Edwardian period; King Edward VII, after whom the Edwardian period is named. 1901–1914. Preceded by Victorian era: Followed by Britain in World War I The Edwardian period refers to the reign of Edward VII 1901–1910. I have heard of the years up to the First World War referred to as…
Download the PDF (1.4 MB) Writing – a system of graphic marks representing the units of a specific language – has been invented independently in the Near East, China and Mesoamerica. The cuneiform script, created in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq, ca. 3200 BC, was first. In the history of how writing…
The calotype was named after the Greek word kalos, meaning “beautiful.” True The daguerreotype process was inexpensive and easy for just about anyone to use. False In the early days of photography, cameras were limited to professional photographers because of the knowledge needed to work the cameras and develop the…
Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the nation, it captured the hearts and imagination of millions of Americans and fundamentally transformed the character of the war. After January 1, 1863, every advance of federal troops expanded the domain of freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all…
This triumph secured Texan independence and was followed by Houston’s election as president (1836–38; 1841–44) of the Republic of Texas. He was influential in gaining the admission of Texas to the United States in 1845. On April 21, 1836, Sam Houston and some 800 Texans defeated Santa Anna’s Mexican force…
What was wrong with the Dawes Act? Impact of the Dawes Act Rather than helping them as its creators intended, the Dawes Act had decidedly negative effects on Indigenous peoples. It ended their tradition of farming communally held land which had for centuries ensured them a home and individual identity…
The embargo was an unpopular and costly failure. It hurt the American economy far more than the British or French, and resulted in widespread smuggling. Exports fell from $108 million in 1807 to just $22 million in 1808. Why was the Embargo Act Jefferson’s greatest failure? Jefferson’s embargo was a…
US Senate Resolution 155 of 10 November 1997 states that “the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320 and the American Declaration of Independence was modeled [sic] on that inspirational document”. The Declaration of Arbroath is a declaration of Scottish independence, made in…
The last page of the book has Lockwood leaving Wuthering Heights for Thrushcross Grange, stopping to take one last look at the soon-to-be-married Hareton Earnshaw and Catherine Heathcliff. Wuthering Heights really shows the difference between “ending” and “closure.” Sure the book ends, as does Nelly’s narration, and certain threads of…
The formal declaration of independence established the new American revolutionary government and officially declared war against Great Britain. The primary purpose of the declaration was to assist the Second Continental Congress in obtaining aid from foreign countries. What did the Declaration of Independence do for the war? The Declaration summarized…