Phillip Holland
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The robber barons were quite philanthropic, and they endowed libraries and concert halls all over the United States. With a few businesses controlling the bulk of an industry, the businesses could... -
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Theodore Roosevelt used the military as the "big stick" of his diplomatic strategy. He sent the Great White Fleet around the world in order to demonstrate America's arrival on the world stage and... -
Answered a Question in The History of the Middle East
Trade and conversion played major factors in the spread of Islam. Islamic traders controlled valuable roads to Asia. Arabic traders spread their influence into North Africa as well. Though the... -
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The Age of Jackson was considered the era of the "Common Man." People admired others who came from humble beginnings and became successful. Candidates after Jackson tried to portray themselves as... -
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There was little to distinguish the end result for the Native Americans in the eastern and western United States—at the end of the day, they were still moved on to reservations with marginal land... -
Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
One Puritan value is the hatred of sin and belief in God's judgment. Much of Edwards's sermon deals with Hell and God's hate of it. Edwards describes a burning Hell of torment in order to urge his... -
Answered a Question in The Lady, or the Tiger?
The story "The Lady or the Tiger?" is quite suspenseful. It is left up to the reader's interpretation whether the lover will be killed by the tiger or be forced to marry another woman. The only one... -
Answered a Question in The Enlightenment
Secularism had a major impact on society during the Enlightenment. Whereas Europeans unified behind their faiths before, secularism led to the rise of the state and nationalism. People began to... -
Answered a Question in Colonial America
Land and wealth provided most of the status in seventeenth century Virginia. One's ability to successfully produce tobacco every year allowed one to amass enough wealth to buy land and slaves and... -
Answered a Question in Christopher Columbus
One example is the growing importance of native people among historians. For generations, Columbus was considered the discoverer of America, yet he never touched the mainland; rather, he made it to... -
Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
In the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Edwards admonishes his audience to turn to God before they are damned to Hell because of their own inherent wicked nature. Edwards spends a great... -
Answered a Question in The Declaration of Independence
Liberalism implies that man has rights. The Declaration of Independence mentions one's right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This is only a small change from John Locke's concept... -
Answered a Question in Reconstruction
During Reconstruction, life was difficult for both poor whites and poor blacks alike. The Freedman's Bureau was designed to help poor blacks as well as white refugees displaced by the Civil War.... -
Answered a Question in History
Frederick Jackson Turner proclaimed the "end of the frontier" in the 1890s. While land was still quite cheap, there was less unclaimed land in the territories. Railroads, telephones, and telegraphs... -
Answered a Question in European History
One long-term impact was introducing foreign diseases to Native American tribes. Because of the extensive trade networks of North America, diseases such as smallpox would ultimately kill up to... -
Answered a Question in Religion in the Thirteen Colonies
The Puritans were Calvinists. They believed in predestination—that God pre-ordained some people to go to Heaven. God showed his favor on the Elect, the Puritans believed, by blessing them with good... -
Answered a Question in Hidden Figures
There are now more women and people of color working in science and technology fields than there were during the 1960s. Affirmative action programs encourage employers to hire more minorities and... -
Answered a Question in Mark Twain
In "The War Prayer," Twain is criticizing war. He served briefly in the Confederate army, so he knew about the horrors of war. In this work, he contrasts the martial celebrations of those getting... -
Answered a Question in The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine into the Union as a free state. All future territory below Missouri's southern border was to become slave states.... -
Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
His text is persuasive because he uses graphic imagery to describe what happens to sinners who do not accept God's plan of salvation: the eternal judgment of Hell. Edwards's sermon focuses on the... -
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A full enforcement policy would take away any idea that the law was applied unfairly. If someone were to break the law, then they would be fined or otherwise punished. Jaywalking, loitering, or... -
Answered a Question in The Constitutional Convention
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation in Congress during the Constitutional Convention. There were two competing plans to decide representation in Congress. The first, the... -
Answered a Question in History
The Cold War was one of the most pivotal events for the United States in the twentieth century. Socially, the Cold War led to the creation of the interstate system as the government realized that... -
Answered a Question in History
WWI changed the United States significantly in terms of manners and morals. Many African Americans left the South for the North due to wartime jobs. Several African Americans realized that they... -
Answered a Question in Common Sense
While most of the colonists at the time of Panie's writing were British, there was a strong minority who came from other places in Europe such as France and what would become Germany. Paine was... -
Answered a Question in James Monroe's Presidency
