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Discovery of America and exploration of the Spanish
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the spread of Christianity during exploration of the America's
During the exploration off Christopher Columbus, it was the Spanish mission to spread christianity through the America's. It started in 1492 and never really has a stop date as it still spreads today in the US and other continents like Central America and South America. -
The First Puritan Settelment
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote was written by Miguel de Cervantes and is about a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. -
Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God
Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God is a sermon to all sinners. This sermon appeals to sinners that they will be judged by God and they should recognize that their punishment will be more fearful and painful then they can comprehend. -
The Declaration Of Independence
This is a piece of literature but it is also a big historical event for the purpose of the British colonies declaring there independence form the British. This document that was sent to the British declared the colonies independence and started the Revolutionary War. -
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Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was between British colonies and the British. This war was from the British colonies to break away from Britain control and establish there own country. By the end of the war the colonies won and formed the country of the United States of America. -
The Constitution
The Constitution was written in 1989 as the second form of government of the US after the Articles of Confederation failed to control the government. -
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and speaks about the goals of communism. It urges the struggles of each class and how one class rules them all. He proposes a revolution in which all people are equal under a communist government; where everything is shared between everyone. -
Scarlet Letter was written and published
The Scarlet Letter is about a woman named Hester Prynne. She has committed the crime of adultery in now she has to wear a Scarlet Letter A on her chest. Her Lover Arthur Dimmesdale remains unidentified until the end of the book and her husband Roger Chillingworth seeks revenge on her mysterious lover. This book is set back in the Puritan settlements in which adultery was a very high crime to pay. -
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The Civil War
The Civil War was a war between the north and the south of the United States. The war started due to the slavery of blacks. The south wanted to keep slavery and fought to do so but in the end, they surrendered and thus creating the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments. -
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Segregation/Civil Rights Act
Segregation was the separation between whites and blacks which os shown in Of Mice and Men when one of the black workers is separated from the other workers who are white. Segregation ended during the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
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World War 1
World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, and the United States. Thanks to new technologies and trench warfare, World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people were dead. -
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was written in February of 1910 but wasn't published until June 1915. The poem is about a man who went to a gala party during WW1 and met a bunch of women in which he would not talk to because he was afraid of they might think of him. This poem best represents modern day writing with how the language is used and how people now deal with a war that they have been in. -
First start of communism
Communism started in 1917 during World War 1. In started in the Soviet Union during the October Revolution where Josepg Stalin took control of the Soviet Union and started the spread of communism. -
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The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's was right after World War 1 and it was when the stock market was rising and all businesses were booming. People started to drink and spend a lot more. Huge parties were through and sports games were packed and it all came to an end during the stock market crash of 1929. -
The Great Gatsby
The Greats Gatsby is by F. Scott Fitzgerald.The Great Gatsby is about a boy named Nick who moved from Minnesota to a West Egg near New York City. In the story, Nick meets with his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom. Nick meets a guy named Gatsby who is madly in love with Daisy. Gatsby meets Daisy at Nicks house and they begin to start a relationship. In the end, Daisy and Gatsby are driving and hit a woman named Myrtle and kill her and Gatsby takes the blame and is killed by her husband. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in US history. It began in 1929 and did not abate until the end of the 1930s. The stock market crash of October 1929 signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. By 1933, unemployment was at 25 percent and more than 5,000 banks had gone out of business. It was the worst economic crash of the United States in history -
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck, and is about two plantation workers named George who is a smart man, and Lennie a heavy muscle type of guy. Throughout the book, Lennie has a habit of killing little creatures such as rats, While one day after accidentally killing his puppy he kills his bosses wife while she tried to comfort him. When the other workers see this Lennie runs, George and the other workers go looking for him and George finds him and comforts him before shotting him. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust happened in World War two in Nazi Germany. The Holocaust was the burning of jewish people of Germany and other countries they conquered during World War 2. It came to an end when hey were defeated by the allied powers in May of 1945 -
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World War 2
World war 2 is a war between there allied powers and the nazi's and Hitler, Japan, and Italy. The wart lasted for six years and created a historical event called the Holocaust. By the end of the war Germany was split up between the allied powers and Japan was hit with the first nuke and surrendered, and Italy backed out of the war during there revolution. -
Catcher and the Rye
The Catcher and the Rye is about a boy named Holden Caufield and his journey after his expulsion at Pency Prep. Throughout the book, Holden struggles with his identity, how he feels lost, and his connection to others. Holden has gone through a lot in his life with his brother dying of cancer and his parents sending him off to boarding school in which he got expelled for his grades. In the end, Holden refuses to say what happens after an event but will return to school next fall. -
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The Cold War
The Cold War was the worry of the spread of communism due to Joseph Stalin's brutal and forceful leadership. The war was mainly between the US and The Soviet Union and is known as a proxy war, no blood was spilled. -
To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and is about a girl named Scout and her brother Jem. It is based in the Great Depression, Throughout the book, Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill are interested in a guy named Boo Radley. Scout's dad named Atticus is a lawyer and tension heat up when he is defending a black man who is accused of raping a white woman named Mayella, and at the end of the case, the man is sentenced to prison. In the end, Boo Radley helps Scout and shows his face. -
I survived the civil war
The book I survived the civil war is about a boy named Thomas with his little sister named Birdie, who are slaves in the south during the civil war, and how they survived the civil war fight between the north and the south of America.
