Kettle

On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in the Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The U.S. also supported the ongoing struggle of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines for independence against Spanish rule. This would be the first war fought overseas by the United States and it involved campaigns in both Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The majority of Spanish-American War soldiers were volunteers who originated from all…

1. They found a house site where some planks and a great kettle were. With some heaps of sand and some baskets filled with corn of various colors and found some water to quench their thirst after trying to follow the Indians to their dwelling place. They also found two houses of the Indians covered with mats and some of their implements in them. Also found more of the Indians’ corn and some beans of many colors. They found two dead fishes (pilot whales) by the spot they had seen some Indians…

Squanto’s Guidance of the Pilgrims 1. Demonstrating his crucial role in the lasting success of an English colony in Massachusetts, Squanto further assisted the Pilgrims by leading Myles Standish to fertile farming ground in what is present-day Quincy. 2. After English colonists established posts in Squantum and Wollaston, these neighborhoods evolved and grew to become the neighborhoods that one can easily observe today. 3. While the very existence of a thriving community in Quincy can be…

The invasion of various European powers into the area of the American Southeast brought about changes within the Native populations. The population of the Southeast was estimated to be between 1.3 and 4 million Native Americans, before European contact. After contact, the population plummeted to 200,000, mainly from disease (Saunt, 1986). Another factor that contributed to the decline of the population was that there were less able-bodied people to collect food and water. Since the Natives could…

But Parris tells of “movement” he’d seen in the kettle and Abigail, afraid they would be exposed for their sins, accuses Tituba of forcing them into witchcraft even long before the night in the forest (Miller 160). They begin to question Tituba, and in a fit of self-preservation she admits that the she…

The article “Baubles of Britain” by Timothy Breen describes the high demand for consumer goods from British manufacturers. Americans were all coming together to support the goods trade with Britain. Breen proposes that this consumer economy took Americans by storm. People wanted the very latest items that were just shipped in. Items including cloth, ceramics, glassware, paper, cutlery. These items would make a change in everyday life. Breen used primary sources and individual accounts that…

my project will be the Northwest Arkansas Salvation Army Area Command. The Salvation Army is a well-known organization around the world. Most of you will be familiar with the Salvation Army because they are the ones ringing the bells with the red kettles around Christmas time. The Salvation Army has helped and changed many lives around the world. The Salvation Army does more than just ring bells around Christmas time. The Salvation Army offers support for adults, children, and families. They…

and other necessities with other First Nations people (p.77), over short and long distances. They mainly travel by canoe and by foot. This changed when the French came to new France and brought guns, gunpowder, hatchets, cloth, tobacco, knives and kettles. Trade created a need for more industries of different kinds, such as building construction and transportation. More trade requires more trading posts and people to build them. More trade requires more transportation for…

Which nail polish should the entire female population wear in order to get the longest wear? In order to discover the answer to this question one must explore when nail polish was invented and which ingredients were used to create it. Also, investigate the different types and the chemicals. Nail polish was first created in China around 3000 BC. It was made from beeswax, egg whites, gelatin, and vegetable dyes. The polish was used to distinguish upperclassmen from the general population. Among…

What do your results tell you? Are there any relationships, patterns or trends in your results? From our [processed] results, we can conclude that the polystyrene cup served as the least effective conductor of heat, the tin mug coming in at a close second. The most effective material for heat conduction was the plastic mug. At the beginning of the tests, all of the water in the cup declined in temperature at a steady, even rate, but once one minute had passed, they had all started to cool down…