The colonists in the 1700s were treating the blacks, Native Americans, indentured servants, and women with as much disregard as King George was showing the colonies. The colonies were accusing King George of harassing them. ... One of the first encounters between the Native Americans and the colonists was the slaughter of virtually all of the Pequot tribe by the colonists. ... These peoples were shown even more disrespect than that of King George's disregard toward the colonists. ... They believed that they were shown absolutely no respect by the king, but they were denying simple rights ...

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Sethe, as well as all the other women slaves, was raped multiple times and was forced into arduous labor. ... She also tried to murder her two sons and other daughter, but they were all saved. ... Later on, the king travels to the Medea and tells her that she must leave immediately for she threatens him. ... After the king leaves, Medea tells everyone that she is going to conjure up a plan to murder the King and his daughter and hurt her husband in the worst way possible. ... This gift will be worn by the Princess and that when she dies the King will try to hold her and he will die as well...

• Word Count: 677
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• Grade Level: High School

"A common murderer, a highwayman, or a housebreaker" stated Paine, trying to give his readers a look in on how the king treated his people(Paine 171). ... The Dragoons are supposable the most elite of the kings forces, if the king can't control them how is he fit to run an entire country 25,000 miles away. ... "Violation of the laws of Nature and of Nation and in defiance of all the tender feelings of humanity, brought hither to be like Beasts of Burden" this quote was taken from Petition to the Massachusetts General Assembly, this is different than all the other selections because Hall ...

• Word Count: 484
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• Grade Level: High School

The piece focuses on the life of an African king's grandson, Prince Oroonoko who demonstrates several similarities to Jesus Christ. ... Upon arriving at the plantation, Oroonoko was immediately seen by the slaves as a king and they soon began to worship him (Behn, p. 941). ... (King James Bible, Luke 23:3) Another similarity is observed in the manner of Oroonoko and Jesus Christ's death (Chibka, p. 523). ... As a slave, Oroonoko was brought to the Surinam plantation, where he was greeted with psalms of 'Live, O King!' ... Deception and betrayal leads to destruction as sho...

• Word Count: 1045
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Benjamin Franklin was quoted for saying "Why increase the Sons of Africa, by planting them in America, where we have so fair and opportunity, by excluding all blacks and tawneys, of increasing the lovely white or red?"... Starting in 1542 Emperor Charles, King of Spain, ordered the conquistas against the Indians forbidden. ... In the words of Martin Luther King "If you allow me to live just a few years in the second half of the twentieth century, I will be happy" (King 1968: 280) during his last sermon. ...

• Word Count: 721
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• Grade Level: High School

He explains one particular event in detail when he wrote, "a freedman named King Davis was shot and killed on Mill Creek by one Davis as "Dock Davis". ... " Being able to be a part of the Freedmen's Bureau meant that you were working toward the fair treatment of all citizens of the country; which now included people of color. ...

• Word Count: 791
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

La Relación by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano, "The General History of Virginia," by John Smith, and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, are all examples of historical narratives. ... The writing was intended for the King of Spain, therefore, Cabeza de Vaca most likely exaggerated his experiences for his own advantage to impress the King. ... "The new President and Martin, being little beloved, of weak judgment in dangers, and less industry in peace, committed the managing if all things abroad to Captain S...

• Word Count: 892
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Louis de Grandpre's painting reveals Angola, where Portugal took over and captured all the slaves. ... It was all agreed upon by the African authorities. ... From A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels, there's a painting of Don Alvaro, King of Kong, sitting on his throne surrounded by bodyguards with Dutch emissaries kneeling in front of him. This provides that African king gained power by selling his people. ...

• Word Count: 815
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• Grade Level: High School

King Charles I was executed and the Anglican Church members began to fear for their lives as well. ... Colonel Norwood chose Virginia as his place of settlement because all of the wealthy families, "who wanted not money or credit," had made their homes in places such as, Barbados and Leeward Islands. ... Penn also invites, "Men of universal Spirits;" preachers and ministers from all walks of life. ... Venture was a son of the King in his territory. ...

• Word Count: 721
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• Grade Level: High School

To uncover the real meaning of the war, it is necessary to view all aspects of the conflict exactly as they were and not pander to the fickle nature of memory and remembrance. ... Sherman understood the war best because he cut past all the political window dressing to the bare facts: Southerners and Northerners are really no different and Secession is essentially chaos. ... While he was still employed as an instructor at the Louisiana Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, Sherman attended a dinner at the Governors mansion, during which he states, " I would deem it wise to bring the leg...

• Word Count: 1193
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The population for the purpose of representation and taxation would be determined by adding the whole number of free people plus 3/5 of all slaves. ... "All men are created equal" and have the right to "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness." ... Thomas Jefferson mentioned slavery when discussing all of the King's abuses. The King was responsible for maintaining and protecting slavery as an institution in the colonies. ...

• Word Count: 1073
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

He envisages himself to be a king. An influential king who marches through his land and is respected by one and all. ... Perhaps like the all good things, even , "The Slave's Dream" doesn't last forever. ...

