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… Prairie provinces suffered more than any other area in Canada. This time frame brought for the farmers many years of droughts and grasshopper plagues, as each year got worse without any rainfall whatsoever. The impact of the Great Depression on the…

… women received the right to vote. After the 19th Amendment passed, reformers talked about female voters uniting to clean up politics, improve society, and end discrimination. At first, male politicians moved aggressively to court the women's vote,…

… of wealth, adventure, opportunity, and untrammeled individualism (The Unfinished Nation, 429). To Rachel Calof the west was a place of horror, and rugged-individualism, but also growth, and new beginnings. She conquered many fears, and went through…

… Peyton Randolph was president of congress. representatives of all colonies were in attendance except Georgia. April 19, 1775 - War begins between the colonies and Great Britain. Colonies want to be free from Great Britain's rule. July 8, 1775 -Olive…

… Scotland. He was the son of a Scottish gardener and was originally named John Paul. At the age of 12 he entered the British merchant marine and went to sea for the first time, as a cabin boy. He sailed aboard merchantmen and slavers, becoming…

… colonies settled in Jamestown. From there, they worked hard and long to obtain their independence, and to come together to be united as one. There were many reasons why England wanted to establish colonies. Gold and silver were prominent, so economic…

… there were sufficient reasons for America to declare war with Great Britain. Time after time the British violated American rights and freedoms. Acts such as impressments, the attack on the USS Chesapeake, the violation of American neutral rights and…

… the world and people's lives in general. An airplane opened not only solution in the transportation business but this industry gave new opportunity for insert and development new technology in another industry. Research in aerodynamic…

… 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut. She was the seventh child of Lyman and Roxana Beecher. Harriet was an author, philanthropist, and an abolitionist. Her father, Lyman Beecher, was a Calvinist, and pastor of the Congregational Church. Her mother,…

… and soap shop in Boston, Massachusetts. The sign for the shop was shaped like a blue ball. Josiah had children, but there were often not living at home. Josiah invited guests to his home to talk and teach his children, but the guests were not aware…