The US Constitution was written following the American Revolutionary War, in which the 13 colonies fought for their right to self-governance. The US Consitution was written following the American Revolutionary War, in which the 13 colonies fought for their right to self-governance. The British Empire had expanded and attempted to…
The wall was a mass of concrete, barbed wire, and stone that cut into the heart of the city, separating families and friends. For 28 years, it stood as a grim symbol of the gulf between the Communist East and the non-Communist West. In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, signalling…
Choctaws enjoyed the reputation of a peaceful, agricultural people. Their large numbers provided them with a measure of security from attack by their neighbors, and they are not known to have been disposed to seek military conquest. In fact, disputes among tribes in the region were sometimes settled by a…
The building of the transcontinental railroad opened up the American West to more rapid development. With the completion of the track, the travel time for making the 3,000-mile journey across the United States was cut from a matter of months to under a week. The Transcontinental Railroad Was Initiated During…
Those who wrote the Bible would have used any of the writing materials that were common at the time. However, the first ever book printed, obviously on paper, after Gutenberg invented the printing press, was the Bible. This happened in 1455 AD. – Intro William Tyndale’s Bible was the first…
The Church developed several corrupt practices to pay for these extravagant lifestyles. Christian tradition taught that pilgrimages to sites of relics (objects used by important religious figures) and holy places were acceptable ways of repenting (making up) for one’s sins. What were the problems with the Church in the Middle…
The Black Death is the name given to the first wave of the plague that swept across Europe in the 1300s. It is called a pandemic because it spread across many countries and affected many populations. Was the Black Death a pandemic or endemic? Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe…
The principle behind deposition was that the Pope, as the ultimate representative of God from whom all oaths draw their force, could in extreme circumstances absolve a ruler’s subjects of their allegiance, thereby rendering the ruler powerless. Was the medieval church more powerful than kings? – Answers There were many…
Blues guitarist (corum_l, Flickr). Contrary to what some people believe, the blues is not “slave music.” Although it was cultivated by the descendants of slaves, the blues was the expression of freed African Americans. The Great Migration directly influenced the blues’ many evolutions. How did slavery influence the blues? The…
The Civil War confirmed the single political entity of the United States, led to freedom for more than four million enslaved Americans, established a more powerful and centralized federal government, and laid the foundation for America’s emergence as a world power in the 20th century. Why was the Civil War…