the cotton gin and Interchangeable parts. Without even realizing it‚ he made a big difference in the South because of the cotton gin. The making of Interchangeable parts contributed to the victory of the U.S. in the Civil War. He also made the musket. The musket was a firearm used in the Civil War. He also made canes‚ nails‚ and laide haptians before assembling the cotton
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass uncovers an abundant amount of American history during this time of slavery. Douglass does this by the way he describes the slave family‚ the treatment and living conditions of slaves‚ and the master-slave relationship. The master often tears families apart by breaking them up. Douglass says that many times mothers have to leave their babies‚ before the child reaches one. He thinks this occurs to damage the bond of affection between a mother and child
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were willing to fight and die for the Union it would help get rid of cultural and institutional racism. Frederick Douglas famously said‚ “Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters‚ U.S.; let him get an eagle on his button‚ and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket‚ and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship” (African American Odyssey; 271). What he meant was that in a time when most people‚ including President Abraham Lincoln
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“Land Ho”! In the year of‚ 117 colonists arrive at the shore of‚ nowadays‚ North Carolina (Drye Willie‚ 2004). On the ship the ship is a pregnant women also known as Eleanor Dare‚ daughter of John White‚ and the mother of Virginia Dare; the first English born American child. The Roanoke colony is one of the first American mysteries that no one has yet solved. There are a lot of theories regarding this tragedy. Some say that they drowned‚ and others say that they merged with the Indians living near
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DBQ #2 The relations between Indians and the English were variable. On one side of the spectrum‚ the Wampanoag and Puritans got along very well‚ even having the “first Thanksgiving”. On the other end‚ the Pequot War waged the Pequots against three English colonies. Both sides tried to assert their interests; the English used their advanced firearms to drive the Indians off their land‚ and also accidentally their Old World diseases helped their cause. The Indians used their knowledge of the
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had taken the kettle from and shot several arrows at him from behind‚ and brought him down. Seeing this they ran at him at once and descended on him with their knives. Meanwhile‚ haste was made to get to shore‚ and muskets were fired from the ship‚ including my own. One of my men’s musket exploded in his hands‚ causing a great commotion. The savages‚ hearing this‚ took to flight redoubling their speed when they saw we had reached the shore. We kept the prisoner bound by hand and feet and brought in
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The musket that was very common during the American Revolutionary Wars was now improved on. The rifled musket could now effectively shoot accurately at 500 yards. This allowed troops to stay further back than normal which had a large strategic impact and an impact on the soldier’s daily life. Before the Civil
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The role of a women in the American Revolution was originally a supportive spouse. They would tend to household needs and take care of their husbands businesses while they were away at war. Like in the picture “Banner of Washingtion’s Life Guard” she watches the man leave her behind as he goes to war. She is in a dress and is holding on to American symbols behind her which shows that she will be waiting for him to come back. Another painting that shows how women were expected to be is “Liberty in
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There is no doubt that in the book True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi weapons and violence are a key principle of making this novel so very admirable. Consequently‚ novels will have terrible consequences and those conflicts are what makes the story so amusing and interesting to the reader. Most of the time these conflicts and consequences have something to do with or happen because of violence and weaponry. Of course the novel True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle would not be as Marvelously
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Jacob and Sowege Yelles "Jules‚ Julius Cassel" Kassel; born abt.1590 and died abt.1681 of Krisheim‚ Germany‚ "Krisheim is located between Manheim and Worms in the Palatinate (Pfalz)"‚ had at least two sons‚ ; Johannes "John" Cassel‚ born abt. 1639 and died April 17‚ 1692 in Philadelphia‚ Pa. and Arnold Cassel‚ born abt. 1642 and died abt. 1687. These were the first Cassel‚ Cassell‚ Kassel‚ Kassell‚ Castle’s to come to America. They came to America under the terms of a promise by William Penn
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