History - November 2007

I found this paper in my grandmothers basement years ago. It is very aged but goes into great detail about Lincoln's assassination,John Wilkes Boothe, and the Immancipation proclimation and how this was brought up to congress 37 yrs. prior to Lincoln freeing the slaves but was turned down .I really feel that this should be in a museum but at the same time, I could really use some extra cash. Any answers would begreatly appreciated and researched as well. Thanks for all answers.

2007-11-06 12:18:12 · 5 answers · asked by JOHN K 1

2007-11-06 12:14:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-06 12:12:37 · 3 answers · asked by Texas_Starr 1

well i have to write a paper on him, and i can't find any information on him, so i need to know.

the background on him.
who he is, what he did.
and his legacy & why it matters to us.

[: someone pleaseee helppp me ?!

2007-11-06 12:01:17 · 8 answers · asked by ™juicebox ! 2

the panama canal links the pacific ocean with wich other body of water, The caribbean Sea or the gulf of mexico???

2007-11-06 11:49:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please. Read:

Some of that "generation" could survive until the end of the century. But there are many indications that "the end" is much closer than that! (Watchtower 1984 Mar 1, 18-19)

How many will accept the invitation? John's vision recorded in Revelation 7:9 had to become a reality. He saw "a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands." With confidence in the vision's complete fulfillment during the decades of this 20th century the anointed remnant of the bride class have never let up in saying "Come!" Every effort has been made to broadcast the message to all nations. (1989 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses p. 3)

The apostle Paul was spearheading the Christian missionary activity. He was also laying a foundation for a work that would be concluded in our in our 20th century. (Watchtower 1989 Jan. 1 p. 12)

2007-11-06 11:39:28 · 6 answers · asked by Justyn M. 1

I want to know about the broken leg theory. What happened?

2007-11-06 11:39:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-06 11:26:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Columbus doesn’t deserve a day.

Only two men in the United States of America have been honored by receiving a national holiday in their name. One, known as Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s, fought for and won the rights of African-Americans, leaving behind a reputable legacy of equality. The other, Christopher Columbus is credited for bringing the Americas “to the attention of the civilized world” (Berliner, On Columbus day…” 1 of 2) which eventually brought the ideas and achievements of many great thinkers, writers, and inventors. One should realize, Columbus was not the first to set foot on the Americas and their surrounding land he had simply “wandered lost” (Weatherford, “Examining the reputation…” 1 of 2) on to the lands. The Americas had inhabitants thousands of years preceding Columbus. The Indian inhabitants paid the ultimate price of slavery, forced religious shifts, torture and murder, and the eventual genocide of their entire population. This being said one can make a compelling argument as to why Christopher Columbus should not be honored by receiving a national holiday in his name.
Thinking back to elementary school, most remember learning about how the great Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas and colonized them, bringing us present day United States of America, how ever teachers fail to mention the gruesome, realistic facts of this “colonization”. Asking surrounding peers if they remember learning a single name of an Indian who was murdered or otherwise affected, sadly, one will end up with the majority being negative responses due to the fact that “no one mentioned the names, of even a few victims” (Durham, “Columbus Day” 2 of 4). Also, most Americans are under the falsified impressions that Indians had no structure, were merely hunter-gatherers following food sources and lived undoubtedly like savages. Having no agricultural settlements, division of labor, or any kind of social structure, the Indians just screamed out for Western civilization. These impressions are false in a vast number of ways. Indians had existed in the Americas and Caribbean islands for thousands of years before Columbus came and changed things to fit his standards. Indians had their own religion based upon nature, and while some were nomadic the majority was stationary. They set up villages and practiced many agricultural skills such as farming, and trade.
Most Indian tribes had distinct gender roles, and women had more say than in the “colonized” countries. Women farmed and maintained the houses and were practically in charge of trade, ironically similar to today’s living situations. Women made a list of supplies for the husbands to retrieve, and the husbands went out, traded, and brought the goods home. Men were responsible for trading, hunting, and providing for their families. These facts should prove Indians could stand on their own feet; they would have eventually colonized the Americas without Columbus’ invasion. However, not only did Columbus invade the Indians land he also, forced Catholicism upon them, murdered and tortured countless victims, enslaved thousands of them, and eventually led to the genocide of the entire population. Columbus’ actions set a tone for the ways other groups of people viewed and treated Indians. They were viewed as one of the lowest races and were treated accordingly. Columbus had no compassion or respect for anyone, in one instance the Taino Indians “saved Christopher Columbus from certain death”(“Goodbye Columbus” 1 of 4). In return he enslaved and slaughtered thousands of these Indian peoples.
When a person looks at the achievements and sacrifices of Martin Luther King Jr. and the achievements and sacrifices of Columbus a person should be able to see an apparent difference. The achievements of Columbus include his bringing of attention of the new world to the civilized world and hardly much else. The sacrifices made by him were not his own forfeiture but the forfeiture of the entire Indian population. In order to wipe out an entire population one must have a hole where his or her heart should be, no compassion, no feelings whatsoever. In one myth Columbus convinced the Spanish monarch to invest in his explorations with the promise of returning with gold, spices, and other goods to him. After failing at to acquire these goods he was under pressure to repay his debt. The pressure caused by his debt caused him to seize 1,200 Taino Indians and sell them as slaves. Columbus would stop at nothing to colonize the Americas, not even the ultimate price of a human life. Christopher Columbus was not a hero who deserves a national holiday but a ruthless tyrant. To celebrate Columbus day is to celebrate the genocide of an entire group of people in exchange for colonization of the “new world” which would have occurred in time, if the Indians would have just had a chance to thrive.

