Norse Expansion into North America In 985 or 986‚ with the Norse expansion west from Iceland into Greenland‚ the Icelanders met with a distant world‚ different from what they had left. Opportunities for agriculture were grimmer but game resources infinitely greater. Livestock farmers by preference‚ the newcomers spent their first decade clearing land for pastures and nursing their herds to increase the limited number of cattle‚ sheep and goats they had been able to ship over from Iceland. For a while
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mass immigration began‚ there were no Italians in America. In point of fact‚ Italians were coming to these shores hundreds of years before the immigration depot at Ellis Island was built. The very name America is attributed to Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci‚ whose voyages to Brazil and the West Indies established the existence of a second super continent‚ the New World. As early as 1507‚ European mapmakers were beginning to call the continent America‚ the feminine derivation of Americus‚ Latin for
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The 1960s is a decade filled with a series of remarkable and significant events that still resonate today. From the charismatic John F. Kennedy winning the nation ’s highest office to Vietnam War‚ the 1960s was a decade of transformational changes (Whithaus‚ 2004). Adding to this transformation were a host of technological breakthroughs. For the first time in American history a presidential political debate‚ between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon‚ was aired on TV. In 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald
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“unexplored” lands of North America. Regardless‚ faith and the guiding institution that housed it was without a doubt an essential factor in the Europeans’ deliberate migration westward. Not surprisingly‚ the theological motivation observable during this period of history did not fade – rather‚ it continued to validate the mostly problematic actions of new Americans from there on out. In countless ways‚ the United States has drawn on these theological roots in order to interpret its own history as upholding
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there for weeks till they throw the body over the boat (Davis 1). This was the day America changed forever. Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Anyone who denies freedom to others deserves in not for themselves.” But that’s what white Americans did‚ they didn’t give the slaves a chance to live a free life. That’s something that will hurt America forever‚ but it is something that America can grow from as time goes on. From the moment African Americans got into slavery everything
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World War II resulted in the death of thousands‚ destruction all over Europe‚ and the cost of billions of dollars. Europe had to deal with a divided Germany and a divided Berlin where half of the country was under communist rule and the other half was under Democratic rule. The people of Berlin were in desperate need and Truman sent food‚ medicine‚ fuel‚ and clothing. In contrast‚ America was stronger and more prosperous than before. A sense of nationalism spread all throughout the country similar
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horrible plague that spread across Europe from early 1348 to late 1349. However‚ most do not know just how big of an effect it had on the nation of Europe. Over time‚ the disease caused famine‚ mass death in highly populated areas‚ and even led to rebellion and uprising from poor people‚ or “peasants”. The disease ravaged the continent of Europe for around two years‚ yet it left tens of thousands of casualties in its wake. The first effect that the Black Death had on Europe is that it led to a great famine
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effect on the Americas‚ however many people overlook the effects that it had on Europe. This new discovery marked a time where European nations were taking control of sea routes and spreading their culture around the world as well as creating global markets of trade. Discovery of the new world also brought about many economic and social changes too. With the increase of gold and silver being brought back into Europe the economy was thrown in turmoil. The basis of wealth in medieval Europe had been land
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THE DENE PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA! 1 THE DENE PEOPLE! 2 Abstract The Dene are a First Nations culture with a unique set of values and principles often not shared by the popular culture of the countries in which they reside. They believe in harmony between all living things of this world as well as the spirit world. Like all aboriginal tribes of the Americas‚ their culture has been irreparably bruised by the coming of other peoples‚ yet at the core of their history are the indisputable
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British North America Although there was economic and religious concerns during the colonial period it is believed and can be proved that economic concerns had more to do with the settling in British North American than religious concerns. Economic concerns that drove the settlements included‚ over population‚ standard of living‚ as well as high unemployment. Throughout history‚ people from around the world from different cultures have to American seeking for a new life an upgrade from their previous
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