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What company backed the economy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

The Massachusetts Bay Company was a stock trading company that was originally chartered by the King of England in 1629. The goal of this company was to colonize large portions of New England. The company was taken over by Puritans, and the first group of Puritans moved to New England to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. By 1640, the colony had around 20,000 settlers. Later the company was changed into a religious commonwealth.

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When did Albert Einstein invent the atomic bomb?

Notable scientists who were part of the Manhattan Project included Enrico Fermi, who produced the first functional fission reactor at the University of Chicago, and J. Robert Oppenheimer, who oversaw the project in Los Alamos, NM. The first atomic bomb was tested in July 1945. Less than a month later, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by atomic bombs, ending World War II.

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What types of structures did the Makah tribe typically use for shelter?

Each longhouse was home to several generations of Makah family and extended family. While the Makah stayed in their permanent villages during the winter, they traveled to camps closer to the water during the summer. Since the Makah fished and whaled for most of their food, they'd spend the summer gathering seafood. They then dried and smoked the seafood before storing it for the winter.\nThe Makah divided their longhouses into multiple living areas, and each had a cooking hearth. The walls and roofs were entirely cedar planks without any windows. Instead, the Makah removed or moved planks..

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What methods did the suffragists use?

When suffrage activists were arrested, many of them petitioned to be declared political prisoners. When their respective governments refused, many of the activists went on a hunger strike. In some cases, this resulted in early release, while in others, prison officials began a regimen of force-feeding that had the potential to cause health and psychological issues.\nWhile most suffrage movements have been peaceful, violence was never uncommon during the suffragists' quest for rights. Most of the violence was directed against activists by suffrage opponents or by the state. During the Civi..

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How did steam engines change the world?

Although the modern steam engine appeared around 1800, engineers and inventors from around the world created earlier models. The first steam engine appeared in the 1st century A.D.; historians credit Alexandrian engineers with that invention. However, steam engine technology proved insufficient until the 17th century for providing significant amounts of power. In 1800, British engineers and scientists, including Matthew Boulton, significantly improved the power output and durability of steam engines. Steam engines first saw widespread use for land transportation in the early 1800s and for wate..

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What is the difference between a tipi and a wigwam?

Native Americans made tipis using bent poles and birch bark. Indians in the Great Plains used a three- or four-pole frame, stretched a cover over the frame, and weighted it down with poles, stakes or stones. Tipis were conical in shape, featured fur pelts as doors and had a smoke hole for ventilation. Many tipis had a place of honor directly across from the door opening, which usually faced east. A tipi's impermanence suited many hunting and gathering tribes, because tipis were light and easy to carry once disassembled.\nIndians made wigwams using wooden logs. They were dome-shaped and ha..

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What was MLK's March on Washington?

The march was in support of the Civil Rights Act that was stuck in Congress at the time. Both people of color and white people participated, with more than 200,000 people marching in total. The official name of the march was "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". On the same day at the Lincoln Memorial, King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. Multiple celebrities participated in the march, including Bob Dylan and Marlon Brando.

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Why did the Gallipoli War happen?

The Gallipoli Campaign began with a naval attack on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915. This attack was led by the British and French ships. It was soon followed with a land invasion on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25th. This involved the British and French as well as the Australian and New Zealand armies.The Allied Powers wanted the straits because it would allow them to connect with the Russians in the Black Sea. This would help them attack Turkey together and take Turkey out of the War. This would be an attempt to go on the offensive in another region where there was conflic..

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What did people eat in medieval times?

Depending on what was available to them, people in medieval times might have eaten foods such as eggs, porridge, cheese and whatever vegetables they were able to farm for themselves. They might occasionally have caught or purchased some sort of large game animal, but they were more likely to have access to smaller animals like chickens, rabbits, goats, sheep and perhaps a cow that wasn't being used for milk or work. Wealthier people had access to deer, elk and other large game animals they could hunt or have hunted for them.

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What are some facts about the Ottawa Indian tribe's homes and culture?

In the summer, the Ottawa lived in villages of wigwams that measured approximately 15 feet in diameter and used animal tails for floors, and strips of bark for roofs and walls. In the winter, they lived in longhouses approximately 20 feet wide and 100 feet long.\nThe Ottawa name comes from the Anishinaabeg word for traders, and the early Ottawa were known for trading and bartering with neighboring tribes. Among the goods they traded were furs and skins, rugs and mats, tobacco, cornmeal and sunflower oil. The Ottawa developed a seasonal economy and also fished and hunted deer, bear and other sm..

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