History

Refine Search

What kind of houses did the Creek Indians live in?

Creeks often had two houses, one for summer and one for winter. Both homes were in the same village and centered around a central plaza; with this setup, families would simply move a few feet with the change of seasons. While providing warmth in the winter and relief from the heat in the summer, the setup also served as a way to fool enemy tribes into believing the village housed more people than it actually did.

Continue Reading

What are some interesting facts about Napoleon Bonaparte?

Napoleon was born in Corsica the year following the French acquisition of the island. He was educated as a boy in France and graduated from the military academy at Brienne-le-Chateau and from the Ecole Militaire. After receiving a commission in the French army, Napoleon returned home to Corsica. Once at home, he became involved in local politics. This involvement led to a clash with the nationalist governor Pasquale Paoli in 1793, and ended in Napoleon's defeat. He and his family were forced to leave Corsica ignominiously.\nIn France the following year, Napoleon became associated with rev..

Continue Reading

Who wrote the English Bill of Rights?

The English Bill of Rights limits the powers of the Crown and establishes the rights of Parliament. It calls for regular parliamentary sessions, freedom of speech within Parliament and free elections. It prohibits cruel and unusual punishments and allows Protestants to bear arms. It also condemned some acts of James II of England. The English Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement of 1701 remain governing documents in the United Kingdom.Other provisions of the English Bill of Rights include the right to petition the monarch without fearing retribution, no tax can be levied without Parliament..

Continue Reading

What is the life story of Sacagawea?

Sacagawea was born into the Lemhi band of the Shoshone tribe in what would later become the State of Idaho. In 1800, The Hidatsa tribe, a fierce rival of the Shoshones, captured Sacagawea and brought her to their land in the current state of North Dakota. The French-Canadian fur trader, Toussaint Charbonneau, purchased Sacagawea from the Hidatsa in 1803 or 1804, and later married her. Sacagawea soon became pregnant.\nSoon after, the Lewis and Clark party arrived at the Hidatsa settlement and met the young, pregnant Shoshone. Realizing that they would need an interpreter further down the road, ..

Continue Reading

Who invented rayon?

His method of production was too time-intensive to be practical on an industrial scale. The British inventors Clayton Beadle, Edward Bevan and Charles Cross refined Audemars' technique in 1894, adapting it for large-scale production. Their product was known as viscose, because it was the viscous product of a reaction with carbon disulfide and cellulose. The word "rayon" wasn't used to describe the cellulose-based, semi-synthetic fabric until 1924.

Continue Reading

What did William Herschel discover?

Astronomers outside of England rejected that name and eventually settled on the name Uranus, father of Saturn (or Cronus) in Greek mythology. In deference to Herschel, the satellites of Uranus were named after literary characters in Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.\nNearly a century earlier, the astronomer Flamsteed had observed the planet in the same area of the sky, but, mistaking it for a star, designated it as 34 Tauri in his catalog. When astronomers calculated the orbit of Uranus, they discovered the planet took 84 years to circle the sun one time. This is almost three times as long as th..

Continue Reading

Who was the 18th President of the United States?

Before serving as president, Grant's military victories in the Civil War led Abraham Lincoln to appoint him the commanding general of the Union armies. In this role, Grant was responsible for routing Robert E. Lee in a series of battles in 1864 and leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy. This popularity led to his election as president, where he attempted to protect African-American citizenship in the South. However, many contemporary historians criticize him for his economic mismanagement of the country and his failed annexation of the Dominican Republic, among other issues.

Continue Reading

What did Martin Luther believe in?

Martin Luther put his beliefs into action when he nailed the 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. This document was written in a humble tone that simply questioned the church's teaching. The first two theses supported Luther's stance that belief in Jesus Christ and His grace led to salvation. The remaining 93 theses supported the first two and also attacked the Catholic Church's teaching of selling indulgences, which were slips of paper that people could purchase to buy their way into heaven. The Catholic Church sold indulgences as a method to gain wealth.\nMar..

Continue Reading

How did ancient India influence the modern world?

The Ancient Indian contributions to mathematics were invaluable for the development of science and trade. The Harappans developed the numeral system circa 3,000 B.C., and by 1,800 B.C. they developed the idea of infinity and made progresses in geometry. The Ancient Indians also developed the Ayurvedic and Siddha medicine.

Continue Reading

What was the religion of the New England Colonies?

This congregationalist structure allowed churches to arrange their own taxes and to hire, as well as fire, their own ministers. They were also highly selective of their membership, despite the fact that church attendance was mandatory. The high standards of the Puritan Church made its survival through the generations difficult, and church leaders were forced to soften their requirements with the "Half-Way Covenant" in 1662. This allowed for baptized children who refused to give testimony to be granted partial membership, but not sainthood, which would have allowed them to vote on church affair..

Continue Reading
Showing 8201 to 8210 of 8554 (856 Pages)