2007-11-06 10:57:57 · 17 answers · asked by Sarah A 2

2007-11-06 10:51:20 · 4 answers · asked by catchup 3

I have a bunch of 1971 Kennedy Halves and I want to know if they are silver.

2007-11-06 10:38:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

is arabians a word?

2007-11-06 10:11:48 · 3 answers · asked by Emmy 2

2007-11-06 10:07:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to write an essay and i need a good thesis so it follows the rest of my essay. most of my essay consists of freedoms and rights, and the wealthiness of an american. i need to another main topic and a good thesis. suggestions plz?

2007-11-06 10:03:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know any information or where to get information on why jim grow segregation happened?? not what happened but why? Thankyou!

2007-11-06 09:03:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

explain in detail

2007-11-06 08:55:53 · 6 answers · asked by jay jay 1

Thanks

2007-11-06 08:33:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or attempted assassination?

2007-11-06 08:15:38 · 9 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3

Modern Age Chronology

Modern (Europe, 18th century – 20th century)
Industrial Revolution (Europe 18th and 19th centuries)
Napoleonic Era, 1799–1815
Victorian era (United Kingdom, 1837–1901)
Edwardian period (United Kingdom, 1901–1910)
Meiji era (Japan, 1868–1912)
World War I (Earth, 1914–1918)
Interwar period (Earth, 1918–1939*)
World War II (Earth, 1939*–1945)
Cold War (Soviet Union and United States, as well as Earth, 1945–1989)
Post-communist period (Russia, after 1991)

2007-11-06 07:40:13 · 16 answers · asked by tigs hugs 2

need info for my report

2007-11-06 07:37:28 · 9 answers · asked by Dave 2

Doing family tree research and an aunt has told me my great grandfather escaped from the Black and tans in Ireland to Hartlepool. He then joined the Spainish war ?? but not with the British army - may be some type of mercenary. What was this Spainish war.
He was in the first world war too - Name Edward O`Neill
Any help would be fantastic as im back to 1624 on one side but totally stuck with this side
thanks

2007-11-06 07:35:28 · 15 answers · asked by shedevil 2

my name and last name is taylor bassalay.but my mom maried this dude and thats how i got this last name.but i dont know my familys real last name.so can you try to look it up or give me a website i can go to.

2007-11-06 07:34:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

ACCORDING TO Pericles WHAT were 2 major characteristics of a democracy

2007-11-06 07:33:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

a. Washington, D.C.

b. Nuremberg.

c. Paris.

d. London.

2007-11-06 07:13:38 · 11 answers · asked by Irina L 1

If people did throw things, what did they throw? Did they ever throw anything smelly? I'd be so grateful for any help you can give me. One of my pupils asked me in class today and i didn't know what to tell her. Thanks.

2007-11-06 07:12:22 · 16 answers · asked by Ex Falso Quodlibet 5

a. island hopping.

b. kamikaze missions.

c. the Manhattan Project.

d. lightning warfare.

2007-11-06 07:10:16 · 5 answers · asked by Irina L 1

Who are some famous women that had a role in World War 2?

2007-11-06 07:06:00 · 3 answers · asked by vtowngolf09 1

a. Africans

b. Catholics

c. gays and lesbians

d. Jews

2007-11-06 07:04:16 · 10 answers · asked by Irina L 1

I'm doing a project on postwar Berlin -- specifically, the radical economic changes and the interesting things that got turned into currency (alcohol, cigarettes, etc), and I'm on the hunt for memoirs, journals, or any other good primary source you might know. As my research has always been on the war itself, I'm only coming up with works written by soldiers. This time I'm hoping to branch out a little and look especially at the civilian population. I'd like to include some things from returning soldiers, of course, but most of the memoirs I find only deal with their experiences in the war and very little, if anything, about what came after.

So that's where you can help. Know of any interesting sources? Economic analyses of the subject would also be helpful, but only if they're written in layman's terms. I'm a history major, not an economics/business major, and math in any guise usually makes me cringe.

2007-11-06 07:02:25 · 2 answers · asked by Mandy 3

A.attack on some friendly American Indians by a wealthy frontier planter, along with a group of former indentured servants

B.Jamestown colonist who in 1612 introduced a new variety of tobacco, which the colonists were able to grow and export to England

C.Powhatan who sent a warning and later attacked the Virginia colonists in 1622

D.leader of the Powhatan Confederacy and father of Pocahontas

E.system in which each colonist who paid his or her own way to Virginia received 50 acres of land plus 50 more acres for every additional person brought from England

F.wealthy farmers with large plantations

G.person whose failed Roanoke colony led the London Company to take a different approach to settlement

H. person who gained control of Jamestown in 1608 and forced the settlers to plant crops and build better housing

I.powerful alliance of Algonquian Indians under the leadership of Wahunsonacock

J.people who first arrived in Virginia on board a Dutch ship in 1619

2007-11-06 06:57:05 · 1 answers · asked by V.S. 2