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Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
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The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia from May to September of 1787. It officially convened to revise the Articles of Confederation, but it ended up writing the U.S. Constitution as a way of moving forward as an independent nation. As the president presiding over the Convention, George Washington maintained or restored order when the delegates became too argumentative. Because Washington was a popular war hero, when he supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution after the Convention, many citizens supported it.
What are common characteristics of factory work?
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Factories were built for mass production, which was first adopted in England at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 1750s. The factory system replaced the putting-out system, which entailed outsourcing processes and handing off part-making to two or more subcontractors. The introduction of factories centralized production. Multiple machines were necessary to make the products people needed, such as shoes and tires, and because factory workers could not afford to buy the machines that made these parts, the factory became a central place where all parts could be made at once and as..
What is Samuel Colt famous for?
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Colt founded Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, which still does business as of 2014, and quickly became a millionaire. Although he is most famous for the revolver, his company also makes rifles, pistols and other types of handguns. His most famous revolver, the Colt .45, also known as the Peacemaker, became the most popular gun in the American West.
What were some common crimes in Medieval times?
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In Medieval times, law enforcement did not exist as it does in the 21st century, so it was largely up to the community to enforce the law. Due to the lack of structured judicial system, harsh punishments were common for all types of crimes, not simply reserved for heinous ones. Punishment was not uniform, so all criminals were not punished the same, even if they committed the same acts. Some common forms of punishment during that era included:\nPublic shaming\nTorture, including cutting off various body parts\nDeath\nMedieval Trials\nIn some areas, those accused of serious crimes such as murde..
Where did Rosa Parks go to school?
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The high school Parks went to was a laboratory school run by the Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes. She attended high school there until 1929, when she was in the 11th grade. It was then that her grandmother became sick, and Parks left school to attend to her and to help her mother. She never returned to school and instead found work in a factory in Montgomery.
How did Daniel Boone die?
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Although legends surround Boone's adventures, he did discover a passage through the Cumberland Gap in 1769, which would become the trail by which American colonists would access the frontier lands. In 1775, he established a fort in the Kentucky territory and called the area Boonesborough; however, Native American resistance and financial issues with the settlers forced him to relocate east into present day West Virginia. After serving in local politics, he moved to Missouri, where he continued his trade of being a woodsman until he died.
What are some interesting facts about the Iroquois Indians?
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United by language and a distinct culture, the Iroquois Indians at first included only five tribes: the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas and Senecas. Scholars are unsure when these tribes first joined forces, but many believe that this pact was established by the middle of the 16th century.\nWhen the Tuscaroras joined the confederation in 1722, the tribes became known collectively as the Haudenosaunee, which translates as "people of the longhouse." The image of the longhouse was used to symbolize the political and cultural unity of the Haudenosaunee people.\nDuring the 17th century, the Ir..
What is the name of the Indian tribe that lived in Georgia?
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The Creek, Apalachee, Muskogee, Cherokee and Timucua were among the tribes native to what would become the state of Georgia. The Shawnee and Yuchi tribes later resided in Georgia after being expelled from their homelands by white settlers. There are no federally recognized tribes living in the state today, with the majority of native peoples having been forcibly resettled to Oklahoma in the 19th century. Remnants of these groups are recognized by the Georgia state government
In what country was helium discovered?
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During a solar eclipse in 1868, Janssen observed that the sun emitted a yellow wavelength that was unrecorded at that time. Another scientist, Sir Norman Lockyer, named the new element helium. Several years later, while subjecting the uranium-based mineral clevite to various acids in his London laboratory, Ramsay was able to collect helium for the first time. In 1904, Ramsay won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the discovery of inert gases.
How long did the Crusades last?
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A pope had to sanction a war to qualify it as a Crusade.\nThe Turks had taken over Jerusalem in 1065, killing 3,000 Christians. Pope Urban II called for the first Crusade, which began in 1095 and ended in 1099. It succeeded in establishing the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The final Crusade ended in 1291 with the fall of the city of Acre, the last Christian city to fall. According to some historians, the time of the Crusades extended to 1298, although 1291 is the traditionally accepted end.