The History Of The Black Panther Party
.... and drew an outline for the organization. At first, it was named the “Black Panther Party For Self-Defense”, but it was shortened to the “Black Panther Party”.
The founders created a list of 10 wants and beliefs of the Black Panther Party known as “The Ten Point Platform and Program”, including a want for freedom of all African Americans and a want of police brutalities to stop. This list formed the basis of the entire party. All members had to follow the Platform. The members who violated it were kicked out of the Panthers.
The Black Panther Party fought for the freedom of all blacks, and not just freedom, but equality, .....
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The Salem Witch Trials
.... practicing witchcraft and to seeing the devil. She claimed the devil would appear to her "sometimes like a hog and sometimes like a great dog". She also testified that there was a conspiracy of witches at work in Salem. This marked the beginning of the Salem witch-hunt that would plague Salem residences for most of that year.
A pattern started to emerge which reflected the communities division within Salem village. The village was divided between supporters of the Porter and Putnam families. The people being accused of witchcraft were mostly from the eastern part of town near the harbor, referred to as Salem Town. .....
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A Slave's Life
.... up of slaves. When all of these Africans arrived the legal status of them was poorly defined, and some managed to become free after a period of time, much like the indentured servants. But in the late 1600’s the colonies decided to enact laws that regulated the slaves. The most important regulation at the time was the introduction of lifetime servitude; even the children of a slave would be enslaved for life.
Slaves were forced to perform numerous tasks, from serving as guides, trappers, craftworkers, nurses, and house servants, but were mainly used for agricultural purposes. Slaves were large in numbers were labor intensive .....
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The Stamp Act
.... to give out the stamps themselves.
The act specified that a stamp must be put on deeds, liquor licenses, mortgages, law licenses, almanacs, and playing cards. The tax was basically levied on all legal and commercial documents and printed materials.
Although this was an unfair to the American colonists, it was enforced equally among all classes of society. All men of high or low rank spoke out against the act and did not think it was fair. This was a matter that affected almost all Americans in all colonies. Many opposed the tax because they were unable to pay for it. The tax affected many powerful business people, p .....
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The Events Connected To The Louisiana Purchase
.... on July 4, 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Another important man involved in the Louisiana Purchase was Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica on August 15, 1769.3 Napoleon was the fourth child of Charles Bonaparte and of Lititia Née Ramolino.4 On December 25, 1799, Napoleon became the First Consul of France. Napoleon became the Empereur des Francais on May 18,1804. He was crowned on December 2, 1804. Napoleon died on May 5, 1821, at the age of fifty-one.
Barbé-Marbois, Robert Livingston and James Monroe were also greatly involved in the Louisiana Purchase. Barbé-Mar .....
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The Actions Of The Puritans Were Hypocritical
.... They were very strict in there religious beliefs. Those who wanted to be a member of the government had to be a member of the Puritan religion. And that included the right to vote. You had to be male, own property, and part of the Puritan religion. The Puritans considered religious desinners and people who disagreed with them a threat. Religious beliefs were strictly enforced. Desinners such as Thomas Hooker and Roger Willams were forced to leave and form colonies of there own. Hooker started Hartford and Willams started Providence.
Some of the actions took by Puritans could be considered hypocritical. Roger Willams, o .....
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Progressivism And The Progressive Era
.... in order to give greater economic opportunities to small business and labor; and to eliminate the social ills of society through needed reforms. Although the aims of Progressivism were shared by all Progressivists, support came from many different groups.
Progressives came from both major parties, as well as from minor or third parties. Important political leaders in the movement included Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and Governors Robert La Follette, Charles Evans Hughes, and Hiram Johnson. Support came from the farm, because the farmers wanted their problems to be recognized. Support came from .....
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Kent State University: May 4th 1970, Monday Bloody Monday
.... it.
Does the state have to much power?
The students were tense, yet peaceful. Animosity was strong between the two sides, the students felt the soldiers were arrogant abusers of power.
Shots were fired; 67 total in a matter of 13 seconds, on the unarmed students. Some would die as their result.
Lou Cusella, the roommate of Bill Schroeder, recalls the thoughts of the murdered student. He recalls Bill saying "[he] was scared" at the sound of helicopters on the night of the 3rd (Eszterhas, 233-257). These were the last words that he would hear him mutter. Less then 24 hours later he would be called to the hospital t .....
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Native Americans
.... been greatly reduced in numbers and largely displaced. In Central and South America a large percentage of the modern population is of mixed Indian and European ancestry, and in the Caribbean and parts of South America a portion of the population is of mixed American Indian and African descent.
Native Americans belong to the American Indian geographic race. Characteristics include medium skin pigmentation, straight black hair, sparse body hair, and a very low frequency of male pattern balding. In addition to a marked absence of blood type B and the Rh- negative blood type among Native Americans, several other characteristics of the .....
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The Salem Witch Trials
.... then, in the midst of such disruption, my own household is discovered to be the very center of some obscene practice. Abominations are done in the forest-“ Due to their belief that the devil is a living entity, Proctor accuses his niece of witchery with out any knowledge of what truly happened. This accusation then causes the witch trials.
During the Salem witch trials the church began to suspect all members of the society. They began to investigate the attendance of mass. Due to this investigation Mr. Hale visited Mr. Proctor and asked him of his absences. “Good, then. In the book record that Parris keeps, I note that .....
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The Women Of The American Revolution
.... however their enthusiasm, drive and strong leadership allowed for significant amounts of money you be collected. They achieved because they struggled together to reach their goal of relief for the hard pressed troops.
In conclusion to this disappointing story of struggle, is that the women of the seventeenth century, ideas were suppressed and were reduced to sewing shirts for the soldiers. To be called “Washington Sewing Circle” Even though they had raised money, George Washington didn’t regard their efforts.The women sided with Washington and followed his directions. The women provided the army with the shirts the men needed .....
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The United States' Involvement In World War 2
.... to belligerent countries. Poland was crushed in three weeks. Germany was on the move. (Renouvin 177)
The movement continued as Germany seeked to conquer Norway and Denmark. Norway held much of Germany’s valuable shipments of iron, which was crucial to warfare. Hitler feared that the allies would attempt to cut this supply off to Germany. These countries also served as vitally tactical submarine ports. So, in April 1940 Germany took both Norway and Denmark. British attempted to stop the Germans, but they overpowered the British with airpowers. Britain took many losses. (Bath 107)
Britain and France continued to t .....
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