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Hannibal Barca is widely considered to have been one of the greatest military commanders of all time. In the second Punic war, he marched an army of elephants, cavalry, and infantry over the Alps to assault Rome in their home territory, his most famous achievement, and fought a war that soaked Italy in blood for more than a decade. In the end, due to lack of support from Carthage, Hannibal was unable to take Rome itself, though he defeated many Roman armies, and he was forced to return to…

Trail of Tears was the foremost crime that US government made. It was the migration route members of the Cherokee Nation followed in 1838–1839 when the federal government forced their removal from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. During this removal, estimated 4000 of 16000 Cherokees died. In 1835, President Andrew Jackson appointed Reverend John F. Schermerhorn as a treaty commissioner to organize a negotiation with the Cherokee. The US government…

Morality Throughout the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, morality is shown to be understood in simple terms. Huck is told to do certain things and to avoid others. He keeps those lessons as he travels down the river. Huck’s understanding of morality is complicated through the various circumstances that surround him such as: Pap’s drinking, to the schemes of the Duke and King, to Tom’s deception. While Huck strives to do what is right, by the end is unsure of what is and is not moral. Because of…

Coming Soon To a theatre near you! Leif Eriksson-Rapid winds lead him off his route and took him and his ship all the way to the north american coast. Leif and his crew came in on the labrador Peninsula to, what is now, present day Canada. Soon after, the vikings sailed farther south to end up on the island of Newfoundland, and maybe to present day present day New England. When Eriksson landed, he ended up in a coastal area known as Vinland. Leif stayed, however, the vikings left just…

cleanly because identity is a process that is forever changing with experience and perspective. Owens shares a similar background, as his Father is called an “‘Indian scout’ because, [he suspects], he guided the ‘Sooner’ land thieves into Indian territory before reservations were allotted and legally thrown open to white settlement. A Judas scout, maybe” (265). However, both provide strong identifying ties with their Native ancestry as well. Rose reflects deeply…

American Relatives From Richard Simmons last breathe he said " Everyone and everything in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody and everything" ("Richard Simmons Quote"). In this it shows that everyone and everything is similar in ways so why not just be nice to it/them while we still have them. I think that this quote has a reason that it is a well known around the world. This research essay will show you how Kyrie Irving, Tennessee, the history of the american…

There have been a lot of fundamental wars and battles in the history of the United States. From the Revolutionary War to our ongoing military intervention against ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), all these battles/wars have played major roles in the outcome of the United States history. One battle that shaped up the United States would have to be the Battle of Palo Alto. The Battle of Palo Alto saw the first battle between Mexico and the United States, which would eventually lead to…

Was the Indian Removal Act of 1830 moral? No one can get by in this world with being right all the time. Everybody possesses their personal opinion on whichever the subject happens to be. The question remains: Does it feel correct to you? Is this what both your heart and mind are screaming you to do with absolute determination? Being a boss is one thing, but to be a great leader is plain to see laborious. The choices one must make to please the situation. To fully understand the Indian Removal…

on January 26, 1892 in Texas to a Native American father and an African American mother (Onkst). Her family was facing tough times; racial discrimination was at a high (Onkst). Her father thought it would be best to move to the “Indian Territory” found in Oklahoma, but her mother disagreed (Onkst). Her father moved anyways, as did some of her siblings, but a few of her sisters and her stayed behind with their mother (Onkst). Her mother cleaned other people’s clothes, and she helped with that as…

Andrew Jackson: a heavy drinker, gambler, Indian exterminator, racist, and slaveowner. Some say he was a man who “had been born with gunpowder spicing his blood”, and that is a true statement for he had an extremely bad temper and often demonstrated savage behavior in duels and politics. Some historians argue he was a frontiersman, a man of the people, and the inventor of democracy, but they are only examining the surface of his political practices and actions. In truth, Andrew Jackson’s…