Musket

The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought between the Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle took place on 21 October 1805. During the battle at Trafalgar, the Royal Navy obliterated the greatest threat to British security for 200 years, but lost Britain's national hero in the process. The events that led to the battle of Trafalgar depict the midway point in the series of wars that…

Discrimination has affected the lives of various communities for thousands of years, and for a significant portion of this time, the many groups discriminated against, whether it be for race, behaviour or gender, simply accepted the inequity and continued their daily lives. However, eventually, most of these minorities decided there was no real reason why they were inferior, other than the other, larger group thought they were, and so, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, there were many…

It was 1814, Colonel Jackson and his men set foot down the Mississippi River in hopes of catching the British. The only thing Jackson's men had were their muskets and what food they could carry, which consisted of mostly pork and beans. After days of marching Jackson's men finally caught the British in the town of New Orleans. The plan was to hide behind surrounding cotton bales and brush, and to not shoot until they could see the whites of the Red Coats eyes. They could hear the beat of the…

Numerous amounts of people, when thinking in terms of slavery, often tend to think about the conditions of the African slaves in the New World. And while that aspect of slavery is very vital and important, without the transatlantic slave trade there would be little to no Africans in the New World. The subtraction of Africans from their country, the conditions of the slaves on ships through the Atlantic, and the different number of slaves in the New World at different times are all major points…

Frederick Douglass life work led him to become a significant figure in the abolition of slavery. With his book "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass “he impacted the white community and was a source for the creation of many anti-slave activist, he was dedicated to educating people of the horrors of slavery. He also played a supporting role in the civil war, which helped slaves to assert their freedom. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland county. He endured a…

Did you know? Native Americans lost their history, their land, their culture, and is one of the least discussed genocides in world history? In 1620, William Bradford involved itself with protestant Pilgrims who wanted to separate from England in search of religious freedom and happiness to the “New World.” Bradford helped organize the journey of the Mayflower with more than 100 passengers. In the historical account, “Of Plymouth Plantations” William Bradford describes his personal perspective…

what they had perceived to be an oppressive government. Amassing a force of continental soldiers and militiamen coupled with French troops and munitions, these brave patriots won their struggle to form their own representative government. When the musket fire stopped and the American flag was hoisted above in every colony the new blossoming republic, unfortunately, found itself in the most precarious situation. The many diverse, multiethnic, multi-religious, and multi-factional peoples…

Aaron Burr was native born to New Jersey and was dealt a rough childhood of sickness and family death, which included his parents in his first few years of life. He would grow up in under the brutal hands of his uncle that provided no support. Aaron Burr quickly took charge of his own destiny and at the age of eleven applied for admission to Princeton, but would not be accepted into the school until the age of thirteen. His determination and drive to reach his personal goals was reflected in…

Along with the introduction of “tabacco” into European Society, the conflicting opinions of those that were opposed to the usage of tobacco products due to their origin and those that hailed tobacco as the newest and greatest medical innovation also entered society (Mancall 650). The knowledge of tobacco spread throughout Europe through accounts of explorers and the treatises of those that aimed to spread their understanding of the medical advantages of tobacco (Mancall 649). People of the time…

In 1707, The Act of Union forged the nation of Great Britain. This joined the English and Scottish Parliaments into the British Parliament centered in London. The Union promised Scots unhindered access to English markets and colonies. The possibility of economic benefit through trade was a significant pro-union sentiment, expressed best by a Commissioner of Scottish Parliament: This nation is behind all other nations of Europe, for many years, with respect to the effects of an extended trade.…