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Who was Stonewall Jackson?

Jackson was born in 1824 in Virginia and entered the West Point military academy in 1842. When he graduated in 1846, he was commissioned a lieutenant and sent to fight in the Mexican-American War, where he distinguished himself in combat and attained the rank of major. After retiring from the military in 1851, he became a teacher.\nWhen the Civil War began, Jackson favored Virginia remaining in the Union, but when it seceded in 1861, he joined the Confederate army. Soon commissioned a brigadier general, his courage and tenacity earned him the nickname Stonewall. Jackson led Confederate troops ..

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Who is Joseph N. Jackson and what did he patent?

Joseph N. Jackson also holds patents for the following devices: a biorhythmic cycle indicator that helps women easily understand their bodies' fertility processes, a personal fertility predictor, a video supervision/censoring system that can be used for parental control, and two programmable television controllers. He also has several patents in the areas of air traffic security and tracking systems pending, as of February 2015.

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Why did Britain lead the Industrial Revolution?

Britain led the Industrial Revolution due to a combination of demand for mass produced goods and the supplies at its disposal. In the early 18th century, most people in Britain lived in rural areas and produced their own goods. Towards the middle of the century, a population boom combined with a demand abroad for the products Britain could produced led to the demand needed for a revolution to happen. By the end of the century, significant advancements had been made with the steam engine and the country's railroad network was expanding, allowing for a smooth movement of goods.Britain was a..

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When did WW2 start?

Prior to the invasion of Poland, both France and Great Britain had decided not to interfere with Germany's acquisition of Austria and Czechoslovakia, as part of an appeasement process to avoid another war. Unfortunately, Germany did not stop its invasions, and Europe was plunged into another world war that lasted until 1944, costing the lives of over 60 million people.

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How did slavery affect the American economy?

In many ways, slavery was an economic benefit to those who owned slaves, if not the nation as a whole. Slave owners did not have to pay the vast majority of their workforces, but ultimately, slave owners did pay for their slaves, even if that money did not go into the workers' pockets. Slave owners had to pay to purchase their slaves and also paid to feed, house, and clothe these involuntary workers, though the amount of money they paid to do this is likely much less than what would have been fair wages at the time. Clearly, this was not a very good economic arrangement for slaves, who we..

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What kind of food did the Chumash Native Americans eat?

A special cooking method made acorns, normally toxic to humans, a main food source for the Chumash. By employing tomol plank canoes, an advanced canoe design, the Chumash fished for deep water fish, such as swordfish, in large numbers. Additionally, the canoes facilitated trade, opening up more food sources and supply routes.

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What did Martin Luther protest against?

Martin Luther held that clergy in the Catholic Church wrongfully sold indulgences, or remissions from sin, to members of the church for themselves or for deceased believed to be in Purgatory. In addition, Luther was dissatisfied with the hierarchy of the church, monastic routine, exterior worship and ceremony, which he considered to be excessive and unnecessary for salvation. Whereas the Catholic Church taught that salvation could be achieved by faith and good works, Luther came to believe that salvation could be achieved by faith alone.

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How long have cars been around?

Karl Benz built his first automobile in 1885. Three years later, his wife, Bertha, performed the first long-distance test drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back. That same year, Benz began mass production of his vehicles.\nEarlier versions of the automobile existed as far back as the 1700s, according to the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicolas Joseph Cugnot made an artillery tractor in France in 1770, and William Murdoch created a working steam carriage in 1801.

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Who invented the lint brush?

The lint roller was a clever invention created out of necessity. Nick and his wife Helen had plans to chaperon a college dance, but Nick had forgotten to take his suit to the dry cleaner. Thinking quickly, he wrapped masking tape around a paper core and attached a wire clothes hanger for a handle, and then he rolled the makeshift device across his clothes to remove the lint.

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Was the election of 1876 the end of Reconstruction?

Following the end of the Civil War in 1865, Republicans tried to ensure equal rights for African American men, including the right to vote. However, over the next decade, Congress became weary of the political struggle. The American people grew tired of the violence and economic upheaval that had resulted. Ultimately, the Ku Klux Klan and other violent vigilante groups succeeded in frightening black voters away from the polls, and Democrats regained control of many state governments, putting new laws into place that would allow them to maintain supremacy of the white race.\nBy the summer of 18..

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