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What is the family life of the Cherokee Indian tribe like?

It is reported that Native American women are the victim of violence within their home at a rate of 3.5 times higher than the national average. It is estimated that six out of every ten Native American women will suffer abuse within their lifetime, according to PBS. The children of Cherokee and Native American parents in general see only 57 percent of their children graduate from high school, as reported in a Manhattan Institute report of 2000. The Cherokee tribe family in years past consisted of multiple wives and many children. The wives took care of the homes and family while the men hunted..

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How much did everyday items cost in 1964?

The minimum wage in 1964 was $1.15 per hour and the average annual income about $6,000. A gallon of gas was 25-cents. The basic cost of living increased roughly 18 times in the 50 year period between 1964 and 2014. The price of other common items reflects the standard of living of the times.Two cans of Coca Cola were 27-cents.A pack of cigarettes was $1.60.A new Ford Mustang was $2,320.A loaf of bread was 30-centsA ticket to the movies was $1.25 to $2.A popular record album was about $6.A postage stamp in the U.S. was 5-cents.Larger purchases are also good indicators of the overall standard of..

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How important was social class in the 19th century?

With the Industrial Revolution fully under way in the 19th century, a distinction occurred between those who performed manual labor and those with office jobs such as clerks and workers who handled paperwork and sales. Middle-class life pioneered a new ethical standard in which people seeking employment relied less on friends and family for connections and obtained jobs based on their education and abilities.\nBecause of opportunities for land ownership in the west, a balance was struck in which frontiersmen treated one another as equals. While the East Coast held to a more European class stru..

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What were the effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Prior to the Indian Removal Act, the "Five Civilized Tribes" of the southeastern United States, as they were referred to by European settlers, lived as autonomous nations on land held for centuries. Pressure from rapidly expanding U.S. territorial boundaries repeatedly caused legal and military clashes between the indigenous people and American colonists.\nPresident Jackson sought to remedy this situation, calling for Native American removal from the southeast in his 1829 State of the Union address. This began in September 1830 when the Choctaw leaders signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek..

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What were the causes of the Civil War?

Abolitionist groups in the North succeeded in swaying popular opinion in favor of abolishing slavery, and many Northern states outlawed the practice. Business interests in the South, particularly agriculture, remained in favor of slavery because it was advantageous to the economy of the region. The Southern states were concerned about legal provisions that outlawed slavery in newly formed states admitted into the Union.\nSlavery was the most prominent issue in the Civil War, but it was not the only source of the conflict. Southern states believed they deserved more sovereignty and wanted to be..

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What is a medieval steward?

Although medieval stewards were servants, they wielded a great deal of power. Particularly large estates, such as the king's, sometimes divided the responsibilities between two stewards, with one overseeing the household and the other assigned to administrative duties. In villages, stewards might be called upon for judicial matters. When lords left, whether for business or pleasure, they left their stewards in charge, which emphasizes their role as trustworthy and loyal servants who acted in the best interests of their masters.\nBecause of this, in late Middle English literature the stewa..

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What made the Middle Colonies a good place to settle?

The Middle Colonies consisted of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. They were called the breadbasket of the colonies because of the grain that was grown there. Most of their inhabitants were farmers.\nNew York, originally called New Amsterdam, was given to the Duke of York. It was settled by a variety of immigrant groups, including the Dutch, Belgians, French and English. New Jersey originally also belonged to the Duke of York, but he gifted it to two of his friends, Sir George Cateret and Lord John Berkley. Cateret and Berkley sold the land to the Puritans and the Quakers. Quake..

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How did the railroads help with the growth of industrialization?

Prior to the existence of railroads, the transportation of goods, especially in a country as large as the United States, was limited by weather, speed, size and availability of water. Primary means of transportation included river barges and wagons drawn by animals. Rivers were a convenient means for transportation of a large mass of goods, but the rivers were not always located where the goods needed to be taken. Animal-drawn wagons could go places a river could not, but were slow and could not haul much. Canals expanded the water system, but dry seasons would make them impossible to use. The..

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What was the date of the BP oil spill?

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded while drilling after an unanticipated bubble of methane gas rose to the surface from the new well. Of 126 crew members, 11 went missing and are presumed to have died in the explosion. About 4.9 million barrels of oil escaped from the well before it was finally capped. The primary cause of the spill is unclear as of 2014, but several contributing factors, from higher pressure in the well than anticipated to flawed cement used in the drilling and capping process, have been blamed.

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What were the candidates in the election of 1912?

Wilson was the lone Democrat to win the presidency from 1892 to 1932 and just the second since 1860, though he did gain re-election in 1916. Roosevelt previously served from 1901 to 1909, taking office after the assassination of William McKinley and serving a complete term after. His distant runner-up finish in 1912 was the last (as of 2014) in which a representative from outside of the Democratic and Republican parties finished second in the electoral or popular vote.

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