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What was the purpose of the Townshend program?

The Townshend Acts were named for Charles Townshend, Great Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer. He devised the acts as a way to tax the colonists indirectly by charging duties on tea, lead, glass, paper, paint and other imports. Additionally, Townshend reasoned that if the British government, rather than colonial legislatures, paid governors' salaries, the governors would no longer be answerable to the American colonists.\nPassage of the Townshend Acts led to outrage in the colonies and a partial boycott on the importation of British goods. Tensions became especially high in Boston..

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Why is Malcolm X important?

Incarcerated for larceny in 1946, Malcolm X self-educated himself in the prison library. While still in prison he converted to the Nation of Islam, a black Muslim movement, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. When he was released in 1952, he began to work with Elijah Muhammad, the Nation of Islam's leader. Malcolm X became a powerful and inspirational orator and one of the major black leaders opposing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of non-violent racial integration.\nIn 1963, Malcolm X broke with Elijah Muhammad, shocked by his mentor's hypocrisy and immorality in father..

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What special power did Cronus have?

Even a master of time was not immune to fate, and Cronus had been told that he, like his own father, would be overthrown by a son. For that reason, he devoured all his children when they were born. His wife Rhea, however, tricked him into eating a stone instead of his son Zeus. When Zeus grew to adulthood, he returned and forced his father to disgorge the other children, then dethroned him and cast all the Titans into Tartarus.\nLater, Cronus was released to rule over Elysium, the eternal realm of the blessed dead.

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Who invented badminton?

Badminton is named for Badminton House, Gloucestershire, which was owned by the Duke of Beaufort. It is not clear why the name "badminton" came to be attached to the sport, even though people living in Badminton House did play the game. The International Badminton Federation formed in 1934. The game became an Olympic sport in 1992.

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What are the names of the three major colonial powers?

The British Empire was the largest empire in history, accounting for one-fifth the world's population in 1938 and covering more than 12 million square miles at its height. It eventually fell into decline after World War II, and most of its colonial territories either gained independence or joined a commonwealth or states within the United Kingdom.\nSpain and Portugal were the first countries to kick off the age of colonialism, establishing the first colonies outside Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.

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What did Toussaint L'ouverture accomplish?

The French Revolution inspired slaves in the New World with the idea of equality and freedom for all. Unfortunately, as was too often the case, freedom and equality did not extend to those of African descent. After the free blacks of Haiti began agitating for more rights, the slaves joined the revolt, and L'Ouverture aligned himself with Spain. When France abolished slavery in 1794, however, he made peace with the French. However, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstated the practice upon taking power, and Haiti once more rebelled against the Empire.\nIn 1803, Napoleon made peace with Haiti and invi..

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How many U.S. presidents have died on the 4th of July?

Both Adams and Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, with Jefferson passing away as a result of a kidney infection a few hours before Adams died of heart failure. Monroe died on July 4, 1831, from tuberculosis. This means that the majority of the first five presidents of the United States all died on July 4 in separate incidents. Though Jefferson died before Adams, Adams' last words were "Thomas Jefferson still survives." News of his friend and fellow president's death and had not yet been reported.

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Who invented the maglev train?

A maglev train operates by using the basic principles of opposing magnetic forces to enable a train to "float" above the track it travels along. Magnetic levitation provides a frictionless form of propulsion for a train, allowing speeds in excess of 350 mph to be achieved. Robert Goddard and Emile Bachelet came up with the first concept for a maglev train in the early 1900s, and more work in this field was conducted in the 1930s by the German inventor Hermann Kemper.

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Who invented Morse code?

Information sent over telegraphs was sent in the form of electric signals. Short signals were called "dits," and were represented by dots, and long signals were "dahs," represented by dashes. This system of Morse code relied on the exact time intervals between the dits and dahs, which were decoded into letters and words, most famously the phrase SOS. An experienced Morse code operator could transmit and receive 20 to 30 words per minute.

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Which mountains did Lewis and Clark cross?

One of the primary goals of Lewis and Clark's expedition was to search for the Northwest Passage, a hypothetical water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Other goals included making diplomatic contact with Native Americans, extending the fur trade into new territories, and exploring the Missouri River, the Pacific Northwest and the newly bought Louisiana Purchase. They set out up the Missouri River in May 1804 with 33 other men. In North Dakota, they built Fort Mandan within which to wait out the winter. In April 1805, they continued along the Missouri until they reached ..

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