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David Farragut, the second of two sons, was born on July 5, 1801 as James Glasgow Farragut. As a young child he moved to New Orleans with his mother and other siblings. Seven years after his birth, on June 22, 1808, David Farragut’s mother died of yellow fever; though he didn’t hear of the news until later because his family had been separated due to economic issues within the household. And though he did not know it at the time, the separation of his family would ultimately influence the path…

Diplomatic relations between European nations were the most important factor in determining the success of the American revolution. Without these allies and mutual agreements, the colonists wouldn’t have had the slightest of chances in defeating the British. Out of all the nations the colonists took help from, France served the greatest role. They themselves had a harboring hatred for the British dating back to the Seven Years War and it showed when they were willing to send thousands of weapons…

The Spark The conflict that sparked the American Revolution was the Treaty of Paris that was written in 1763 to officially state that Britain had won the French and Indian War. This treaty awarded Great Britain the backcountry and the Ohio River Valley. The Treaty of Paris made the British government feel that they were entitled to the land east of the Mississippi River, not the colonists, once pioneers, who had endured the ninety-one-year war. The point where the fight for independence…

The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill, 2007) is about a woman named Aminata Diallo. When Aminata was eleven years old, she was kidnapped from her little village, Bayo, located in a part of West Africa now known as Mali. After this incident, Aminata is then sold into slavery. Throughout the book, she had her heart set on returning home, which she eventually did. Aminata left Africa and went to England so that she could present the account of her life so it could help abolish the slave trade. In…

Good morning, you are tuning into Category 4 news, today we will be talking about Benedict Arnold the American Traitor, the Sons of Liberty, the Advantages of the British and Americans, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris, Women’s Contributions, and African American Contributions. Anthony(Benedict Arnold): Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741. He grew up in Connecticut, he also had five brothers and sisters, but one of his sisters died from yellow fever at a very young age. He began his business…

Powderly William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The…