Paper 1 – Black Robe The film Black Robe is set in Quebec‚ New France in 1634. The Jesuits put together a missionary with the approval of Captain Champlain to travel up the St. Lawrence River to try and convert the native tribes. They travel up the river to establish connection with a Jesuit mission in the Huron nation. Father Laforgue is chosen to the led the expedition along with Daniel‚ a young Frenchmen who was a worker who expresses his interest in returning to France and enter priesthood.
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Ch. 4 -Culture in Chesapeake: life is short due to diseases. Men outnumber women 6-1. There are weak marital ties due to premarital pregnancies (A 3rd of brides were pregnant b4 wedding). There was a pop. increase w/native-born ppl who developed immunities (Vir. most populous colony in 18th c) -Tobacco in Chesapeake: It was good 4 tobacco cultivation. By 1700 Chesapeake exported 10 mill lbs of it a yr. The tobacco exhausted land& led to western expansion which agitated the Indians. Also‚ it led
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Prior to 1490s‚ Europeans had already sailed down to west coast Africa and were having a long-established trade in African Slaves. Moreover‚ European expansion basis was the ambition for the trade and resources of Asia. They tried to expand further to Asia motivated by ambition for the trade and resources of Asia. Three centuries after Columbus’s discovery of America‚ various Europeans which are Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French‚ English and Dutch were dominating Native American. They were occupying the
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Believed to be a branch of the Iroquois‚ the Cherokee Nation included approximately 135‚000 square miles in North America and extended from the Ohio River in the north to what is now the state of Alabama. In the 1830s and 1840s period‚ the Indian act came in place‚ many Cherokee were moved
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The most widespread form of marriage with the longest history is Monogamy. Monogamy is the form of marriage where one man marries one woman. Ancient Greeks‚ Ancient Romans‚ Jews‚ Christians‚ Indians‚ and tribes such as the Hopi and Iroquois have regarded monogamy as the most ideal form of marriage. There are quite a few advantages in monogamous marriages. There is typically better understanding and communication between the man and wife‚ more focus on the children leading to
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While many of his comrades perished from malnutrition and the elements Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca used his skills at bartering to gain respect among the native peoples who inhabited the island off the coast of Texas. (de Vaca‚ p 14) He often thought of rescuing others (Oviedo) who were worse off than himself even though they would end up rejecting his offers. (de Vaco‚ p 15) When he became separated from his companions he ingeniously found ways to build fires and locate straw in which to cover
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Operation Rolling Thunder – March 1965-November 1968 Ordered by US President Lyndon Johnson‚ Operation Rolling Thunder was designed to convince North Vietnam to halt support of the communist forces in South Vietnam without the use of ground forces. The plan was to destroy the transportation system‚ industrial base‚ and air defense of the North Vietnamese. Described by historians as an anatomical failure‚ Operation Rolling Thunder seemed almost destined to fail. - Approved on February 24‚ 1965
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Jake Nelson AP US History Essay #4 The French and Indian War‚ a colonial manifestation of the same forces and tensions that erupted in the European Seven Years’ War‚ was‚ quite simply‚ a war about expansionism. The French and the English were competing for land and trading privileges in North America; which lead to land dispute‚ particularly the Ohio Valley. Each nation saw this territory necessary to seize to increase its own power and wealth while limiting the strength of its rival. Although
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Despite all the structures that have been able to fit the mold of the greatest architectural legacy; the title belongs to The Empire State Building. The Empire State Building has the greatest architectural legacy because of its historic significance‚ symbolic representation to the people of New York and the aroud the clock every day tourism On May 1‚ 1931 the historic significance of The Empire State Building officially began. 31st President Herbert Hoover pushing a button from the White House
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Aboriginal peoples as independent nations. The allies of France gained advantages in trade and influence over other Aboriginal nations. On the other hand‚ during the American Revolution‚ the Mohawk‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga and Seneca Peoples of the Six Nations Iroquois Alliance fought on the British side because they believed that this would allow them to retain their territory in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes regions. These tribes were fighting for survival. At the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and
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