The most famous of all the units fighting in Cuba, the “Rough Riders” was the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt resigned his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. The Rough Riders…
Unlike the earlier First Triumvirate (Caesar, Pompey and Crassus), the Second was an official, legally established institution, whose overwhelming power in the Roman stateRoman stateThe Roman Revolution (1939) is a scholarly study of the final years of the ancient Roman Republic and the creation of the Roman Empire by Caesar…
Samaritan, member of a community, now nearly extinct, that claims to be related by blood to those Israelites of ancient Samaria who were not deported by the Assyrian conquerors of the kingdom of Israel in 722 bce. The Samaritans embraced a religion that was a mixture of Judaism and idolatry…
Modernists were people who embraced new ideas, styles, and social trends. For them, traditional values were chains that restricted both individual freedom and the pursuit of happiness. As these groups clashed in the 1920s, American society became deeply divided. Modernists were people who embraced new ideas, styles, and social trends.…
Separatist, also called Independent, any of the English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who wished to separate from the perceived corruption of the Church of England and form independent local churches. What did the separatists believe in? Many of the Pilgrims were members of a Puritan sect known…
1- Frederick Douglass, Courtesy: New-York Historical Society. 2- William Lloyd Garrison, Courtesy: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 3- Angelina Grimké, Courtesy: Massachusetts Historical Society. 4- John Brown, Courtesy: Library of Congress. 5- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Courtesy: Harvard University Fine Arts Library. Not everyone liked the idea of slavery. Some people stood…
Who were the six leaders of the abolition movement? William Lloyd Garrison, Theodore Weld, Fredrick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Benjamen Franklin, Benjamin Rush. Who were some abolitionist leaders? The abolitionist movement was the social and political effort to end slavery everywhere. Fueled in part by religious fervor, the movement was led…
The Indigenous People of Puerto Rico (Boriken Taino) The Taíno were an indigenous people of the Caribbean. At the hour of European contact in the late fifteenth century, they made up a large portion of Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, and the northern…
General Washington had many Generals that filled various roles at the encampment at Valley Forge. The young officers that assisted Gen. Washington during Valley Forge. Women played an important role at Valley Forge. Many soldiers of African and/or American Indian heritage served at Valley Forge. With George Washington, Commander in…
Why are 22 members of Navy SEAL Team 6 dead shortly after their unit killed Osama bin Laden? Talk show host Michael Savage is relentless in his pursuit to uncover the truth about why all the members of the Seal team that ‘took out Bin Laden’, have died. “They were…