part of the great "Africanization of American music" that was originated by enslaved Africans in the southern United States. But the greatest of the musical forms developed in this process was jazz--one of the major American contributions to world culture. Each of these forms of music made essential contributions to the development of jazz itself but each‚ more or less‚ retained its own integrity and none could be said to have been transformed into jazz. What differentiated Jazz from these earlier
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HOW JESSE OWENS’ ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN THE OLYMPICS AFFECTED AMERICA Jesse Owens was a black track and field runner who broke many records in his lifetime. His Running skills amazed many people across the country and the world. Although‚ the highlight of his life is his outstanding performance in the 1936 olympics; where he changed people’s mentality. Owens’ achievements and great olympic win‚ trigger a huge impact on America. Owens grew up in a very poor family and childhood. Owens
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Bonaparte was a French officer who dreamed to have a French colony. Spain was getting tired of the Americans crossing their territory. So when the French wanted the Louisiana Territory‚ Spain was happy to give their problem to the French. Napoleon wanted to use the Haiti island as a supply base. His dream was destroyed because the African slaves set themselves free and defeated Napoleon’s troops. When Robert R. Livingston‚ and James Monroe (American ambassador) wanted to buy New Orleans‚ the French
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Mexican-American War The Mexican American war started in 1846‚ ten years after Texas won its independence from Mexico. In 1844 Texas was annexed‚ upon their request‚ to the United States. This caused trouble with the Mexican government because they believed that the southern border of Texas was along the Del Norte river‚ while the American government believed that the border was the Rio Grande river. When U.S. President James Polk sent troops into this disputed territory‚ Mexico attacked‚ killing
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There is no doubt that the introduction of Europeans from overseas had a major and lasting impact on the Native American Indians throughout the Americas. Trade with the newly arrived white man affected any and all aspects of Indian life. Now introduced to new materials‚ tools‚ weapons‚ and pathogens things were in a whirlwind. Indians lifestyle and the way they went about their international diplomacy and warfare changed and would never be the same again. One of the most culturally significant actions
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The Spanish were the first to settle in central and South America. They established their empire by defeating the Aztecs people. While the Aztecs lived in Mexico‚ they structured a wealthy empire by means of warfare. However‚ the Spanish took their empire by exploiting the resentment‚ the subjects had. Francisco Pizarro arrived with a small force of men in Peru. They conquered the Incas‚ who also had a large empire. Even though they had a large empire‚ it suffered large a chaotic royal succession
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Two Impacting Historical Women Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott are two Novelist that as women‚ during a time where they were underappreciated‚ impacted many during the 1800s. These two women have published a handful of best-selling books. They had such a big impact that till this day their books are widely known. Some examples of their famous novels are " Little Woman" by Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice". Jane Austen was an English Novelist born in December
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social equality of the sexes. The feminist movement‚ also known as the Women’s Liberation Movement has been an ongoing battle for the last 100 years. The history of women has been one of submission. Marriages were once arranged and women were expected to be obedient to their husbands. Women didn’t typically work outside of the home and were expected to raise children. Mary Wollstonecraft was the first feminist when she published‚ A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792 in which she advocated for
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blacks. They were not paid what they deserved‚ and were treated poorly in the fields. Furthermore‚ the idea of sharecropping made life worse for the blacks during Reconstruction as well. Sharecropping meant that they would rent land from the owner‚ and instead of getting paid in money‚ the owner would pay them in crops. Therefore‚ it was very easy for the blacks to get themselves into debt and not be able to get out of it. Without getting paid in money‚ they didn’t have a way to easily support their
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to themselves and the only solution they came up with was to conquer Africa. Europeans explored and exploited Africa for a variety of reasons. They did this to spread christianity‚ to civilize the African people‚ to gain wealth/power and to fulfil the need for slave labor in the New World colonies. Europeans wanted to spread christianity and they did this through the 4 C’s which are christianity‚ civilization‚ commerce‚ and last but not least conquest. The Europeans converted Africans to christians
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