both died when he was three years old. Shortly after‚ his grandparents died as well‚ in which his uncle then raised him.[2][3] He described his parents as "indios de la raza primitiva del país‚" that is‚ "Indians of the original race of the country."[3] He worked in the corn fields and as
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