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What are some facts about the Red Power movement?

The Red Power movement arose in response to social and economic conditions Native Americans faced in the mid-20th century. Most Native Americans lived in extreme poverty, and few had access to electricity and running water. The death rates from diseases such as diabetes, pneumonia and strep throat were higher than the rest of the U.S. population. The movement advocated for improved living conditions and the return of Native American land from the federal government.\nThe groups involved in the Red Power movement held protests to gain attention for their cause. One well-known protest took place..

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What was daily life like for a medieval blacksmith?

A blacksmith typically started his apprenticeship from the age of 11 to 14, often working for five to eight years before he was able to produce a masterwork and work as a tradesman on his own. A typical day would start before sunrise with the preparation of the forge, which required the acquisition of fuel and hours of pumping the bellows to get the flame hot enough to process ore and forge tools. The air flow from the bellows, often pumped by an apprentice or waterwheel, needed to be sustained for the entire day. Physically shaping the hard metal required long hours of precise pounding from a..

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Did Nelson Mandela have any brothers or sisters?

Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He was 95 years old when he passed away in 2013. He was the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in 1964 but was released in 1990. Nelson Mandela had a total of three wives and six children.

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From what ethnicity were slaves back in XIX century?

When slavery first began in the Americas in the 17th century, the majority of slaves were initially Native Americans taken captive by the Spanish and Portuguese. As disease killed more and more of the native people, slaves from Africa were imported to take their place. This practice was later adopted by English settlers. Slavery became extremely important to the agricultural economy of the American Deep South, ultimately giving rise to the American Civil War.

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What happened to Elie Wiesel's sisters?

On May 6, 1944, when Wiesel was 15, the Nazis deported the entire Jewish community of Sighet, Hungary, to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Wiesel, his parents and three sisters were all arrested. Separated from his mother and sisters, Wiesel accompanied his father to the labor camp of Buna. For many months, they worked under inhumane conditions, being moved about from camp to camp. In early 1945, just before the Americans liberated the camp, Wiesel's father died in Buchenwald. Wiesel looked for his sisters' names in a list of the survivors of Buchenwald but could not find t..

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What was the importance of the water frame?

Arkwright's water frame not only changed the way that cloth and textiles were produced from the raw materials of wool and cotton, it also gave rise to the factory system that was one of the primary components of the Industrial Revolution. In 1771, after the new device became powered by water, Arkwright and two business partners established their first textile mill in the village of Cromford. Entire families were employed in the new factory and the number of employees grew to 1,500, including children, who represented about one third of the workforce.Arkwright's ability to combine his..

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What year did the Civil War start?

It wasn't until July 21, 1861, that the first major battle took place in Manassas, Va. at the Battle of Bull Run. While many people believed the war would be decided during this battle, it was only the first of many battles in a war that would span four more years. The Civil War officially ended on April 9, 1865, with the surrender of the Confederacy taking place at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

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Who was James Oglethorpe, and what did he do?

Oglethorpe was born three days before Christmas in 1696. After a friend, Robert Castell, was imprisoned in 1729 for failure to pay debts, Oglethorpe took great interest in prison reform. Inmates were required to pay prison fees in exchange for room and board and, unable to pay, Castell was cast into a cell with an inmate infected by smallpox. Castell contracted the disease and died, pushing Oglethorpe to launch a campaign against British jails, calling for reform that would improve conditions and restrict who would be imprisoned.\nOglethorpe and members of the prison reform committee saw a cha..

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How did feudalism work?

Rulers or lords provided land and protection to those who agreed upon military service in the regions they controlled. The individuals under the jurisdiction of the lords were known as vassals, and commonly they referred to those who gave them land as their lord or liege. It was common for vassals to serve a yearly amount of 40 days of military service, although the exact amount of time necessary to honor the agreement varied with each lord and vassal. The vassal's talent and the lord's financial stability potentially affected the agreement, and it often led to the exchange of money ..

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Where can you find trivia questions about presidents?

FactMonster.com is an educational website with the goal of piquing children's interests in learning. Aside from presidential trivia and trivia from other genres, the site has a homework center and a reference desk.\nLegendsofAmerica.com is a website that features trivia and information related to the United States. There are numerous links to information about America's involvement in war, the highway system, native Americans and the national parks system.

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