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What language did the Iroquois speak?

The Iroquois languages were spoken by several different Native American tribes. For instance, the Oneida language was spoken by the Oneida people, who were originally from New York but have reservations located in Ontario and Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the languages of the Iroquois are endangered as more Native Americans focus on speaking English rather than their native languages. For the Oneida language, for example, there are only a few dozen speakers left in the world with most people only knowing how to say a few key expressions and words.

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How much did a hamburger cost in 1970?

A pound of ground beef cost 98 cents in 1970. A hamburger typically contains five to six ounces of meat per person, so that would be about three hamburgers at just under 33 cents each, if made at home. Adjusted for inflation, that would be about $2 in 2014.\nThe 55-cent quarter pounder, when adjusted for inflation, would be the equivalent to $3.48 in 2014. In 1974, a regular McDonald's hamburger cost 30 cents or about $1.84 when adjusted for inflation, up from 18 cents, or the 2014 equivalent to $1.23, in 1968. Despite the fact that hamburger prices were well under a dollar in 1970, when ..

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Why did Daniel Shays lead a rebellion?

During this event, the Regulators also opened the prisons and released many farmers who had been sentenced for being unable to pay their debts. Soon after this event, Daniel Shays joined the group, which was subsequently defeated by troops from the Massachusetts militia in several small battles during the winter of 1786. Shays and many of the other rebels then fled to Rhode Island and eventually Vermont.\nThroughout 1786 and 1787, the rebellion spread through South Carolina, Maine, Connecticut, New York and New Hampshire, but nowhere were the protests as strong as in Massachusetts. The Governo..

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Where did the first Americans come from?

Geneticists have identified a small group of approximately 1,000 people who split off from other Asian groups between 30,000 and 23,000 years ago. These people, according to a mix of archaeological and biological evidence, were the ancestors of today's Native Americans.\nWhile the Asian answer appears to be correct for now, it does not account for several anomalies uncovered by archaeologists. For example, Kennewick Man and other skulls discovered in North America and dating back 10,000 years or more have distinctly European features, appearing very different from early Native American re..

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Why were Indian reservations created?

The 1851 Indian Appropriations Act, which created the reservation system, forced Native Americans to move to and remain living on reservations. This prevented many Native Americans from being able to sustain themselves in traditional ways, such as hunting, fishing and gathering food. The move made many Native Americans dependent on the diet of white settlers, including sugar and wheat flour.\nThe Indian Appropriations Act was preceded in 1831 by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall declaring Indian tribes "domestic dependent nations" of the U.S. According to Marshall, the relation of trib..

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Who proposed the New Freedom program in the 1912 election?

Wilson's New Freedom platform also proposed constraint on corporate campaign contributions, reform of banking laws and the institution of new antitrust regulations. The 1912 presidential election had three candidates. Both Republican incumbent William Howard Taft and former president and Progressive party nominee Theodore Roosevelt ran against Wilson, a Democrat. At the end of the election, Wilson carried 40 states in the electoral college. Roosevelt won eight states while Taft took only two. Wilson also won the plurality of popular votes, with almost 42 percent.

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Why did Germany lose World War I?

Germany began a large-scale attack in 1918 called the "Spring Offensive." Its intent was to capture Paris and force France to surrender while simultaneously outflanking British forces along the North Sea coast. The initial advances were successful, but the troops moved too far ahead of supply lines, and the most seasoned troops were taking the worst casualties at the front of the assault. Allied forces eventually broke through the German lines and forced them to retreat.\nThe entry into the war of fresh American, Australian and Canadian troops in 1918 coincided with the surrenders of German al..

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Who invented barrel racing?

Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider complete a timed cloverleaf pattern around preset barrels. The timer begins when horse and rider cross the start line, and it ends when the barrel pattern is executed and the horse and rider cross the finish line. Both boys and girls compete in youth barrel racing events; however, collegiate and professional barrel racing are still dominated primarily by women.

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Where was Louis Zamparini born?

Zamperini's life became the inspiration for a biography written about him titled, "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption," following his time as a World War II prisoner of war. This biography became the subject matter for the 2014 feature film, "Unbroken" directed by Angelina Jolie.\nZamperini competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, but failed to medal. He trained to compete in the 1940 Tokyo Olmpyics, but these game were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. He joined the war, and following a plane crash, he was taken prisoner by the Ja..

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What is a summary of the American Revolution?

Before the French and Indian War, the British government had essentially left the American colonies to their own devices, which allowed the populace to develop a sense of freedom and their own local governments. The French and Indian War left the treasury of Great Britain drained, so it raised taxes in America and tightened its regulations over the colonies, such as forbidding the circulation of local currencies, requiring the quartering of British troops, and holding trials by a British judge without a jury. Americans were indignant about what they considered violations of their liberties. Th..

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