Hernán Cortés was for the most part responsible for the conquest of the Mexicans. He was Spanish conquistador who pursued to gain wealth and admiration. “…to investigate rumors of a fabulously wealthy kingdom somewhere in the interior of the mainland.” (American Promise‚ pg. 34) Cortes and his army were welcomed and were given gold. Consequently‚ Spaniards’ greed grew‚ and Cortés took Montezuma captive‚ then murdering him. “Cortes took Montezuma hostage and held him under house arrest‚ hoping to
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The French assistance in the Revolutionary war was essential for the American victory over the British. The Americans were very lucky in their alliance with the French because of their differences in their governmental structure and religion. The French did not support the idea of colonies revolting and democracy because they were a monarchy. The French allied with the Americans in their fight for independence in order to get revenge on the British. The loss of the colonies would weaken the British
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The Civil War was a brutal war with tons of deaths that lasted from 1861-1865.Confederate General Lee surrendered to U.S. General Grant in the spring of 1865 which officially ended the war. The main reasons for the war starting were the economy and disagreements over slavery. The war started at Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor.The three greatest advancements during the Civil War were hot air balloons‚ the ketchum grenade‚ and the rifle and minie ball. First‚ I think the hot air balloon
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be reduced to sequences of binary digits. He added that this method could be used with any objects at all: "provided those objects be capable of a twofold difference only; as by Bells‚ by Trumpets‚ by Lights and Torches‚ by the report of Muskets‚ and any instruments of like nature". In 1854‚ British mathematician George Boole published a landmark paper detailing an algebraic system of logic that would become known as Boolean algebra. His logical calculus was to become instrumental in the
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together they had 16000 men. Twenty French warships with 3000 men arrived in the harbor. Because France‚ Spain‚ and Holland declared war on Brittan they were staying to protect England and would not send reinforcements. The French supplied 100‚ 000 muskets. The French and Americans blew away the British fortifications. On October‚ 19 1781 the British surrendered. The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the war‚ and was such a decisive battle that the British where willing to give Americans
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photographs are taken throughout the world and these photographs speak words. Sontag makes an interesting statement mid way through her criticism‚ (Sontag‚ 1997‚ p. 784)‚ “The old-fashion camera was clumsier and harder to reload than a brown Bess musket. The
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Hawai’i By: Kaleem Minor In January 1778‚ James Cook of Britain made his first visit to the Hawaiian Islands. He was the first European to ever visit the island group‚ which he named the Sandwich Islands in honor of one of his patrons‚ John Montague‚ the Earl of Sandwich. The ships then made a brief stop at Ni’ihau‚ the seventh largest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands‚ and headed north to look for the western end of a northwest passage from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. Almost one year
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Abraham Lincoln‚ I believe is a very influential person‚ and a great role model still today. He kind of had a rough life‚ but also a good life since he became the president. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He and his family moved to Indiana when he was only seven years old. He did not have much formal education‚ but he read a lot when he was not working on his father’s farm. Two years after moving to Indiana from Kentucky‚ his family moved to Illinois because
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told her that he is leaving to get a treasure and to watch for him by moonlight. When they are talking‚ Tim the ostler is listening so we assume that he was suspicious and told King George’s men. So his men come and they tie up the girl and place a musket under her breasts‚ she remembers what the highwayman told her. So she goes up to an open window and when she sees him she shoots herself to warn him ‚ he hears it and then when
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Everyone knows that Napoleon was a great leader and commander but it is not as cut and dry as popular history makes it out to be. His great victory at Austerlitz cemented him as one of the greatest commanders in history. This battle is was a tactical masterpiece up there with Gaugamela and Cannae. However‚ there is more to analyze here than just the battle itself. Many aspects of war include mobilization‚ supply‚ training‚ moral‚ army structure etc. and all play a part in Napoleon’s victories and
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