In John Q. Adams's speech given on July 4, 1821, he states that the United States's chief goal and purpose is to wish the world liberty and peace. He also states that the United States should not... -
Answered a Question in US History (General)
National roads and turnpikes were a popular way to send goods and mail from state to state before the Civil War. They could be traveled on foot or by wagon. They were often impassable in winter as... -
Answered a Question in American History
The Southern colonies were less egalitarian than other American colonies. The rich planter class controlled local politics as many legislatures had property requirements to both vote and run for... -
Answered a Question in The Cold War
There were several events that led to the end of the Cold War. The Soviet government became more open to negotiations under Gorbachev. Independence movements in Poland, the Baltic states, and... -
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The Hellenistic Age describes Greece under the reign of Alexander the Great. The fall of classical Greece meant the fall of the concept of the polis. Private citizens were no longer called on to... -
Answered a Question in The Salem Witch Trials
Nonconformity played a major role in who was under suspicion during the Salem Witchcraft Trials. One of the better-known victims of the hysteria was Sarah Good. Sarah was married to a day-laborer... -
Answered a Question in Reconstruction
The major reason was a lack of political will to promote equality. While the number of abolitionists grew, it was only a minority of them who sought to give African Americans full civil rights and... -
Answered a Question in European Exploration of America
There was no one way for Native Americans to live, as they were diverse according to their tribes and where they lived. Native Americans had vast trade networks, so it was not uncommon for goods... -
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One benefit to being in the British empire was ready access to British goods. The British navy protected British shipping so that all parts of the empire could receive British goods. The British... -
Answered a Question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
The message from Edwards's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is that mankind is inherently sinful and it is only through God's grace that Man is able to avoid eternal damnation and torment.... -
Answered a Question in Slavery in the Nineteenth Century
The writers pointed out that African Americans were loyal Unionists and that they should not be returned to slavery once the war was over. As the Civil War ended, it was not guaranteed that slavery... -
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One criticism of imperialism is that it dehumanizes the colonized. French, British, and Belgian colonists exploited Africa for decades, killing anyone who threatened to get in the way. The... -
Answered a Question in The Grievances of the Colonists
The end of the French and Indian War brought about the end of the salutary neglect relationship between Britain and the American colonies. Between 1660 and 1763, Britain passed laws governing the... -
Answered a Question in The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter was written Nathaniel Hawthorne, a descendant of one of the judges in the Salem witch trials. He wrote the book as a commentary on Puritan values. While the book points out that... -
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Chief Seattle's famous speech was translated into its most popular form over thirty years after it was given. Furthermore, the speech was translated from his native language into Chinook at the... -
Answered a Question in Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
The term "Founding Fathers" can be a little misleading, as it implies that the founders of this country were impersonal towards each other and were above making mistakes. "Founding Brothers" is a... -
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There are many ways to study history but I will give you two. One is the "great men" theory of history. This examines world history through the actions of its major players—many of whom have often... -
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One of the greatest boons to food preparation would have to be home refrigeration. Ice boxes had been around for hundreds of years, but they required a stable supply of ice. Many rural families who... -
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The period after the Civil War was an important period in terms of technological innovation in the United States. The telegraph existed before the Civil War, but it proved invaluable in moving men... -
Answered a Question in The League of Nations
The League of Nations ultimately failed because of a lack of enforcement. The United States, the most powerful nation after WWI, never joined due to fears of potentially losing its ability to... -
Answered a Question in World War I
WWI was disastrous for Russia. The nation initially made advances against Germany and Austria-Hungary, but it was soon driven back. Many who lived in the outlying regions of the Russian Empire such... -
Answered a Question in World War I
Technology ultimately led to a stalemate on the Western Front that lasted from the end of 1914 to the summer of 1918. Machine guns made killing fields between the trenches and made large-scale... -
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The colonists were major beneficiaries of the Triangular Trade. The colonists received African labor to work plantations in the Caribbean and in North America. The colonists also had a market for... -
Answered a Question in European Exploration of America
Europeans overall were quite devastating in their relationship with Native people. Culturally, Europeans brought Christianity to the new lands which they discovered; however, they often did this by... -
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All of the Native American groups listed had very advanced cultures. They had religious customs, languages, and trade networks that were unique to their civilizations. They also acted directly in...
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