Mercenary

Chapter 6 Vocab: 1. Samuel de Champlain - French explorer who established Quebec on the St. Lawrence River area and became known as the "Father of New France" 2. Huguenots - French Protestants who received limited toleration from the Edict of Nantes 3. coureurs de bois - French beaver hunters and fur traders who were often of mixed Amerindian heritage 4. voyageurs - French-Canadian fur traders and beaver hunters who often recruited Indians 5. Albany Congress - Inter-colonial congress called in…

General James Wilkinson that the Americans were encroaching on territory claimed by Spain. On August 1 they sent four armed expeditions of 52 soldiers, mercenaries, and Indians from Santa Fe northward under Pedro Vial and Jose Jarvet, to intercept Lewis and Clark and imprison the whole expedition. When they reached the Pawnee settlement on the Platte River in central Nebraska, they found out that the expedition…

Thanks to the ingenious use of the longbow in the Battle of Crecy, the English king, Edward III, and his army were able to win the battle with under 100 casualties while the French having over 10,000(Kops). Because of the outcome of the war, the longbow earned the name “The Medieval Machine Gun” (Kagay). Many of the tactics used during the Battle of Crecy by the English army were considered to be great breakthroughs in warfare and were the basis of some of the tactics used in modern warfare.…

The American Revolution was a pivotal event in the history of our nation. Without the brave acts and lives of many hard working and passionate individuals we may not be where we are today as a country. It all started in 1765, with the birth of the Stamp Act. The British decided to raise taxes in the colonies on 54 different items, from newspapers to legal documents, to pay for the war. In 1770, not many colonists really understood how, why, or if they even wished to be independent and…

Maji Maji: Lifting the Fog of War tells the story of the Askari soldiers used by the Germans in East Africa. The Askari can be describes as typical mercenaries, they did however have other unique traits like their apparent loyalty and strong Muslim beliefs. “The Askari acted with near impunity in the exercise of violent power, securing for themselves the spoils of war along the way,” (Brill, 150). Their…

the foolish, powerless man who becomes masculine by going against society. The movie Rambo portrays the first type of insurgent, played by Sylvester Stallone, known for his masculinity in Rocky. Rambo comes out of retirement to join a group of mercenaries fighting the Burmese army with the goal of rescuing multiple Christian missionaries. Stallone, the ideal image of masculinity through his physique and bravery, barley changes his image in this movie because he has already proven himself as the…

Also known as the Battle of Yorktown Siege of Yorktown battle broke out in 1781, General George Washington led the American and the French army led by Count Rochambeau joint British siege of Yorktown barricaded, and eventually won a decisive victory. In the American War of Independence, the battle is generally considered the last major land battle. After the surrender of Cornwallis's army, the British government decided to negotiate and end this war. In 1780, 5,500 French troops landed in Rhode…

Elhadji M Gueye 10/10/2015 Kent F Schull History of Islam Essay prompt # 1 A famous historian and sociologist in the 14th century named Ibn Khaldun who developed one of the most outstanding model to describe nomadic societies and their lifestyles. Ibn Khaldun analyze the different forms of governments, explaining their strengths and weaknesses by presenting the 4 steps of his model to reveal the cyclical rises and declines of dynasties. I'm using Ibn Khaldun's model to explain the history of the…

The chapters name “sectional prejudice”—and imply class division—as forces that may be stronger than racial solidarity. Working class distaste for the emerging black bourgeoisie (dubbed here “the colored 400”) manifests itself through a competition for the accouterments of middle class domesticity (183). The fair’s contests, conceived to raise money to pay the church’s mortgage, reward the individuals who sell the most tickets and refreshments with tokens of the bourgeoisie, including a piano,…

Theodore Roosevelt- He is the 26th president who championed expansionist ideals within American government, and had a desire to go to war with nations who conflicted with his goals for America’s role in the Americas. Captain A. T. Mahan- He is the propogandist who inspired America’s government, especially Theodore Roosevelt, to fortify America’s military, by proclaiming the strongest nations have the largest militaries. Henry Cabot Lodge- He was a Massachusetts…