• Word Count: 986
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The colonists had made their landing by the order of King James I and were given a task to make the colony profitable for England; however, they were sparsely populated with only few workers. ... For instance, Sir Thomas Herbert believed that shapes of the African's heads were similar to the apes which it classified that all Africans were inferior to white race intellectually, culturally and morally (Racist Ideas). ... Slave labour became so reliable that King Charles II of England established Royal African Company to transport Africans from the west coast of Africa (Slavery in America). ...

• Word Count: 1001
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This story revolves around a young white woman, Candy, several older black men and the death of a Cajun, Beau, to whom they all confess to killing. ... The weeds are mentioned on several occasions in the text; "The bushes and weeds grew so tall on either side of the road that the road seems no wider than a king-sized bed sheet (Gaines 59)." ... "The whole place was all sunked in, and you had weeds everywhere (46)." ...

• Word Count: 649
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• Grade Level: High School

These acts made it so no goods could be exported from land the King owned in a non- English ship. ... This mercantilism changed the economy greatly for all of the colonist who produced, shipped or manufactured goods. ...

• Word Count: 491
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Lord spoke to Moses and said "Go in speak unto Pharaoh King of Egypt that he let the children of Israel go out of his land"(Exodus 6:11). ... Through it all there were parts, where there were a few bumps in the road. ...

• Word Count: 577
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• Grade Level: High School

All of these factors were particularly present between the Northern states and the Southern states, and the differences were so huge that they eventually were the cause of war. ... Down South, cotton was king. ... Most Southerners had most if not all of their money invested in cotton, whether it be in land to grow cotton, or the people who did all of the actual manual labor, slaves. ... They liked it because now if their slaves wanted to truly be free, they would have to make it all the way to our Northern neighbors, Canada. ... In the end, all of these tensions were very important, and ended...

• Word Count: 832
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• Grade Level: High School

According to Arnhart though, Aristotle may not have been sure of all the things he was arguing for, as he seemed to contradict himself from time to time. ... He goes on to say that since city-states aim higher than other communities to involve all people, they are a political community. Also in this chapter, Aristotle differentiates between the positions of statesman, king, household manager, and master of slaves, which he refers to throughout Book 1. ... Chapter 2 is when Aristotle first compares people to animals, and states that the reasons he uses are all based in nature. ... In Chapt...

• Word Count: 776
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• Grade Level: High School

The missionaries tried to tame the natives so that they could live in a village under the King. ... The conquistadors may have been the famous invaders of the land, getting all the glory but others were sent as well. ... Not all of the Spaniard's effect on the Natives was negative. ... The Spanish played a significant part to destroying the native populations and arousing ill will from the Indians toward all Europeans therefore complicating things for settlers willing to make colonies in the new world. ...

• Word Count: 694
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• Grade Level: High School

All goods had to be shipped on English ships or built ships in the colonies. ... Instead, the king granted contracts known as the asiento, giving monopoly rights in the slave trade to private traders. ... This help Spaniards to profit on all European goods going to their colonies since the goods has to go through Spain. ... Mercantilism stated that all the countries must compete for the world's limited wealth. ...

• Word Count: 765
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• Grade Level: High School

"All is overthrown and destroyed, nothing is left standing," the Spanish soldier Diaz remarked as the once thriving civilization of the Aztecs lay in ruins. ... The goal of the whole government was to be decentralized, meaning that the Aztec king had total control over the empire, but the local rulers had to pay tribute if they wanted to maintain independence. ... All in all, if it were not for the Europeans, the Aztecs would have lasted longer because of their decentralized system of government. ...

• Word Count: 893
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Michigan exposed all the fundamental elements and income of a stunning state; cities, prosperous towns, and highly cultivated fields with a population that out numbered three or four times that of Arkansas. ... As the outcome of all of this, the north was prepared for anything. ... We stand by the Constitution and all its compromises," (pg. 216 Wheeler & Becker) declared David Wilmot. ... (Wheeler & Becker pg. 243) The Proviso impacted Texas severely and as Preston King stated, "If slavery, was not excluded (from the territories) by law, the presence of the slaves would had excluded the lab...

• Word Count: 786
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• Grade Level: High School

The south made a living off of the cash crop cotton, being known as King Cotton, manufacturing the cotton production in the union. ... " Douglass and other abolitionists posed the question all the time on how can you hold America as a country of freedom and equality, have the audacity to celebrate days of independence and gaining of rights, when daily, you deprive human beings of their freedom and equality, enslaving them. ... In the election of 1860, as seen in document N, free states seem to have had enough of slavery, all voting for Abraham Lincoln and his campaign against expansion ...

• Word Count: 837
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We have to remember that Huck Finn was written fifty years before Martin Luther King Jr. was born. ... I believe that Huckleberry Finn will forever be regarded as a literary classic and as a novel that should be read and enjoyed by people of all ages. ...

• Word Count: 671
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• Grade Level: High School

King James II and Charles I, followed Queen Elizabeth footstep. ... Although the Irish was considered as "white" people, consequently, the English and British did did not care at all (Martin). ...

• Word Count: 758
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School