new United States after the American Revolutionary War‚ when the Seneca as British allies were forced to cede much land‚ and signed the Treaty of Canandaigua (1794). He helped secure some Seneca territory in New York State‚ although most of the people had migrated to Canada for resettlement after the defeat of the British. (1). Sagoyewatha’s birthplace has been a matter of debate. Some historians say he was born at the Old Seneca Castle near present-day Geneva‚ New York. Others say he was born
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton HIS 132-IC1: Rogowski Darin Aldridge May 6‚ 2011 Throughout history‚ struggles have defined groups of people and focused their resolve to alter the course of human history. For women‚ the early trials seemed insurmountable‚ but with the birth of a single female‚ woman acquired an advocate and spokesperson who would forge a new and fiery path for the women’s rights movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a remarkable woman who from an early age recognized
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Plato’s allegory of the cave began with a description of a dark scene which included a group of individuals who lived in that cave since birth and knew nothing of the outside world. These individuals were confined and restricted to the point where they could not turn to their sides or look to see what was behind them‚ but could only look forward. There was no natural light seeping in‚ the walls were damp and dark‚ and all these individuals could picture or see came from shadows that were thrown on
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US History 7.1 Industry and Transportation The Transportation Revolution Improving the Roads Turnpike Roads - users had to pay a toll only a few made a profit‚ didn’t do the intended purpose National Road - only decent road‚ made of crushed rock The Steamboat Goes Commercial main advance in transportation made it easier and faster to travel Canals Boom canals made it easier to transport between farms and cities Erie Canal - best known canal of the era Railroads Further Ease Horses
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EXAM: 22 APR 2014‚ 7-10 PM Format: basically the same as the midterm Exam Trouble-Shooting Very short answer: either you know it or you don’t Pretty short answer: More specific detail on passage‚ text‚ cultural/historical context‚ connection between them Don’t just describe the passage‚ don’t just spew Essay: Thesis too vague/broad Thesis describes instead of analyzing Two unconnected mini essays In-class essay on March 17 Thesis statement/outline to TA by March 14 ROMAN VIRTUES/VIRTUOUS ROMANS
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to have begun‚ in the English-speaking world‚ with the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). The United States The demand for the enfranchisement of American women was first seriously formulated at the Seneca Falls Convention (1848). After the Civil War‚ agitation by women for the ballot became increasingly vociferous. In 1869‚ however‚ a rift developed among feminists over the proposed 15th Amendment‚ which gave the vote to black men. Susan B. Anthony
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Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga‚ Seneca‚ and Tuscarora nations. The Tuscarora nation joined the Iroquois Confederacy in the early 1700’s‚ so they aren’t represented in some things‚ such as the Hiawatha belt‚ which symbolizes the Iroquois Confederacy’s founding. The original homeland to most of the Iroquois was northern New York between Niagara Falls and the Adirondack Mountains. Part of the Oneida tribe settled in Wisconsin while a part of the Seneca tribe lives in Oklahoma. In present
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The resolution calling for woman suffrage had passed‚ after much debate‚ at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ convened by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. In “The Declaration of Sentiments‚” a document based upon the Declaration of Independence‚ the numerous demands of these early activists were elucidated. The 1848 convention had challenged America to a social revolution that would touch every aspect of life. Early women’s rights leaders believed suffrage to be the most effective means
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The Things They Carried "Pejor est bello timor ipse belli." Seneca‚ a Roman philosopher and dramatist‚ expresses that "Worse than war is the fear of war." Through this description of war‚ Seneca distinguishes the physical aspect of war and the emotional or psychological aspect. He also explains that the emotional side dominates the physical. Throughout time‚ this idea has remained intact. Tim O’Brien‚ author of "The Things They Carried‚" says the idea that the mental burdens outweigh the physical
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this time. Silk was used as a luxury in Rome. Their attire was influence by this new availability of silk. The wealthy were seen in silk‚ however this mostly pertained to women. Silk also became a concern to some people. B. Seneca on Silk and Gender In this excerpt from Seneca it displays his concern towards this new cultural attire when he refers to it by saying “which provides nothing that could possibly afford protection for the body‚ or indeed modesty‚ so that‚ when a woman wears it‚ she can scarcely
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